The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-18
REPORT Miners
WILL REFUSE TO
WORK FOR STATE
DOrchy Declines Invitation To
Meet With Allen.
District IA Vice President
Passes the Buck.
GOVERNOR APPEALING TO MEN
DOrchy Says Sheppard Is Not.
Spokesman for Miners.
Spencer Expresses Unwilling.
ness To Act as Receiver.
District II Vice President
Passes the Buck.
GOVERNOR APPEALING TO MEN
BULLETIN.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-If Cow
ernor Allen of Kansas can induce
the miners in that state to go back
to work, the operators will be will
ing to negotiate a new wage scale
to become effective from the date
of their return to the mines, F. w.
LukinS. president of the Interstate
Coal Operators association, said to-
day after a conference of operators
of the central competitive field.
Pittsburg. Kan, Nov. 1S.-August
Dorchy, vice president of District No.
ii. U. NJ. W. A. declined an invitation
to meet Governor Allen at his hotel
here and talk over the situation. He
said he had no authority to discuss
the question of the miners returning
to work.
Dorchy issued a statement that Phil
H. Gallery of Pittsburg is attorney
for the district miners and ]. /. Shep-
pard is not in any sense authorized
to speak or act for them.
He Claims Ignorance.
1T know nothing of the scheme of
Governor Allen and others to take
over and operate the Kansas Mines"
Dorchy's statement says.
Neither district nor international
officials of the mine workers have
sponsored such a scheme. AS to
would accept proposition and return
to work l can only express my per-
sonaI opinion from views expressed in
| this office by miners from the camps
and that is they will not return to the
mines until a settlement has been
reached at the Washington confer
ence."
Spencer Doesn't Want to Serve.
Charles f. Spencer. named by the
sentative on the trio of receivers for
the Kansas coal mines. expresses un-
Willingness to serve but Governor AL
lien, who arrived here this morning.
is urging him to do SO. Allen has been
comforting with operators here but has
not met any representative of oh0
mine workers
Allen and Sheppard are to address
/ q mass meeting in Mulberry tonight
IN which they will appeal to the min
ers to resume work.
Operators May Go Into Court.
The question of the attitude of the
operators toward the receivership plan
also was another matter puzzling state
! officials. It was known that the oper-
ators opposed the appointment of re-
| ceiyers and that they had urged that
! the state take outright control of the
mine operations. This officials de-
| clined to do, Governor Allen insisting
that the proper, course was to place
the matter in the hands of the SUI
preme court and have receivers APP
pointed. 1t was not known here
whether the operators would seek
court action to have the receivership
! dissolved. Details of the operation of
the mines are left to the receivers of
whom there are three, one represent
ing the public. one the miners and one
the operators. The receivership af-
fects about $50 mines, the daily out
put of which is &C. 600 tons.
Iowa to Follow Kansas.
Des Moines. Nov. 18.-Legai steps
! toward receivership or other means Of
forcing operation of Iowa coal mines
tare under consideration by Atty. Gen.
H NJ. Havner. it was learned today.
Mr.. Havner called a conference of
Heading attorneys of the state to lie
held this afternoon to discuss the pos
sible action