South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-28
Mine LEADER
ACTS TO END
PRESENT ROW
John l.. Lewis Requests Imme-
diate Joint Conference
of All Officials.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
iNDIANAPCLIS. Ind. July 27.-
Officials Of the United Mine Workers
Cf America tuesday night were
awaiting q reply from the coal OD-
orators association to a telegram
sent late Tuesday requesting an i'm
mediate conference Of miners and
operators of the central competitive
reId.
The telegram. sent by John l..
Lewis. president OF the miners or
GanizatiOn, to Thomas T. Brewster
OF 81. Louis. chairman of the opera
tons executive committee. urged
conference be held TO apply practi-
cal measures designed 10 restore
normal conditions and bring TO an
end the strikes that have broken out
ia Indiana and Illinois fields.
Mr Lewis in his telegram said ii
was his profound conviction that
any remedies which must be applied
should be done by orderly processes
through the instrumentality of ex-
isting machinery within the indus
Try
Disapproves Present Course.
Persons in close touch with the
situation declared it TO be their be-
lief that Mr. Lewis use Of the words
orderly process indicated that he
disapprOVes of the course that has
hCrn taken by those who have gone
on strike or have encouraged a
stiike. IL also was believed that the
conference would be held in Wash
ln2ton unless the operators agree TO
meet the miners.
Should there be a conference, il is
the general belief that it would con-
re r.f H..Hv4 l. 80 =
the operators and miners. 32 opera
tors representatives and 80 miners
representatives further represented
by Pres't Lewis, Phillip Murray, vice
president. and William Green, sec
Ietary-treasurer.
Tne strike OF coal miners, accord
ms to miners officials, is In viola
tior OF the contract made by the
ioint scale committee of operators
and miners 10 carry out the report
OF The coal strikes settlement COM
mission APPOINTED by Pres't Wilson.
The contract was signed March 81
and was to run for two years. The
strike, II was said, grew out of dis
satisfaction of the day workers and
mOnthly men who did not get as
large an increase In wages in the
award made by the coal commission
as aid the machine and pick miners.
The miners union not authorize any
Of the strikes that have cropped out
in Illinois and Indiana in the last
few days.
Lewis Telegram.
Mr.. Lewis kilograms 10 Mr.. Brew
stCr follows
The present disturbed situation in
the coal industry is matter OF grave
importance and tremendous public
.s.,r FL
equilibrium Of our country will be
increasingly disturbed unless prompt
remedial adjustments are made by
those elements charged with such
responsibility. It is my profound
conviction that any remedies which
must be applied should be done so
l.y orderly processes and through
the fundamentally of existing ma
Chinery within the coal industry. l
ain accordingly herewith making an
onicial request that you join me in
call for the immediate assembly
IF a joint conference of operators
and miners of the central competi-
tive field for the LurpOSe OF giving
consideration TO the confusion now
existing i'm tho coal industry and the
national emergency which has thus
been created and for the further
purpose Of applying practical meas
ur=s designed u restore normal con-
diuons. Please advise me at the
earliest possible hour Of Jour ac-
ton.
(S.gned) JOHN L. LEWIS,
/ President, United Mine Workers Of
America"
ST LOUIS. Mo, July 27.-TEomas
I +. Brewster. chairman of the coal
/ operators scale committee I'm the
central competitive field. refused to
commit himself when asked whether
he would join John l.. Lewis. presi-
dent OF the miners union in calling
g Joint conference OF miners and Op-
orators 10 consider the strike sit
Uation.
The request Of John l. Lewis.
president OF the United Mine Work
ers OF America, for conference Of
miners and operators 10 consider the
strike situation has been communi-
Gated 20 the latter without any rec
Cumendation, Thomas T. Brewster.
Chairman OF the coal operators scale