The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Secretary Wilson Un-
able to Prevent Call
for November /.
WAGE BODIES CALLED
Another Effort Will Be
Made to Compose Diff
ferenccs at Stake.
LITTLE HOPE is HELD
Both Sides Remain Firm
After Leaders Meet
at Washington.

WASHINGTON. Dot. i7.---Failing
after an all day conference 10 avert
a strike OF nearly half million
biluminous coal lniners,' called for
November !, Secretary OF Labor Will
son tonight invited miners and oper-
ators 10 send their fun scale commit.
tees TO Washington next Tuesday,
when another effort TO bring about
peace In the industry will be made.
Both sides accepted the Invitation.
Ihis ala not offer any great hope,
however for representatives OF tho
operators stood firm In their deter
mination not 10 negotiate any dc.
mand for a six hour day, and not to
deal with tho unions unioas tho
strike order was called off.
Usoicss 10 Meet.
John l.. Lewis, acting president OF
tha United Mine Workers OF AmerA
lea, showed that he was iaboriny
under terrible strain when he left
the three-cornered meeting Speak
ing TO group OF reporters, he sai
he told Secretary Wilson that the az
members OF his ware scale commit
tee would be here Tuesday 10 meet
with an equal number from tho
other side, but that II would be use
less TO reconvcne the Joint interstate
wage conference, unless the opera
tors changed their stonewsll stti-
tude," and Indicated a willingness TO
frame another agreement
Thomas J, brewster, chairman OF
the coal operators OF the central
competitive coal fields which ern-
braces the states OF filinois, Indiana.
ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
after sitting through the day nj a
table with secretary Wilson and Mr..
Lewis hurried away from tha sscrs-
tary's office and refused 20 talk. An
hour or two later he sent word to Mr..
Wilson that HIS scale committee
would be on hand for the Joint con-
ference.
Acts for Cabinet.
A. the outset Secretary Wilson.
sitting between Lewis and Brewster.
urged them 20 resume negotiations,
and reoonvene the jolnt wage con
ference. pointing out that hs was
making this effort by direction of tho
presidents cabinet Lewis indicated
the grounds on which the miners
would negotiate. and after q recess
BrewHter returned with a written
statement outlining the conditions
under which the operators would do
the same.
These were;
Indications OF willingness on
the part OF tho miners 10 carry out
the existing contract, which former
Fuel Administrator Garfield ''attsstB
ia stlll in effect"
Resembling OF the strike order and
continuation OF work pending nego-
tiatiOnH. and.
Understanding that the neRo,isk
tion not contemplate any reducusN
in the hours OF labor below the YSos-
ent standard ~ eight hours, day.
sir days week.
on the heels ~ this, BpewEter'H
statement. addressed to Secretary
Wilson. sharply attacked collective
barge ming. saying In unnclifslon:
"Our experience teaches ua that
no set OF employers should laRree 10
a system OF collective bargaining
which does not make hoah parties
% the contract equally lialAo and re-
sponsihle FOR tho observance OF the
terms or such contract"
Apparently finding that no head
way could be made In dealing only
win brewster and Lewis, Secretary
Wilson then sugErs'ed a meeting OF
he "a members ~ the miners and
operators scale committee. The In
'ifAtinn was reduced TO writing aud
Nr. Wilson biated that he realized
no difficulties TO be overcome be
lore ihc men who operate the mines
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