Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-25
LEWIS TAKES A PARTING
FLING AT MINE
OPERATORS
PRICES WILL SOAR
UNION PRESIDENT SAYS EN-.
pLOYERS WERE PREPARING TO
GOUGE PUBLIC AND WALkOUT
iNTERFERES WITH PLANS.
CBy the Associated Press }

Washington. oct. - - President
Wilson today through Secretary T@-
multy. summoned the cabinet in Sp2-
cal session 20 consider the strike Of
bituminous coal miners called for
next SaturdaY Director General Hines
of the railroad administration was
asked to meet With the cabinet to
present tn" situation rom the stand
poin. of the railroads,
definite program 10 be placed be-
fore the President as to the govern
ment's position in the coal strike viii
be formulated by the cabinet. il vas
said this afternoon While no definite
stand had been taken by the cabinet,
Secretary Tumuty said the discus sioi,
disclosed the sidcnt's official fam
lily wah Of one mind and mot bit
wabbly" He added that when ihr
program was presented to the Presj.
dent Mr. Wilson va expected to
make public sta
President Lev prma STATE
ment charged Tn, operators did
not want to make IA new Wag" agree.
ment because that 'WuUld deprive
them of the chance OF raising prices
CONSUMERS already are being re
uuired to pay more Tor coal than they
paid a mon.h or two weeks ago,
Lewis said And they may expect
to pay more hereafter for the opera.
tors are now reaping a rich harvest
of profits on account Of the strike
scare.
The price of coal at a number OF
mines has been raised 81 and 81 a
ton" he added,
"We are willing TO 20 to any limit
to maintain the righ. organized laho'
has enjoyed for twenty years said
one federation official
William II johnston president Of
the International Association o. N9
chinists, the second largest !nterna.
tional union affiliated with ne leutl"-
ton. said he would order 4 vote Of
the $50 0On members Of his orgauI2a-
tion. He and other officials said there
wasn't doubt that similar action
would be taken by all Of the II az
hliated unions.
Mr.. Johnston said there wa. in
creasing tendency on the part Cf me
employers to bind their workers with
individual contracts 50 as TO Shut on,
trades unions This was particularly
true. he said, in the metal trades, and
direct ac'ion" may be rcsortcd 10 i.
all other means Of advancing intC"
ests OF the union failed
May Salvage a Little Bit.
Washington. Oct % out of the
wreck Of the national industrial con
ference there will alse a small com.
mittee representative Of all interests
and intrustcd with the task Of bring
ing about a new relationship bctWec',
capital and labor Should President
Wilson adopt the recommendation OF
the public group in the recent gather
ins
After voting to declare the indus
trial conference adjourned sine die
the public group, the last remaining
unit In the conference, last night
through It's chairman, Bernard NJ
Baruch, laid before President Wilson
report asserting that, despite it,
abrupt termination. the conference
was not without beneficial results and
prediction that the spirit manifested
during the thirteen days OF its ses sion
dUGulfN N'Il lpl fhHl'ii''' : lhN'N. ] l"I
future.
Secretary Lane. who was chairman
Of the national industrial confcrenC"
wrote President Wilson today, sup
porting the recommendation of thI
public group that new conference
be constituted AT once % carry on the
work for which the original confer
ence was called
In this connection Mr., Lane issucc
a statement which In part reads,
"The industrial conference neve
really got started J. died at 1T
birth. because questions arose WhicI
Il was not prepared to meet then
This should not end the effort to x
at this busines- Of adjusting labo
troubles by good sense instead o
force. On for few days Ct real san
ity, when with composed nerves AM
calm judgment and without bitterness
of feeling We could look at our prol
lens and meet them with our trad
tional hopcfulness and cCnlldence.'
Draft Men for Mines.
(By the Associated Press
Washington oct -. coal dealer
represented in the American Whole
sale Coal Association. doing an annua
business Of Q0,00Q,O0O tons In all tn