Arizona republican., 1922-03-31
PRESIDENT MAY
ASK CONGRESS-
To MEET UNIONS
House Labor Committee
Considers Eleventh Hour
Effort To Avert Nation
Wide Coal Strike
IRepubllcan a. P. Leased wirel


WASHINGTON, March sO.-- The
wisdom OF asking President Harding
to invite representatives of miners
and operators to meet here tomorrow
in an eleventh hour effort to call Off
the coal strike was considered today
by the house labor committee. but
without action being taken.
Believing there still was hone OF
preventing the shutdown in all fields,
set for tomorrow at midnight two
members Of the committee proposed
that the President be requested 10
take a hand and for a time Ii ap-
peared as IL resolution looking 10
this end might be adopted.
Word had come from the senate.
meanwhile that Chairman Borah or
the senate labor committee had such
a proposition in mind and the house
committee went at once to suggest
joint action.
Chairman Borah explained. how
ever, that members OF the committee
had not been advied as to such a vote
that ne did not feel at liberty to take
up the question alone and II probably
would be best to let the question 20
over. He intimated that he might
call his committee to consider II
later. -
Returning to its own meeting place.
the house committee discussed reso
!utions presented by Representative
London, socialist of New York, and
Lpsnaw, democrat of Georgia. Both
similarly drawn we're laid on the
table. The aid OF the President ~
the task of trying to bring the miners
and operators together was sur-
gested after DIR. Worth M. Tippv Or
New York, representing the federal
council OF Churches OF Christ In
America had asked some effort bv
congress toward lasting peace in the
coal regions.
While John Moore OF Columbus
Ohio. legislative agent OF the United
Mine Workers OF America. was pivInr
the unions side OF the trouble. chair
man Nolan asked II the organization
would object IL the President should
step TO the front and invite the
warning factions here.
III the President were to send a
wire tonight asking the miners 10
come here or 60 anywhere else and
meet the operators MIR. Moore said
the first train out would find them
aboard. We have always been en-
xlous 20 meet them"
Little Chance for Conferences
ASKED as TO the unions attitude to-
ward q 30-day suspension OF the
strike order. Mr.. Moore said:
am not prepared TO answer for
President Lewis. AS I see II. there
Is little likelihood OF an invitation
going out. We do not want govern
neht interference until we have ex-
hausted all our efforts to settle the
trouble. II the American people get
al! the coal they want In April they
Will be satisfied, and IL the govern
ernment estimate OF 65. 600. 900 tons
above ground Is correct, there viii be
no suffering during the next month.
But we prefer to work out our own
Knowing the operators as I do.
have every reason to believe they will
yet signify an intention Of meeting
u.s."
Officers OF the National Coal asso-
ciation We're present, but were not
asked as TO how the suggestion OF
going to the President appealed TO
them.
They offered no voluntary view
The hearing, which is being held in
connection with resolution by Rep
resentative Bland, Republican OF In
diana, for appointment OF an investi-
eating committee by the President, Is
expected TO bring the leading figures
on the miners and operators side. Mr.
Moore said that John l.. Lewis, the
union president, was too busy get
ting out strike orders to come here
now.
But he viii be here Monday IL he
Is not in Jail" he added.
Moore predicted that all non union
the coal output. would quit work
with the union men, IF gun men are
not used in the non-union fields