The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-31
T [ ort In
Congress to
Stop Strike
HOUSE TABLES THE
LONDON RESOLUTION
Was Intended to Have Presl-
dent Harding Invite OPP
orators and Workers
to Meet.

Washington. March co., resolution
requesting President Harding TO issue
an invitation tonight 10 representatives
Of miners and operators to meet mere u"
morrow in an effort 10 avert Inc Goa
strike was taken UP late today Tor "iN-
cuSS!0n by the house Labor committee :"
cxscutive session, but later was tabled
John Moore. legislative rcNrcS"ntativ"
Of the United Mine Workers or Am"ric'
told tho committee such an !nvitntion
v.orl1 nc agreeable to the miners and II
scnt they would start for Washington on
tho first train. Operators present at the
meeting offered no suggestion.
While thc committee was dcliberating,
word came from the senate that chair
man Borah. of the senate labor com
nittcc had n SuEgeslon In mind and the
house committee went At once 20 suggest
Joint action.
Resolution Tabled
chairman Boruh explained. however.
,r,t members Of the committee bad not
bccn advised as To such n vote, that ne
Il,d not feel at liberty 10 TAX" up the
question alone. and It probably would
h. best TO let tho question 20 over. lie
,ntInatcd that he might call MS COM
,rIttcc to consider II later.
Returning to !ts own meeting place
rho house committee discussed Eresolu-
lions presented by Representatives Lon
don, Socialist. New York. and lpshaw'
Democrat. Georgia Both similarly
drawn. were laid on the table.
Tho mid Of the president IN the task OF
irving to bring the miners and opera
,ors together was suggested after br'
Worth NJ. Tinpy, OF New York. repre-
sentIng the Federal Council or 'hurcEes
of Christ IN America, had urged some
effort by congress toward lasting peace
in the coal regions.
Mooro's Statement.
"If the president were to send wire
tonight, asking the miners TO come nero
or 80 anywhere else and meet the op"r-
.tors." MIR Moore said. "thc first train
out would find them aboard. We have
always been anxious Ia meet them.
Asked as to the unions attLtudc to-
ward thirty day suspension OF the
strike order. Mr. Moore said:
Il am not prepared TO answer FOR
rrcs!dcn, Lewis. As l sec 1t. there is
n:tIc likelihood OF an Invitation going
ou, We do not want government inter
ference until we have exhausted all our
efforts 10 settle the trouble. IL the
American pcoplo get all the coal they
want in April they viii NJ satisfied, and
= the government estimate Of 6J.OOO.OOO
tons above !.round Is correct. there VII!
be no suffering during III" next month.
Eut wo prefer to work out our own sal
ration.
knowing tho operators nS ] do |
have every reason 10 believe the Will yet
signify an intention OF meeting MS.
Officers Of tho National Coal Associa-
tion were present. but were not asked
NJ TO how the suggestion Of going to
the president appealed to them. They
Offered no voluntary view.
Tho hearing. which is being held In
connection with n resolution by Repre-
sentative Bland. Republican. Indiana,
for appointment of an investigating :
commission by IL" president, il cNnoct-
ed to bring together tho leading figures
on tho miners and operators side. NJ.
Moore said that John l.. Lewis, the
union president. was too busy getting
out strike orders TO como hero now.
Moore predicted that all nOn-uRion
miners. who produce % per cent of the
coal OUTPUT. would quit work with the
union men "lf the guumcn are not used
, IN the non-uniOn fields"