The Washington herald., 1922-08-12

basic contract is signed up here
they will be able to sign up In
dividual operators without difficulty.
Mr. harrington. on the other hand.
insists that whatever contract Is
made here, it will be necessary to
make a State settlement in Illinois
before the pits will be opened. The
theory Is that the Illinois operators
will stick to the last ditch" against
acceptance Of whatever comes out
of the Cleveland parley and that the
$4,000 Illinois miners will demur
against a settlement under which
pits In Ohio and Pennsylvania are
opened while those in Illinois re-
main closed.
Governors In Cleveland.
Meanwhile Gov. Alex. ]. Groes-
beck. Of Michigan and Gov. Harry l..
Davis, of Ohio. came to town to get
Close up of the situation. With
the gas engine cities of Michigan
shy of fuei and Industries in general
and utilities beginning to curtail op-
erstions. Gov. GrOesbeck wants the
unions to allow the men to man the
pits in the Sa einaw coal region un-
der State control The governors
met Mr. Lewis and representatives
of the operators here. One thing
impressed upon them by both sides
is that the conference Is not draw
ing support from the national ad-
ministration and that President
HardinS's Cabinet itself is split
over il.
Seer tary OF Labor Davis is ure-
ing operators to attend. while Sec
retary Mellon. who has interests In
some Of the large properties in the
Pittsburgh region which have re-
fused to participate. is following
the opposite course.
May Convene Governors.
Gov. Harry L. Davis is prepared
to call a conference in Cleveland
OF governors of coal producing
States in the central competitive
held in an effort to end the btu
minous strike.
Davis and Gov. Alex ]. Groes-
beck, Of Michigan, are to confer
tomorrow with miners representa-
- tives and coal operators who are
attending the peace parley. The
Developments of the peace parley
in the next few hours would ins
cate IL a conference of governors
will be necessary. Davis said.
Governors to be Invited would in
clude Groesbeck. W. T McCray Of
Indiana. Len Small of Illinois. and
Sproul of Pennsylvania.
After comforting today with
Lewis. Michael Gallagher, presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh Vein Opera
tors Association. and A \. Angus
tus. q Cleveland operator. Gov. Da-
Wis and Groesbeck issued the fol-
lowing statement:
These meetings have impressed
US with the conviction and we are
convinced that there are no unsur-
mountable difficulties in the way of
speedy settlement I'm both sides
Of the issues involved Neither
the operators nor mine workers
are obliged to surrender any basic
principle for which they have been
contending. The door Is open to
an honorable peace and one that
win bring relief to a suffering
public Our desire has been to
aid by advice and otherwise in ac-
complishing such a settlement"
Sproul and Small willing.
Governors Sproul and Small
each representing large coal pro-
ducing States have both signifled
their Willingness to Join along the
same lines. We are now waiting
further developments which we be-
lieVe will spell an end to the pres
ent deadlock and pave the way for
just and comprehensive settlement
Of future disputes in this very i'm
portant industry"
The meeting of the joint wage
scale committee of the peace con-
= ference is to resume at a. m
tomorrow.
There Is considerable comrnent
on the attitude of Frank Earring
ton. president of the Illinois min
ers. who wants a State agreement.
There has been a feud of long
standing between harrington and
Lewis
Another possible hitch in pro-