Evening star., 1921-09-22
DELEGA7ESF FACING
|. FIGHT over Lewis
Rebuke by Miners Chief Of
Other Officials to Be Made
Convention Issue.
b. the Associat ted Press,

Delegates to the convention Of the
United Mine Workers Of America ex-
|pected to open discussion of new wage
demands today when the recom-
mendations Of the unions officers
were presented for their formal con-
sideration, Friends OF Frank Far
rington, Alexander Howat and Robert
Harlin, who have differed with Presi-
dent John L. Lewis on various Ques-
tiops. also were awaiting an oppor..
tunity to take Issue with Lewis
recommends tons that the conyenuon,
administer 4 rebuke to these district
officials.
West vlrxinians Baek Lewis.
With both the wage question, anH
and district oflcera pressing Tor con.
sideration. delegates were unesr.a,n sa :,
which would obtain q right Of way
on the Aoor. No test between tne AZ
ministration forces ana opponents hus hs,t
yet developed In the convention, ~.
.hs West virEinstsSo sso deissassas' Nsptsa rssoiu-
ton to vote as a unit behind Mr.
The rebuke Of Harrington, presl-
dent Of the Illinois miners. ana 0. naa
lin. who opposed Lewis Tor inteFna.
tional president. was was. asked a,re,,,.pion T w Of
fsise statements about the union
dnancs, Howat, who heads the Kansas
miners, was declared by Lewis 10 aave
defied superior officers. and his actions
were said to reflect discfedit on Tue
upion.
Me. Promised Protection.
President Lewis late yesterday made
public. telegram 70 GOV. =: r, ~T,a the
ran Of West vtreinis; reRiy,nEf rnfn,. 70 eoye eHe
ernor sent the miners sxecutive, and
was made public last night. Mr..
Lewis in the telegram said he was
Tratified to have the governors assur-
anee that President G. F. keeney ano
Secretary-Treasurer Fred Mooney OF W
District IT. United Mine Workers OF
in custody Of the law ohicers OF West
Virginia, a. was the case with Messrs'
HATFIELD and Chambers"
He said his previous wire was NOT
an acknowledgment that the state gov.
ernment was functtoning. but was sent
in the hope that it might be instru.
mental in preventing t,s Tepss,s'on ,n.en OF
the outrages that nave aIfeSay tsAe"
HAD the authority Of your once
been properly exercised many lives
would have been saved and the citizens
of your state spared the pubic
humiliation which has accrued to them
because Of the lamentable oreakdown
In its state government
That tho United Nine Workers will
declare in favor of lighting for high
ar wages was stated as foregone
conclusion yesterday by Phillip Mur-
ray, vice presiden in his report. he IN
dicatsd that the inereaae. along win "a
sought in making new agreements with
operators that VIII supplant the present
agreements In both anthracite and btu
minous coal fields, which expire
March 81.
Murray declared, should provids for
"complete recognition" of the union
Classes Of labor employed in and
around the mines, abolition. OF the
system Of suecontractinE and extern
ciude ali men in and around ths
mines. the eight-hour day now af-
fecting only part Of these workers.
Or9anixsd coal miners achieved the
srsatsst tSnsrissl stfsnEse dSn' M ~ ,sss sns
pression and Widespread unsmploy-
nsenf IN the eeal fields, according to
the reporter made by William Green
secystary-treasurer.
The 9verS3e MonsnIy WSsApo.eH.$
was 5l5.s%a TOR the year ending with
ME Green's financial statement GOV
cred two yea1s. ending August !. 1920
and August !. 1921, respectively. TN
unions' income tor thA hrst Of these
years was S2,35a.S2i and expenditures
were Ss.a07.1ts. For the last year tn.
vere 3&,9s7,SsS. The balance August !
| 1918, was tl.72S,eee. and on August !
| 1881. II was I,laa.ssl. but Ar. Green ex
| planned the latter balance included l59e.
500 Of borrowed money and $57,5s1 tiet
up in litigation in Colorado. making
total net available cash on hand S4s3.
SO.