Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-13
ANTHRACITE MINE
OWNERS ACCEPT 7
HARDING PROPOSAL
But Request Separate Com
mission to Act in Hard.
Coal Dispute.
UNION AND BITUMINOUS
OPERATORS HESITATE
Attitude Regarded as Indica-
tive of Rejection of
Presidents Plan.
WASHINGTON is DISTURBED
Conditions Proposed ny Lewis,
Radically Different Prom White
House View.
UNION AND BITUAlINOUS
OPERATORS HESITATE
"Asnr>cros rs nrsrunnEn
Conditions Proposed ny I~vi,
Radically different Prom White
House View.
Icy Associated rre.sl

SHlNGToN. July l2-Anthra-
cit. mine owners today submitted a
response to the governments offer
~ arbitration in tho coal situation
,hat rreziacn; Harding was said TO
regard Is complete acceptance.
Meanwhile the miner. union. and
20 degree. tho bitu,nnous coal
operators continued to pursue a
policy which high omclals declared
"as Intended 10 cvsde or delay an
immediate response. and in which
oficials saw disposition TO reject
the governments settlement plan :.
public opinion would approve such
course.
John l.. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers OF America. and
other officials OF thai organization
called on Secretary Davis today and
wer" understood to be endeavorinS
to induce the President 20 mako tn.
arbitration proposals apply to all
the partially unionized territory AS
veil as the mining area shu; down
ty the bituminoas strike
'"n,idcr Propo.nI Saturday.
80 Gar as the willingness OF an
ihracite operators to settle was con-
cerned Mr.. Lewis said "arb!tration
IA the anthracite fields would be con
sidercd By the mine workers along
with tn" hituminous arbitration pro
poSa!s a' the general policy commit .
tee meeting saturday"
responses from the bituminous in
dustry II was evident. would no,
h- in the Presidents hands before
Monday.
Two conditions were attached 10
the anthracite employers acceptance
nj arbitration as means 81 ending
'ne suspension OF operations In their
territory. one that n separate com
m m!sston consider wage scales in tha,
industry and second tina, the com
mission be required to return A de
'Ision by August 10. Meantime. they
agreed 10 the Presidents sugees-
tons OF paying the wage rate OF
March 81, though protesting that
ms would embarrass rather than
assist the effort TO restore normal
conditions" because public demand
Tor decreased prices OF anthracite Is
Imperative"
'" fhrt-TiIne Problem involved.
heciarihS that the anthracite in
nustry had no problems of part time
employment. but had entirely different
conditions OF work and living than
IN the bituminous fields, and thar q
commission now appointed to oper-
ATE should be required TO set IN a
m nj "A
ana working conditions In the future
can be automatically adjusted" the
operators asked the President "a
name thfec representatives of the
public on the board and only one
miner and one operator This. IL was
held, would assure nonpart,san
adjudication. decision from such a
commission. they declared. thew would
accept without reservation or ou.Ii.
fcation"
Offcia1S Arc Disturbed.
Conditions which both operator.
and the unions of the btuminous In
dustry are asking to be attached m
the Presidents offer were vfewed .,
seriously disturbing today by Of
hcials who have pofessed themselves
powerless TO answer the arbitration
tender without summoning their gem
cral policy committee. today suggest
ed that the government arrange to
apply the arbitration proceedings in
settlement OF wages in practically all
the territory which the union claims
as its own. in the mines of Washing
ton State. and those OF Wset Virginia
Ard Pennsylvania. where some pro-
duction has been accomplished.
Mingo County. w, Va, the scene
OF mine disturbahces in recent
months, and Somerset County. Pa,
whore mines were considered nom
union until the present strike. were
included In Mr.. Lewis list.
Lewis Plan Held Impossible.
high official discussing the pro-
posals today said this was equiva-
lent to asking that the Presidents
ofer or arbitration in the mines
not now working" be changed to an
oner or arbitration In all mines. It
was strongly intimated that the gov
ernment could not force every oper-
ator OF the 5000 In the country to
accept findings OF such a commission.
Continued on Page 8, Col. s.
1854 circuit tour, RIchmond to
Baltimore, to Norfolk. back ia Rich