The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-14
BOTH SIDES IN
FOR LONCFICH
Coal Miners and Operators
Plan to Hold Out for
Their Demands.
MEN IDLE; AWAIT RESULTS

Atty. Gen. Palmer Will Seek
to Maintain 0rds 'uhile
Farley Goes s
Washington, Nov. \ al miners
and operators prcpg themselves
today for a Iong-dr ut struggle
over wages and vi conditions
Secretary ,of La stilson's con-
ference of miners i !, operators. re-
sulting from the u was ready to
get under way. 10Th parties let
ting 1t be known ffiav while they were
ready for negotiations they were not
ready to make large concessions.
The miners arrived here full OF
hope and insistent upon their de.
mands for new contract.
The operators announced that the
Washington wage agreement would
be taken up. and as this Is the bone
Of contention 1t was predicted thai
1t might take some time to get dowr
to the real business of negotiation. f,
Secretary ofsLabor Wilson has de.
ferred the opening of the conferenc.
until 2:30 this afternoon because
John +. Lewis and other leaders O.
the miners will not arrive here unit
| after noon. Many of the representa-.
tivess or the operators, coming from
far western points, will not arriv,
until late tomorrow, and there wa,
a general movement under way {,
make to lays session merely a for:
NAL one and to defer work unit
Monday, when both sides will be full,
represented.
BUZZ With Coal Talk.
Hotel corridors were buzzing here to-
day with talk of coal The conferenc,
win have more than 15O members ant
there Is large staff of aides. TIL,
| operators have brought to Washington
their best legal talent and are preparet
to argue their case as In court. Th,
miners are also represented here b,
some of their most astute attorneys.
Atty. Gen. Palmer today was read
to bend every effort to see that condi
tions in the coal fields do not lead i
trouble while the conference is in ses
sion. The department of justice was in
vestigating reported overt" acts h,
! both miners and the operators. The at
torney general gave Indication that al
inquiry had bcen made of charges tha
miners returning to their work in Ala
4 they had gone ON Strike. Instralkt tion
for investigation were also given con
corning reports that union miners 4
Illinois had driven carerakers from tn
mines. 4.-
Only Slight Increase.
Chicago. Nov. 14.--Only slight In
crease in the amount of bituminous Goa
produced throughout the country was i
prospect today. The miners general
showed a disposition to await develop
ments of the meeting today at Wash
ington of miners and operators calle
by Secretary of Labor Wilson to nego
J tiate new wage scale.
In the general summary of the situa
ton optimistic statements regarding re
sumption of fuel production We're re
ceived overnight only from Colorado.
number OF independent mines ther
were reported to have started opera
tions yesterday for the first time sine
the strike was called two weeks ago.
Illinois Miners Watching.
Springfield, H.. Nov l4.-Coal miner
OF Illinois are watching Washington tt
day. What the peace conference" ther
|
operators and miners union officials VI
bring is expected to determine whethe
the miners will return to work imme
diately following.
Hope for satisfactory settlement an
n resumption of work by Monday is eS
tspressed by operators and miners unio
Officials here.
In the meantime, all mines in tn
state are closed. say reports at stat
union headquarters.
Indiana Mines Idle.
Indianapolis. Ind. Nov, 14.--Indiana
mines remained idle today the state
$4,000 miners apparently being detel
mined to await the outcome of IL
Washington wage conference befol
making any move toward resumption
work. At meetings throughout the Co
, districts of the state the order car
ceiling the strike summons was rea
, hut choice between idleness and r,
sumption of work was left to the il
dividuals.
| Wyoming Deadlocked.
, Cheyenne, Wyo.. Nov. 14.-Negoti
tions between Wyoming coal operate
and representatives of District :
, United Mine Workers of America, we
deadlocked today and hope for the II
mediate return of the 5000 striki
; miners went glimmering. The mine
are not represented in the Washngt
conference today. They are demandl
that the Wyoming operators confor
with any agreement in Washingt
making the settlement retroactive
the date the men return to work
Colorado Production Gains.
Denver. Col. Nov. 14.--WhiIe all {
striking miners in Colorado soft &C
] fields had not returned to work toda
production was showing material |
$ crease. and it was believed norm
4 conditions would be reached before t
end of the week
: Troops guarding the mines will n
be entirely withdrawn at present,
was announced.
Majority ohions Out.
!, Columbus. O., Nov. 14.-Without M
.. able exception the coal mining stu
ton remained unchanged today wi
most of the 40. 900 Ohio coal miners
naming out. according to available
- ports to operators and United MI
|, Workers headquarters.
4 No Work TIL Monday.
, Pittsburgh, Nov. 14.-Not a uni
: coal mine in the western Pennsylvar
: field was in operation today, and ope
ators and labor leaders agreed few.
9 any, men would return to work un
Monday.