The Washington herald., 1919-11-19
GARFIELD SUMMONS
MINERS AND OWNERS
TO CONFER TODAY
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by Governor Allen. provided that Of
fers of premiums or bonuses to the
miners. which would affect negotia-
tons in Washington. were not made.
The coal operators said that if the
State of Kansas operated its coal
mines the miners should work under
the present agreement with the un-
Outstanding that any settlement to
their benefit made here INV Wsshing-
ton should be retroactive.
After the conference, Judge Ames
said:
THE Kansas situation as reported
to US up to this time requires no ac-
ton by the Department of Justice"
Doubt Allen Made Offer.
Acting President John l. Lewis. Of
the United Mine Workers. said yes
terday that Gov. Allen had wired
Alexander Howatt. president Of the
Kansas Mine Workers. offering six
hour day and a five-day week to the
Kansas miners. Mine operators said
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had made this offer.
Mr.. Lewis said that the Frick Coal
and Coke Company, of Pennsylvania,
had resumed operations with A.Ooo
men and had put in operation an
eight-hour day "bankto- bank" This.
Mr. Lewis said. Is equivalent to seven
hours per day at the working face"
There is positively no reason why
the operators and the government can
not offer Immediately to the miners
a substantial increase in wages and a
material shortening Of the working
day.
The mine operators committee
of the central competitive field
wrestled yesterday with the wage
scale, which they will present to the
miners when the conference Is re-
sumed. They say that there are SO
many conflicting interests and so
many conditions to be met that the
delay has been unavoidable.
Implies CoIlusion.
In a speech in the Senate yester-
day. Senator La Toilette indirectly
implied that there had been collu-
sion between Attorney General Pal
mer and Judge Anderson. Of Indian
apolis in securing the injunction
against the miners.
"One day, when there is time,
shall present from this floor an
analysis of the record of that man
at indianapolis who issued the in
junction in the coal strike" said
Senator La Toilette today.
- The Executive Committee of the OPP
Field issued the following statement
yesterday:
Statements to the effect that the
conference between the operators and
miners of the Central Competitive
ferences and indecisions on the part
of the operators are not true.
The scale committees of both the
operators and miners have been asked
to meet Fuel Administrator Garfield.
who has a statement to make to them.
The meeting was scheduled for yes
terday afternoon, but was postponed
until 10 o'clock this morning because
of inability to reach all delegates IN
time.
What is to be said at this meeting
has not been announced. Further
Developments in the situation await
this meeting.
Face Serious Shortage.
Chicago, Nov. 1S-The Middle West
and Southwest faced a serious coal
shortage today.
Milwaukee was the only city report
ing an ample supply to see 1t through
the cold weather. In Chicago, coal
for some non-essential industries has
been shut on, T. w. Proctor. regional
coal director, for the Northwest, an
noUnced-' Light and heat plants in
one southern Illinois town have been
shut down, another will close to-
morrow and a score of others are
threatened by the shortage.
In Oklahoma City some schools and
industries have been forced to close.
Two industrial plants have been
forced to close In Kansas City and
scores are threatened. Electric DOW
er plants will be shut on in Emporia.
Kan. Lightless nights started in In
dianapolis last night,
An order directing non-esseptiaI in
dustries to discontinue use Of coal
was issued by the Cleveland commit
tee.