The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-13
Possibility Of Speedy Agree
ment atWashington Marred
Only By Question Of When
New Wage Scale Would
Become Effective

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. l@.-The
United Mine Workers Of America. con-
trary to previous announcement. have
decided 10 withhold their appeal on the
ruling Of the federal court injunction
proceedings which resulted in the call
;ng off Of the strike of coal miners yes
terday.
II bad been generally believed that
regardless of Developments in the siiu-
alton, the miners would hight their case
in the courts 10 the last ditch. and at
torneys for the coal workers announced
Yesterday that their appeal would be
filed within two or three days. How-
ever, Henry Warrum. chief counsel Tor
the mine workers organization, tonlHht
stated that the outcome or the confer
encc Of miners representatives and coal
operators, with Secretary OF Labor WILL
son. in Washington, Friday. would de-
termine TO a large extent whether the
case is carried further. The miners
counsel have thirty days in which to
file their appeal.
The decision Of the miners Is taken
to indicate that they have accepted the
governments assurance that the suit
against the miners was not an attack
against the right to strike. but was
solely to prevent violation or the law
in this case the Lever act.
Important Question.
Possibility Of speedy agreement at the
Washington conference, according 10
opinion here. is marred only. by the
question Of when a new wage scale
would become effective. Miners spokes-
men have stated that If the operators
20 10 the conference in spirit Of con-
Citation, agreement was only a question
Of hours. but II is known that the
union men object to the position taken
by the operators that the wage scale
| in effect before the strike still is in
effect.
| Many Of the delegates to- Fridays
meeting. who were In attendance at the
! conference here this week left tonight
for Washington. William Green. sccrc-
tary-treasurcr Of the mine workers. will
! leave early tomorrow morning and Act
! ing President John L. Lewis will start
for the conference tomorrow afternoon
Smoothing The way.
! WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE ap'
parant unwillingness OF all union coaI
; miners TO return to work at the old pay
scale caused government officials tc
put forth every effort today 10 bring
about immediate negotiation Of new
| wage dSrcclllelI-
/ >Secretary wilson without waiting FOL
| formal acceptance Of his offer to medi'
ate the differences began smoothing thu
way for the joint conference Of miners
and operators he has called to meet II
Washington Friday.
Both sides notified the labor secrc
tary that they would attend the con
ference. Spokesman for the min'
workers said that II the mine owner
came Il, spirit Of concillation a neY
lsxrepuseHt- cuufds ~ ffVfAsd and 7ratinct
by Saturday night. Until an agree
ment 10 formally accepted by tn
miners scale committee labor leader
said, there was little hopc Of the full
resumption Of coal production.
It was because Of this possibility ant
the steady drain meanwhile on tnc ma
tion's visible coal supply that Secrctar.
Wilson undertook today to induce som
OF the miners and operators to see tn
other fellows side.
Rot . Surprise.
The indicated continued suspension o
mining activity in union fe1ds toda,
was not q surprise to government ofii
cials nor accepted OF an actual test ~
the attitude Of the miners. Complet
distribution Of the order cancclllng IN
strike might take some time. 1t wa