New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28
Operators Asked
To Meet Miners
To Fight Strikes
Lewis Urges Conference to
Apply Practical Measures
Designed to Restore Or
der in Indiana end Illinois

INDIANAPOLIS July 27.-Officials Of
the United Mine Worfhrs of America
to- night were awaiting reply from
the Coal Operators Association to
telegram sent late to- day requesting an
immediate joint conference of miners
and operators of the central competi-
tive field.
The telegram, sent by John L. Lewis
president of the miners organization.
to Thomas T. Brewster, of St. Louis.
chairman of the ope rators' executive
committee, urged that c conference be
held to apply practical measures de-
sigH'ed to restore normal conditions and
bring to an end the strikes that have
broken out in the Indiana and Illinois
fields Mr.. Lewis in his telegram said
1t was his profound conviction that
any remedies which must be applied
should be done. by orderly processes,
through the instrumentality of exist
ing machinery within the industry"
Persons in chose touch with the stu
alton declared it to be their belief that
MIR. Lewis's use of the words "orderly
processes" ind icated he disaproves of
the course of the strikers.
Men Reported Returning
Reports to-day indicated that in
some sections of the Indiana field day
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others additional mines were closed.
At Bicknell, where yesterday two
mines were closed, not shaft was
working to-day, Four thousand men
were idle at this place, three fourths
of them being miners forced into idle
ness because of refusal of the other
one-fourth to work
In the district about Terre Haute a
number OF mines, idle yesterday, re-
sumed operation this morning.
Mines were closed at Clinton, Linton
and Jasonville. The twenty-five mines
In the Clinton field were reported to
be completely closed, with 45OO miners
idle.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The request of
John L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, for a con-
ference of miners and operators to
consider. the STRIFE situation has been
communicated to the latter, without
any Recommendation Thomas T. Brew,
ster, chairman of the coal operators
scale committee in the central cow
petitlve field, announced here tonight.
Operators Farley With Men
, SPRINGFIELD, H., July 27--Opcr
ators of at least twenty independent
| coal mines in Illinois have entered
negotiations with their shift men to
give the 81 a day increase sought, &C
cordng to President Frank Farrl ngton.
This news was viewed by local oper-
ators with establishment. Indictment
and jail await operators who alter the
contract made with the miners by the
government, local men declared
Coal production in the state con-
tinued to-day practically at stand
still, DEPARTING emit of Labor conciliators
announced they were marking time"
Proof Of the charge that the Illinois
miners officials had entered into a
conspiracy with the operators to boost
the price of coal was demanded to-day
by Mr.. Harrington in a telegram to
Richard Corbridge, president of the
! miners local at O'Fallon, H.
Mr. harrington had been Informed
/ that the O'Falon local had sent reso-
+ luton to International President John
Il. Lewis, denouncing him as in col
, .usion with the operators and demand
ing an investigation by the interna-
tional executive boa I'd