The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-22
Government May Take a Hand
10 Prevent Untold Suffering
During Winter If Conference
Is Unavailing.
ONLY ONE MONTHS
SUPPLY COAL ON HAND
Strike Storm Sweeps Through
Senate and Law Is Looked Up
on observation-disclosures to
Meet Again Today.

Washington. Oct 21.-The joint con-
ference cf committees of miners and
operators Of the Central Competitive
field, which Secretary Wilson called
. in the hope of averting a strike No
yember /. adjourned this afternoon
until tomorrow without reaching any
| agreement.
leaders of both factions asserted
their respective attitudes had not been
changed in any way.
The failure of the miners and opera
tors conference today may force the
government to step in to prevent the
country untold suffering.
With the m1nes closed and less than
a months stock on hand there was a
strike storm in the senate today and
federal agencies looked up law on the
question In the meantime the con-
/ ference reconvenes tomorrow.
representatives of the miners and
operators met with Secretary of Labor
Wilson in a final effort TO settle wage
disputes and thus avert the strikes of
100000 bituminous coal miners called
for November 1.
John j. Lewis. president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, and
Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the
operators committee, headed the two
delegations comprising in all nearly
100 members.
Immediately after the conference
met, Secretary Wilson in a brief
speech, urged that the differences be
adjusted in some satisfactory way so
hat the country could be spared suf-
iering during the coming winter.
Lewis and Brewster on their way to
the meeting. which was secret. deeIar-
Cd miners and operators were stand
ing firm.
| There will be no settlement unless
- our demands including the five day
week are granted" Lewis said, while
Brewster announced that operators
would not open peace negotiations un-
less the strike order was withdrawn
New York. Oct. 21-A crisis in the
strike of 1000 New York longshoremen
was reached today. The International
Mercantile Marine, which has forty
SHIPS tied up in port, put strikebreak-
eFs. at work moving cargoes and 500
United States troops began work at
army piers where transports to and
nom Europe have been held up.
Army officials made it plain troops
brought here from Newport News
would be used solely as workmen at
army piers and would not appear at
private or shipping board docks.
HeaVy police guards. however, were
on duty at other piers
The strikers who yesterday walked
out of conference of conciliators at
the city hall because they object to
| Paul A. Vaccarelli as one of the con-
cilators, were invited to attend a mass
meeting at Tammany Hall late~. today
~ Mayor Hylan, member of the
| conciliation committee appointed by
| Secretary of Labor Wilson. Many
members of the strike asserted they
would not attend the meeting.
Washington, Oct. 21-President Will
son Is being kept informed as TO the
threatened strike of bituminous coal
miners, the treaty situation in the
senate and the national Industrial con-
ieFehce. 1t was announced today al
NE White House that Improvement in
ais condition during the past few days
mace 1t possible for him to receive
Fom Secretary Tumulty written re-
IRIS on these and other pressing
Problems