Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-29
LEWIS MAKES QUICK
TRIP TO COAL FIELD.
Goes to Anthracite Region to
Confer With Local Union
Officials
TO FIGHT PROPAGANDA

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United Mine Workers of America
slippcd out of town early this afternoon.
with all uossiblc secrecy. on n hurried
trip to the anthracite regions.
lie has speaking engagement near
Wilkes Barre tomorrow. He left carly,
II was learned later in the afternoon
nftcr much iuuuirv. because he wanted
n chance :, talk with tbo workers in
tbc mine folds
Ar Iewis' hprriod trim wos occn
siorcd In largo nnrt bv III, rcce,nt Of
;nformation fboi thc minc np,rp tors
were circulating a statement of their
p"S,'"i III '"c 'o"'r'N'rSs ""'o's '"'
c'u, IN, lI''nerS; ;., .,,u,
. % !''',',',. ", 'ne % nLint ti,',.aIc
.n''',|.', , naS''leu TO throw m,,.' L'.
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us p.rS"'iui n'aS"e,is', nnu Ti,r."' % han .no
manrLS n,',a,,' Wnieh '"c operators "''' 'ee"
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Statement by Operators
Tho statement follows:
This is the proposal made by the
operators to end the anthracite strike
and get back to work: The operators
To agree to pay the old wage scale
until March 81, 1929, under contract
providing that:
'Thc Anthracite 6oard of toncilia-
ton should meet next January ana nx
wages and working conditions in the
anthracite field for the year beginning
April I. 1923. and that
''1n ease the board did not agree by
February Is three impartial citizens
should sit with the board and decide
matters about which the board could
not agree. and that
These findings might be accepted or
rejected by miners or operators.
This IS not binding arbitration.
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'"'n U" '"'o" i'""''s
Miners representatives refuse to
accept this plan. The soft coal miners
have gone back to work at the old wages
u'i, unn NV, NrIii I, Il. "., az a'''e '' af
ne want IA end tho present idleress and
avoid another susnension
.Tbe nnhl;c wants coal
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elm, ,Lo n,irors .Loii not 90 bool -
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CURIOSITY ana come ml.u ,, inu'gha'ton. ION:
c, hr Lewis lru,unu"'S, mu,;!,nS Nv NV, 'Ito ~
WINE u" was gone S"rnliSed ;ha' ne
hlight nave eoh" !" lh' nn,hrnc''" us
'ri'. 10 coun'efart 'nls s'a,el'ent,
MY LOWS Is 10 Dc IN" nr'hrlpni
speaker at the T"rin'aG,ern tennsyi-
vania annua! elSi lay nj ROCKY
Lien near NhR"S- hnrre' tomorrow
ih"nSands OF union men VIII 'hrohg
arbitration.
't was th"nght h' lirst thnt Mt.
Lewis might nave gone 10 ashington
TO-DAY. DNt u was said at thc White
ll"nsr thht ne was not expected. IL
president c<rcrted tho hard coal strike
to be settled very shortly.
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In" lenders are confident Ol victory.
Mayor Durham, OF scranton. vino came
Il" fhlIaIeirhia IN tho interest OF peace.
shares their commence that WORKING
oasis 1f agreement VIII De 1onhd speed
rs. IN inct. ne pcheFes peace is less
than week on.
On" OF ms party. the Rev. j. j. cur
ran. OF Wilkes Barre. who enjoys i'm
mcn@" influence among the miners,
issued lengthy statement which
was WlHclF read by poth miners
ana OPERATORS IL declared that the
miners leaders couId not accept Inc
proposal OF me operators because II
WoNId mean 'hc brehk!ng up or the
miners unions; Miners leaders. Mayor
purkah' ana fn'ner urrah nlet IN Mr;
Lewis rooms at the Bellevue .Strat[ord
tG""! I" "'scuSS iur'""r p'ahs lot ending
u" S,rlke, 1 ~
y suggestion wa" made I" MI Lewis
hefore y" vanished today mat refer
'hd"m Dr thNeh ny me miners IN order
tTo ~ "9.anIi" u.a'iJ @ un.vI !nS' VIM 'crn's ,r.
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=. ''''''' ''"u''H "o"'' "o' cohs'aer II.
Business Seriously Handicapped
Necessity for a speedy settlement 10
urgent, Niayor Durkan said. for the
reason that progress in home ,constrnr. IT,.
tion and many other lines Of business
has hecn seriously hondicanned nm ons
count "l IN" STRIKE Inc Mayor said
cbonid sat,,o ,ho ,ntbroni,o nani .,ii''
,bio u.aoI, Tho rnonia Nv ntai s'!he !h
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