Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-31
ORDERS MINERS TO WORK.
Illegal Strikes Must BE Called Oh &
Secure Arbitration.


s washington July 31.-Severely
zcensuring Illinois coal miners for
Z striking In violation OF their contract,
to Thorn to return 70 work
Until the strike Is ended the presi-
dent declared he can do nothing to-E
ward the correction OF any inequali-
ties In the award OF the bituminous
coal commission.
II the miners demonstrate their
good faith by returning to work the
president promised to invite the scale
committees OF the operators and min
.ers to reconvene for the, purpose Of
adjusting any matters which they
may consider advisable.
Tho presidents appeal il believed
to be based upon the advice Of Secre-
tary OF Labor Wilson, who furnished
him with memorandum containing
his views on the situation yesterday.
End Of Strike s,.en. IS
Tho action also follows; the visit Of
the committee OF illinois coal opera
tors to tho White HOUSE last week.
The operators placed the facts in
tho situation before the, president.
stating that they felt they should not
modify the award OF the bftuminous
coal commission without his consent.
and asked his advice as to the proper
course OF action.
The belief expressed both by the
White House and by others interested
in the situation was that the appeal
would speedily bring the strike to an
end and thar satisfactory wage ad-
/ justments would soon follow.
Text Of Appeal.
The full text of President Wilson'S
appeal to the miners to return to
work pending readjustnent Of their
wage scale follows:
The, White House, washington, d.
C., July S0.--Tb the Members Of the
United Nine Workers t,f America
Gentlemen: It is with Il feeling Of
& profound regret and sorrow that
have learned that many OF the mem
bers OF your organization. parti-
cularly in the state of Illinois. have
engaged In o strike In violation Of
the terms OF the award e,f the bitum-
inous coal commission and your
agreement with the government that
the findings OF the commission would
be accepted py you as flrlal and bind
ling.
y am distressed not only because
your action In refusing to mine coal
upon the terms which you had ac-
cepted may result in great suffering
in many households during the COM
ing winter and interfere with the con-
tinuation Of Industrial and akrtcul-
tural activity, which Is the basis Of
the prosperity which you in common
with the balance of our people have
been enjoying, but also. and what is
OF Tar more Importance to you be-
cause the violation OF the terms of
Your solemn obligation impairs your
0wn good name, destroys the con-
fidence which is the basis Of all mu,
tual agreements and threatens the
very foundation Of fair Industrial re-
lations.
No Time For vlolators.
No government, no employer. no
person having any reputation to pro
tect can afford to enter into contrac-
tual relations with any organization
that repeatedly or systematically
violates It's contracts.
THE United Mine Workers OF
America is the largest single labor
organization in the United states, ii
not in the world, but NO organization
can long endure that sets up its own
strength as being superior to its
plighted faith or its duty to society
at large.
1T has in the past built up an en-
viable reputation for abiding by its
contracts. which. has been one OF its
most valuable assets in making wage
agreements. It may now make tenn
porary gains by taking advantage OF
the dire necessities OF the balance OF
the people thru the violation of these
contracts, but what OF the future? ?