Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-03
tBy the assoeiated Press)

Washington, july a.-The, confer
ence called by President Harding 10
devise methods Of settling the coal
strike assembled Saturday, liatened to
the presidents admiRition that if the
settlement effort failed "the servants
Of the American people Wilt he called
to the task in the name of American
for the anthracite industry and a sec
ond for the bituninous and Iad-
joutned in a double deadlock. The
bituminous representatives by Far the
larger group, after n controversial
session adjourned Until today while
the anthracite contingent set its next
meeting for Tuesday.
Only the intervention Of Secretaries
Hoover and Davis. the government
representatives III the bituminous
meeting, prevented a vote being cast
have ended.
Old Issne Arises.
Immediately. however. the original
issue Between the kiturnincus operat-
ors Of %unionised mines and the min
bring about negotiations before the
strike took place, was raised, dead
locking the meeting for the rest Of
the day. H. N. Taylor, presiden OF
the southwestern Interstate operat-
ors' association, moved formally that
the Conference recommend that re-
|suthption pr work be brought about
by district wage negotiations between
operators and union. The proposal
was attacked by Mr.. Lewis. by Will
liam Green. secretary or tho union,
district president. K One by one, prac-
lticallN all the operators present rose
Ito the support Mr,AIrTaylor's motion,
Rice Nfillef, president of>the Illinois
Operators; r. H.. Watkins, head OF
the Central Il Coal associations of
Pennsylxania; Don R$inz OF the Pitts
purfh sssoclAtian; TfAcy ": Guthr1Ne
pany and Chairman os1e being in
cluded among the number It. Tas
said that the support was eyinced Tor
district settlements by the entire dele
CATION Of employers.
Mr.. Lewis later countered with the
preliminary motion to substitute for
Ethe district. settlement recommends
tinn~ a proposal. that the. conference
urge negotiations through joint
central competitive field waEe com
mittee Of miners and operators; de
claring this the usual practice. The
discussion ran. op until z vote was
Called. mere 9EE9ldl ElooSSi a."
Secretary Davis interviewed asking
| further opportunity for .~consideratl on
| and instead OF voting on the counter
proposition, the meeting adjourned.
U. S. May intervene.
Participants on beth sides were IN
informed tonight a. to whether the
government had a plan to offer be-
tween the c~ontendins sides.
Some Indications existed that this
was the case although there Wae
doubt on the point. During the dis
cussion the union representatives
mentioned q possibility Of a national
wage conferences az a substitute for
both prop6siti6ns. President Hard
ing's address WA taken to mean that
by arbitration or otherwise the gov
eminent might sick intervention.
The Anthracite negotiators met
with Secretary Tall and, it was VI
derstood. advanced only the differ
ences which lead to a suspension OF
negotiations between employers and
miners several days ago. The union
insists upon q continuation of wage
scales existing on April l last. while
fhc operators, proposing a cut, oner
70 submit the entire difference to ar
';itration2 through the, president. The
meeting It WAS expected would await
developments IN the htuminous dis
cussions before proceeding further.