The New York herald., 1922-07-02
HARDING URGES COAL WAR I
END IN INTEREST OF PUBLIC

miners have made an agreement that
wages shall not be lowered as the sine
qua non of an engagement 10 areitrate.
This feature of the subject was dis
cussed at the meeting to-day.
The bituminous miners, swelterins
through terrifically hot afternoon with
two coatless Cabinet officers in attend
ance, grappied with the larger problem
suggested by President Harding.
The miners suggested at once that the
operators were not sufficiently repre-
sented, and wanted a larger representa-
ton before definite agreements are
reached. The discussion was to deter
mine the basis OF another conference
which will undertake to make agree
ments not only as to wages, but as to
general conditions In the mining indus
try. The suggestion for larger repre-
sentation is made with the view OF
having the operators from all fields rep
resented. and takes into consideration
representation Of the non-union fielos
either through representation Of miners
or of operators from these fields, or
both. The miners promptly raised the
objection that they could not deal with
miners who were not affiliated with
their organization, but insisted also that
the operators OF non-union fields be rep
resented In any conference which UNDER
takes to deal with the coal industry as
whole.
The decision TO deal with the subject
in executive session results from a sus-
gestien by the President, who main
tained in his opening address TO the con-
ferees this morning that differences
would be exaggerated by parading them
The participants in the conference ap-
near to have assumed this applies to
statements concerning what Is being
done after the conferences are held.
Secretary Hoover said nothing on
leaving the conference hall in the Pan
American Building, while A. M. Ogie,
spokesman for the operators and presi-
dent of the conference, insisted i can
say absolutely nothing"
John L. Lewis, president or the United
Mine Workers. admitted the discussion
dwelt on the basis of a further confer
ence and that one probably would be
arranged having a larger representa-
ton. The conferees will meet again
| Monday at +. M.
Those Present.
The following representatives OF oper-
ators and of the mine workers are In
| attendance:
John L. Lewis. president United Mine
Workers of America, Phillip Murray,
vice. president; William Green. secretary.
Representatives Of Mine Workers
william Brennan, president District
No. /: John Brophy, president District
! No. 2: Pagan. president District No. . )
Lee Hall, president District No. 8 I;
Thomas Kennedy, president District No.
Z; Christ j. Golden, president District
No. o John Hessler, president District
No. IL; Frank harrington, president
District No. 12; j, II. Norris. president
District No. 13; George l.. Peck. presi-
| dent District No. IA: "A. J. Mcclure,
president District No. Is; Francis j.
Drum. president District No. 16; G. r.
Keeney president District No. II; Bitt-
ner, president District No. FL; Lonnie
Jackson. president District No, 2S; /.
Leo Jones. president District No. "a
ArchHelm, president District No. 25;
Jonn III. Sprouse. president District No.
20; Samuel Pascoa. president District
No. 80.
Operators representatives: Mr.. Ogle,
president National Coal Association
lanes Needam. representing Montana
Coal Operators Association; p. j.
Ouealy, president Southern Wyoming
Coal Operators Association; II. N. Tay-
lor. president Southwestern Interstate
Coal Operators Association; Daniel G.
McAlpine. president Oklahoma Coal Op-
dent Kansas Coal Operators Association
Edward c. Smith, president Iowa Goa
Operators Association: r. S. Pfahler
representing Iowa Coal Operators Assoc
ciation: Rice Miller, president Illinois
Coal Operators Association; w. X. Kav'
snaugh, president Fifth and Ninth Dis,
tricts Coal Operators Association; II. G
Adams. president Central Illinois Goa
Operators Association e. d. Logsdep
vice-president Indiana Bituminous Goa
Operators Association: J. d. Pauley
representing Indiana Bituminous Goa
Operators Association: Hugh Shirkie
representing Indiana Bituminous Goa
Operators Association Robert NJ Ran
DALI. president Michigan Coal Operator:
Association; Il. M. Posten. representing
southern Ohio Coal Exchange; George NJ
Jones. representing Southern Ohio Goa
Exchange: Michael Gallagher. presiden
Pittsburgh Vein Operators Association
of Ohio; T. w. Guthrie, representing
Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association
Don Rose, representing Pittsburgh Goa
Producers Association; A. r. Pollock
president Coal Operators Association o
: the Thick Vein. Freeport Seam of Penn
sylvania 7. II. Watkins, president Cen
| trail Coal Association Of Pennsylvania
, Is. NJ. Clark. president Association o
, Bituminous Coal Operators of Ccntra
, Pennsylvania.