New-York tribune., 1922-03-23
Strike TO Limit.
Keep 1t Clean,
Miners Slogan
Union LEADERS Drop Hope
Of Federal intervention
TO Force Operators to
Meet 1'sscm for New scale
Zig War Chest Reported
Nien Ready TO Hold Out Till
Coal Reserves Ave Coue;
Won't Draw ANY Benefits
sqcesal pispetc'. 70 Ths 1s.5u

INDIANAPOLIS, March 2e "S9rikr
TO the limit, but strike cleaui' This IL
TO be the s,ogan Of rhe United Miue
Workers of America as forerunnel
to the coal mining welkout, which has
been chilled FOR Apr.l l, Tha. the
strike OF 100000 anthracite aud
bituminous ccal miners must be order
~ is being stressed hy officials Of thc
United Mine " orkers who issued tnc
| strike cali.
While John l.. Lewis, president Of
The workers, says the walkout il "the
same as strike the word strike does
walkout is termed merely q "suspeA-
SION OF activitios' due TO the fact thaA
the working contract has expired and
2 new one has not bcen negotiated.
willing 10 Compromise
The goal Of the minors is joint
conference with the operators now
apparently made Impossible By refusal
of certain bituminoua mine owners 30
partici pate at which they wish 10 pre-
| sent demands for continuation Of the
present wage schedule, retention Of the
check~oH syscem and Inauguration o.
the si:.-hour day and five day week.
The miners would be content, il is in
dicated, TO drop the siy-hour day, ave
day week demand u the operators
would grant the rest of thc program.
The operators. however. are dctcr-
mined upon enforcing wage reductions,
ana thcy have nc liking, they say, Tor
she check off, and have no intention Of
granting Che shorter working period.
Besdes, many of them take the view
that II they entered Il conference with
the miners under the 1920 contracs =
they would be going against the Fed
cral court in Indianapolis, where "2i
operators, union officials and mining
companies are under indictment for al
legged conspiracy 20 violate the Shcr-
man antitrust laN-.
The effect Of the SUSPENSION. in The
opinion OF union officials. pll be:
/. TO cauee 6o0.Oo0 miners TO drop
the:r tools without strike benefits.
.. To tie up about 6,C00 Of the coun-
.-y's 1900 mines.
3. TO close u2 every anthracite N inc,
because the hard coal field is union
lied
:. TO cali out uuionizca aofs cosl
miners producing 2,z25,o00 tons Il day.
s. 70 leave the country's coal pro-
duction resting upon non-uniol miners
delivering { mayimun Of 100000 fors
daily.
While the piss Ter conducting the
strike were under Way to-day, Che inter
national officers ssid they had no
further word from Washington 80 indi-
cate thac any further move would De
made by the government officials 20
bring the operators OF The central com
petitivo lied into 4 conference. They
h&d given up hope thGt there would be
such conference.
Tne mine workers. officers are deter
mined, il iS said, that The mines shall
Of be reopened until operators Of the
central competitive field through joint
negotiations l., shat field have cor
tinued in effect the present wagc scale,
and until they have Obtained al agree
ment with the anthracite operators or
ths demands for 20 per cent increase
uow fei7g made before sub-ccmmitteeg
rep1eseAtihg the two sides
Only One District Exempt
The suspension order will apply to
every district except one, Secretary
Green said, where negotiations 3or 9
new agreement have beon urder way
FOR two monehs. That is the small Dis
trics No IS, Of Nova Scotia.
The miners and operators Of the al
eAracite lields are nearer an agreement
than arc tne operators ana miners Of
as probable that the anthracite held
difficulties uill be cleared up Iirst.
There is u question whether, in such an
event, The anthracite miners would re-
turn to wora while the bituminous
miners were still on strike. Officers Of
the union have sail that Suspension
could occlr in one field and not in the
Other without iniu-ing the chances CT
success OF the miners who had uuis
work.
Any action, however, 10 return the
anthracite miners TO v-ori. would be
up TO The policy committee. William
Green, secretary trea surer, said,
It has not been the custom for the
iateInas.onal union 20 pay strike bene-
nts when g natio1a! etrilse is on. Dis
5rict ind local organizations have
taken care Of their members who
needed aid. II is believed this course
VAL be Followed IL the con;nn wall
out.
Policy Committee to Meet
IA, saine workers officers have re-
al-2ed fo- some time that strike
probably would continue long before
: settlement could be reached and the
nave planned accordingly. The strike
plans have been under confederation
~ the international executive board
and VIII be one of the subjects be-
iore the international policy commit
zee when il opens It's meetings in
Cleveland Friday.
The Ensncial resourcee available 10
the union for conducting the strike
ere not known. However. Il is sail;
the laternational Office had $500 600 on
Eand August I, 1921, and special as
sessment collected in November. De-
CEN Der and January brought in about
%;1,O0o0 GOO. The ordinary receipts Of
Sae last eight months have not ex
ceedec the usual expenditures. IL vas
said "'-'
Some Of the districts have large
SUMS in their treasures, pnrticuIariv
the districts OF Indiana, illinois and
Ohio. The Illinois district had ~
proximately $2,0O0,Oo0 on hand 1T the
end OF 1921, according to 81 unofficial
report
There vas q feeling among coal men
OF thls city that the miners probably
viii stay away from work until the
present coal supply, now the largest
IN many months, is practically ex-
hausteo, Wher they hope that the oper-
atoTs CT the central competitive field
"i!l agree TO meet with them.
Mayor Oles, Weary OF Saiuting
Police, Calls Or His Order
.EOUNGsT0WN, Ohio, March 22.-
Mayor George L. Oles, who reccntlv
atastcd lively discussion by orderinr
al police to salute him, today endeS
the tempcst. by resembling the order,