The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-25
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Of the me- otia lions would be succes'-
full or unsuccessful.
Only q Shred of Hope.

fun or unsucces-ful.
Only q Shred of Hope.
There was little hone OF ScttlIhg w
strike when tho miners am OPP
met late today after !wo niiCrS u! tllr
secretary had bee regretted. IN "p.h''k
the meeting Mr.. Wilson sad II" n"" ,; J"s'
roIuc from the White House WIN h''S
sage from tn" President, urging p"'t',
I that tho people IN; ght have Il h"uh'Hu
' stock uf coal. Miners ana "I, 'a."', ..
! sitting ia separate groups. 'i''p"" I'E
! his Suggestions for settling the Strlkr'
! 'rh.. text Of the presidents letter loI'
lows: ,.,. ,o.,,, ord
| sincere interest oar ciIHrl$ l" nI!'H
nb,ut II just settlement "f the dli'I
rnrrs between tho up"ra' orS ana IN" Goa
! u,Inrre III the hituminuuS coal fields "i
! ,hn ,,IrIry. II is I" hc hoped tina; IA"
: good INDICTMENT that has been exercised
! Nv bn,h uprratorr and miners III years
! gnn, hv IL IA" adjustment or tn"'r an
! rcr"nc"s Viii again prevail IN the prs
cnl crisis MI organized So'"'Y !: a.
! rcndcn; uuon III" maintenance" "i IN"
! Frrl .unnl, for the COntirunnC" Of MS
existence The government has hpp"hIi
! with success to other classes OF work.
RS in most ponc similar questions uhtH y
| reasonable adjustment could be arT!'eu
with tho nnr,ics " this controversy
rcsts tho responsibility Of seeing that
tho ;ucI supply Of IN" nation is MAIN
| toincd At this time when the world IL
! in need uf moro supplies II ~ouIi u"
! cruel n"glcCt Of our high duty |" hu-
manity To fail them.
| tinu made b. you that tho WAC" scale
committees Of the operators ana miil"T9
20 intoconrcrcnCc without reservation
for the purpuS,. Of negotiating an aEr'r-
ucnt MS though no demands had been
] haNs inv r
the interests Of their r"Sp"",lN" groups
| am in accord with that suggest ron.
, Nv body of mon knows better IN" d'-
tails intr!CaC'cs and l""hricallli'S ~
mining than d" III" miners ana oP'rh
! tors No body Of mon can work out TN"
! "details Of tho wage seal" on 4 NOR"
rul!tar,lr basis. Their Judgment would
undorhr"dlv he based upon sum t"'aI
of knnwlclS" Of tn" Industry. Nhh'-
eyer their differences may nc II" nlhu.I
hc,y widely divergent their Ni"wpnItS
may hc from each other. 1t is n duty
thot We nwn society IT, mako nm rArn"St
rrror, 10 rrgotiatc those differences and
l., keen III. mines of our country IN OPP
Grafton. ,,
! "\rtrr all, tho puh-;c interest in this
vital matter is the paramount conSid"ra-
ton OF tho government and admits al II"
other action than that or ConSlfcratl"n
Of a peaceful settlement of IN" mater
as suggested by you. II for any reason
the miners ana f'I''IN '''iS 81 w. '''',''
n mutual understanding the interests or
the nubIic arc Of such vital importance
in connection with the production Of coal
Tint e is incumbent un"n them I" rrl'L
tho matter in dispute t" a board or
arbitration for determination and to
continue tho operation Of Tho" mines
pending tho decision Of the board"
Brewster's statement.
ThomIs IT. brewster. chairman Of III"
ioprrators' scale committee. late tonight
issued the following Stat"m"nt:
| Tho operators accepted President
Wilson'S proposal I" resume n"Iotla-
tinns for A wage scale and 10 submit 10
arbitration any points which could not
h.. nurrnd to. the mines to he kept NJ
work during nCgntinI ions. This IN" min
crs refused. thereby breaking Cf IN"
negotiations and making the strike In
eVitahlo.
The refusal Of the miners 70 accent
or consider any Of tho propositions sub
limited. including IN" final proposition
from President Wilson Ia submit nll
matters to arbitration. demonstrates
their determination that tho coal sup.
NV Of the United States VIII h" cut on
unless their demands arc granted in full.
Mr. Lewis Ia running true 10 his state
mcnt that the government can't stop
the strike"
o. NJ. W. Statement
The United Minc Workers 81 America,
lOpnratOrs walked out Of the confer
cnc"' and did exactly what they got
out deliberately to do in TN" first place
forced the hitumn"uS miners OF the
United States to strike"
The operators 1t WAS charged. did not