The New York herald., 1922-07-18

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x the Government will be protected by the
Government
X Many questions. are being asked by
Fhthe operators. Some of them wish to
Z know If 1t is the Governments intention
10 give them troop protection 1t is
Sprobable that an effort will be made to
J. resume operations by several OF the big
-companies in the Pittsburgh district.
= On behalf OF the miners il was stated
that they want to see further and get
"a better grasp before they can be ex-
, >pected to move Their leaders here
4 freely predicted. however, that any eff
4 forts to work the mines without them
would fail. 1t was stated there were
~few persons who would volunteer to go
q underground to dig coal and that oper-
-ations could not be carried forward on
any practical basis or with any result
without the organized workmen.
~ On both sides there were many sug
T.gestions that tie Presidents statement
Z needed Interpretation.
IS Operators Meet Again.
~ The bltumincus operators held an
:. other meeting tonight, the fourth OF the
z day. but no announcement was made
3 upon its conclusion. 1t was stated by
n
y return to their properties tomorrow and
). do the best they could. Mr.. Ogle pointed
= out that the statements made and the
2 replies to the President effectually
=. should put at rest the insistent declar-
:; alton that the operators were trying to
break the unions
Members of the policy committee of
y the mine workers left for their homes
\ this afternoon President Lewis will re-
= main in Washington until tomorrow TO
Z. await further word from the White
Z House. -.
Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania pledged
II 10 the President the support of his State
4 In the crisis. He went to the White
{. House with Attorney General Alter OF
4 Pennsylvania Senator Pepper. Secretary
/: of the Treasury Mellon, Attorney-Gen-
4. eral Daugherty and Secretary of Com
4 merce Hoover
81. Operators Reply.
4 The operators in their letter to the
y President said:
I'VE have given most careful and
4 thorough consideration to the proposal
submitted by you on July 10. supple
n mented by your statement of July To-
4 and we are not only in entire accord
n with your plan to establish general
4 tribunal to inquire into all the facts
/; In our industry and make recotnmenda-
i tions for, the solution OF our funda-
!; mentalsproblem, but we urge that such
y plan be put into effect by you.
n 1--WE also wish to remind you that
" we have already proposed the board
Il principle of arbitration in our previous
: conferences with the afficials of the
!. administration and with the representa-
Z stives of the miners We still stand on
gsthat broad principle and are in entire
q n ccord with Won in that raSppct
~S I'VE did have in mind discussing with
= you certain recommendations as to the
z machinery to make an arbitration plan
4 effective and to accomplish the result
<s which the country and you yourself de-
: sire.
q I'm view of the contingencies that
4 confront us and the varying conditions
y in the different coal producing districts
4 of the country our conference has de-
Il cided to answer your proposal by dis
3 tricts, rather than as a whole, and we
4 attach hereto statements of the positions
Is taken by the several districts repre-
Z scented in the conference OF operators
Z. assembled at your request In Wash
:. ington.
y 'All of tie operators of your conference
n unite in supporting the principle of
4 arbitration and collective bargaining and
Z your high motives in calling US together
Z: "And finally, they say to you and to
4 1.-THE American people that each and every
~ one of them stands ready in this crisis
: TO put his property and his own services
z. .at your disposal and command at any
!. instance"
~ WASHINGTON. July IL (Associated
Press) The American Federation of
x:Labor made public tonight "procla-
nation" in the form of a resolution
adopted by its executive council pur-
5por.ing to set forth important truths
In connection with the strike of the
~Iailroad shop trades workers" Copies
rwcre sent TO all national and interna-
rticral unions and all central labor
bodies throughout the United States.
80 The proclamation denied that the
workers were engaged in a conflict
against the Government" asserting that
.they had ceased work because the
RAILROAD Labor Board has made an
=. award in response to a plea by the rail-
roads. putting into effect terms and
conditions of employment which the
workers are unable to, accept
Z THE stoppage of work can be ended
@at any moment through joint negotia-
>tion." the resolution continued. land
there is nothing to prevent the railroads
from adopting this course at any mo-
sment'
Alleging that the railroad control is
vested in "a comparatively small group
-of New York banks" the resolution
Inscribed the recent cuts in wages of
railroad workers to a desire on the part
of~railroad executives to "cover the cost
of waste. extravaganza and high financ-
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