South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-26
HEAD OF MINE
UNION REVIEWS
FARLEY OFFER
Lewis Declares Government
Efforts to End Strike Are
Complete Failure.
PREDICTS FUEL FAMINE
Miners Chief Says Workers
Will Agree to National
Conference Only.
NEW YORK July 25.-Declarlng

NEW YORK. July 25.-Declaring
that the governments fantastic
schemes" 20 reopen coal mines were
D. complete failure. and that the de-
lay they had occa stoned contributed
10 a pending fuel famine, John L.
Lewis. president Of the international
urion. renewed Tuesday night his
invitation 10 operators 10 settle the
strike by a joint conference.
The attempt TO reopen the mines
- the assembling and parading Of
engines OF war 90 awe American
citizens" his statement continued.
would be a national farce, did 1t not
possess the elements Of tragedy"
His plea for immediate resump-
ton OF negotiations between opera
tors and miners was based on what
Ie termed the complete failure OF
the governments efforts. which NJ
asserted. have been the net results
OF government attempts 10 avert
fuel famine Mr. Lewis remained
firm. however. for national confer
ence 70 include all coal operators
and reiterated the refusal OF his or
Eanization 10 confer or negotiate
wage contracts by districts.
To Meet District Chiefs.
The mine workers chief went 20
philadelphia Tuesday night. where
nc will meet Wednesday the FIVE un-
ion district presidents representing
$4,000 anthracite and bituminous
miners in Pennsylvania who have
-
strike. From Philadelphia he Will
80 TO Washington 10 await further
results Of federal attempts 70 bring
about a resumption OF coal digging.
Ten days have elapsed since ths
president directed the operators Of
the country whose miners are on
Aetrike 10 return to their homes and
F-esume production of coal" said Mr..
Lewis. following which he tele-
graphed the governors OF common
wealths urging them to accord mill
tary protection TO all coal companies
employing strike breakers.
Despite PRONUNCIATION or this
policy by the federal government
and its application by several gov
ernors" the statement continued.
there has been no increase in coal
production. Not a single union
miner has returned TO work. and IL
must now be obvious 10 all that the
American miner VIII not be driven
back 20 work at starvation wages
and under non-union conditions BY
eny fanfare OF trumpets or vain mill
!tary display
Condemns Military Action.
The assembling and parading OF
engines OF war 20 awe American
citizens who are merely exercising
their constitutional right 20 cease
work IN order 10 maintain their in
dustrial and social status as citizens
OF the republic would be a national
farce did il not possess the elements
OF tragedy. The presence OF state
troops in large numbers IN commu-
mites where no sgression OF the
law has occurred constitutes a men
ace TO domestic tranquility and ere
etes a situation repugnant 90 the
ideals Of every freeborn American
The employment OF citizen SOL
diers IN the protection OF imported
Etrikebrea kers in the mining indus
try Is bound 20 lessen the respect OF
- large part OF our citizenship in
Fthe national guard as an impartial
institution
Time Important Factor"
The lamentabIe breakdown or
the federal policy naturally lessons
the desire OF the public for further
experiments OF this sort The public
is primarily concerned with It's ~
ture coal supply and the summer g
on the wane Time is an important
factor. The loss or an additional 10