The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-14
OPERATORS MAY YIELD
Announcement Taken to Mean
They May Not Insist on
Washington Contract.
GARFIELD IS CALLED IN
Fuel Administrator viii At
tend Session Starting
This Afternoon.

LNGFIELD, Ill. Nov. IJ.--
Added Signs OF the determination
OF mine worker 10 ignore the or
der or miners officials to return TO
work and symptoms said to indi-
cate that insurgent forces In the
state were again active, constituted
the developments In the Illinois
e6ft coal miners strike today
While reports coming to mine
workers headquarters were
mcager, due TO the absence or
union officials II was stated that
the ranks OF Che strikers remained
unbroken tonight
WASHINGTON. Nov. i3-coal
miners and operators from the ma
tons bituminous fields will enter
into negotiations here tomorrow for
a new wage agreement. with the
question OF the time OF termination
OF the Washington wage agreement
OF 1913 apparently the chief stumb.
ling . block The conference VIII
convene at t:3o o'clock this after
noon. -
Both miners and operators. on
the eve OF the conference at which
strike are expected 10 be settled
were hopeful. however, as to the
outcome and expressed tho belief
that the question OF when the Wash
ington agreement terminates could
be disposed OF through mutual
agreement along with the demands
OF the miners for so per cent In
crease in pay and shorter hours.
Decide on Agreement
Announcement by the execu Tive
committee OF tho operators OF th'
central com petitive field, In a forma
statement tonight that the Washing
ton agreement Is one OF the natter
"to he determined by the confer
ence." was taken generally TO NEAR
that the operators do not intend tt
stand pat on their contention that
present contracts remain in effect
during the duration OF the war, or
until March 81. 1920. In case sat
lsfactory settlement " made with the
miners on that and other points
II was said hy those in close touch
with the situation that the operator,
were going into the conference to-
morrow In a concillaiory spirit and
would not insist on the interpreta
lion that the war is not over. al
though their stand has been sup
ported by tho pronouncement OF the
and the mandate oil
Federal Judge Anderson AT In
dianapolis.
Garfieid In Attend.
Miners arriving here today for the
marley attached signlficahce TO the
by Secretary Of Ia
Dor Wilson that Fuel Administrator
Garfield had accepted hts invitation
TO be present at the opening OF the
conference.
No explanation OF the role Doctor
Garfield 1. 10 play was given other
than rho statement that II was
through his influence that the
Washington agreement was nego-
tiated, hts presence was logically 10
be expected There was speculation
as 70 whether the fuel adm illustrator
with revived war powers. might not
he able TO exercise hh autho6w In
a. similar manner on this occasion'
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 1s-T'he
coal miners OF tho United States eS-
pect demonstration OF good faith
on tho part of the government dur
.ng the negotiations a. Washing
ton" declared John l. Lewis. act
Ing president OF tho United Mine
workers OF America, shortly before
boarding train this afternoon for
Washington 10 participate tomorrow
IN ;he conference between fnine np-
orators and miners al the invita-
,4np ~ gerrefury pf labor wilson