The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-10-30
MINERS CONSIDER
PRESIDENTS PLEA
! EVILS CALLS MEETING TO CON.
FER ON DISAPPOINTMENT
OF STRIKE.
DRY Law IS VETOED
HOUSE IMMEDIATELY REPAssEs
II ev A VOTE OF 17s
TO IS.



Springfield, H.. Oct, 27.---t'onfronted
by the demnnd of President Wilson
that tl,es trike CALI which would stop
production of soft coal In the United
States he rrscinde,l, John l.. Lewis,
acting president Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, tonigh, by trlr-
graph invited twenty-five district pres.
idents of conl producing states and
members of the miners scale commit
tee to meet with the international tx
ecutivc board to confront the strike Is
sue
wns prompted by desire /" move
with full dcliberution In II situation
the seriousness Of which cannot he
gninsaid
ThIrty-two members constitute the
full scale committee of the central
competitive field. which comprises the
states of Indiana. Ohio. Illinois aud
western Pennsylvania.
District presidents aud members of
the wuge scale committee ARE being
called In" President Lewis said, To
counsel with the executive hunrh by
reason of The Presidents statement.
Whit finnl action viii he taken can
not premise To forecast"
Mr.. Lewis said the strike order was
In effect and would he operative II
midnight Friday unless something
happened meanwhile to- alter the sii
untIon.
The executive hMhrd would have an
thOriiy. lie stuffed, tn l"'stlm,n" Ur sim
pend The strike order. subject to The
win Of III" membership of the union
lie declared, however lint Ne 800.
MW miners In the b luminous field
would walk ont to II man unless lh"
operators made concessions
'"rhe stutrn,rn, of President Wilson
| opposing the strike has thus far had
| no results sO far us we nrr concerned,
Lewis suId y" word reached him. he
stated. from government sources dur.
ing the day.
Lewis brands statements that coal
miners We're earning SO Ia sll day
Ms absurd" lie said the average pay
Of miners IN the bli,tmlnuus T cid for
The year 1918, which II" declared wns
| the best Twelve months IN mine work
crs' annals, was Si...aS II year
| lie declined io mike n statement Ms
to villa, the maximum earnings Of n
| miner under favorable circumstances
| might be-. hui said the earnings of
| ebay men" amounted Ia hriwcon Si21
| and 81 n day These include Track
layers. drivers, mechanics and labor.
crs.
tnii d'ggcrs. he ndmii"d. can make
more money than that. lie explained.
| however. that wages "f miners were
curinilr'l h, til" fact that mines on.
crate IN The average only ,hrc" ~
| four duys n week
This condition. he said made neccs'
snry u shorter day and week IN order
| Ia furnish cont Iniln,Is employment. ~
embraced IN wng" 'l.uinud~ suggested
| by miners early IN the conferences
Other demands include ~ per cent IN
crcusr IN wages line and II half for
overtime and elimination or III" sirik"
penalty clause.
Washington. Oct President WI.
son unexpectedly vetoed The urnbibl.
| lion enforcement hili today. and With
| In three hours the House had rrpnsscd
| " over his veto 10y ~ vote ot lIG Ia ~.
The total vote was har"ly more iinn n
| ma Iuriiy of III" "uilr" membership.
| The four Colorado congressman voted
tn override the veto. DRY leaders IN
| the S"nni" Immediately b'puu laying
plans 10 r"pns. NJ" I'm there. They cx.
poet to ask unanimous consent far lis
| consideration tomorrow, claiming
| enough votes Ia put n through. They
expect ~ act on II by "Wednesday ~
| the lni"s'
u would not lee difficnli. III" I'r"rl'
| dent held. for Congress I" deal 4"pn
rni"iy with III. tw" l-~u"-
III" veto hll Congress lik" n crncI,
~ lightning III" House. getting o,l
tis feet again. deserted Us Lenders,
who wanted Ia defer consideration
until Thnrsdny So ~ 80 round NJ all
IA" dry prmbcrs I,u IA" 'lrys swept
into III" 'hnniirr nni showed there
WIS IN Overwhelming sentiment ninong
them 4" CIV" ~" government niDplr
w"np"ur for dealing VIII III" liIuor
trfflr. NOW "b,inw"J Throughout lli,
land.