New-York tribune., 1922-08-14
Hard C.oalPe Peace
Farley to Open
During W eek
Lewis Hopes Settlement of
Bituaninous Strike May
Come in Next Two Days;
Operators Are Optimistic
Arbitration Improbable
Situation Is So Reassuring
Governors Are Consider
ing Calling OFF Conference

CLEVELAND, Aug. i3.~-Agreement
soon in the bituminous coal strike con-
ference was predicted by President
John L. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers Of America, here tonight. He
added he expected conference to be
called the middle of the week between
the anthracite operators and mine
workers for o settlement of the anthra-
cite suspension. The walk-outs are
entering. upon their twentieth week,
with $4,000 bituminous and $4,000
anthracite mine workers out.
w. A. Haskins. secretary of the
Northern Ohio Coal Operators Associ-
alton and member of the Joint confer
ence, tonight predicted agreement to-
morrow or Tuesday and reopening of
coal mines Wednesday.
Lewis Optimistic
President Lewis, of the mine work
ers said in formal statement to-
night:
"In the bituminous situation | am
optimistic. 1t may be possible to reach
an agreement within the next forty
eight hours. am hopeful the joint
conferees may develop something def
mite along these lines. Developments
Of the last twenty-four hours in the
situation have geen very gratifying
and portend an end to the long strike,
now entering upon it's twentieth week
"In the anthracite situation inpor-
tant developments have been taking
place toward a joint conference of the
anthracite operators and mine workers
which will be arranged and actually
take place within few days"
An indication Of the confidence that
there will be prompt settlement Of
the bituminous coal strike is the re-
ported purpose Of meeting here to-
day between Governor Harry L. Davis
Of Ohio, one of the sponsors Of the pro-
posed five-Governor meeting Tuesday to
hurry along a strike settlement, and
President Lewis of the mine workers.
Governor Davis is believed TO be get
ting ready to call off that conference,
before the Governors invited here leave
their home states.
Governor Davis and Governor Groes-
beck of Michigan, after being convinced
that the strike settlement conference
here had reached critical stage Satur-
day, wired Governors William c. Sproul
Of Pennsylvania, w. T. McGray of In
diana and Len Small of Illinois, invit-
ing them to a state Governors btu
rninous coal conference here to prevent
the conference from breaking up in dis
agreement.
Compromise on Arbitration
The joint operators mine workers
subwage scale committee, which came
close to the breaking point Saturday,
will reassemble tomorrow morning
in the Hollenden Hotel and re-
ceive report on the form which a
clause in the proposed agreement
should take to meet both the operators
demand for arbitration and the mine
workers opposition to it. The most
generally accepted view on how this is
to be done is that the operators will
drop their demand for arbitration.
A "fact finding joint commission Of
operators and mine workers is ex-
| leected to be recommended. 1t will be
designed to meet lnslstence of the op-
orators that the present settlement
ere shall be "tied to" something to in.
sure peace after March 81 next, when
the temporary agreement will expire.
| 1t was disclosed today that two op-
orators and two mine workers viii
work out the phrasing Of this clause
They are Michael Gallagher, chairman
| CT the joint conference. and william
| l. Robson, both of Cleveland, for the
! operators, and President John I.
Lewis and Secretary-T Treasurer Will
liam Green for the United Mine Work
| ,rs of America.
The terms of the settlement of the
bituminous coal strike, aside from the
| arbitration feature, will be-
/. Re-cstablishing the 192o'22 wages
or those paid when the strike started
| April /.
2. Re-establishing the working con
! ditions existing then, including the
el-eck-off, or the system of compan,
collection of union dues and assess
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