The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-31

rOAL miners and operators of iii.
- nois reached nn agreement on thc
lines of that adopted at Cleveland.
me men winning all their contentious.
PRODUCTION was resumed at once, but
IN tflat state as elsewhere, and as was
I'D ne expected, the profiteers also
resumed and prices began to climb,
I" the dismay of the consumers
rom various sources protests against
th1S reached the authorities i'm Wash.
lletoh. Congress, having been urged
10 action by President Harding,
showed it WAS alive to the situation.
Tie house took up the administration
NH FOR coal commission reported
IRON the committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce and speedily passed
IT. only reducing the salaries Of the
commissioners from $4,000 to $1,000
ana the appropriation for It's expenses
from $500,0O0 to 100000. In accord
'lncc with the desire of the prcsi-
dent. the bill prohibits the appont-
ihcnt OF any operator or miner as n
member. In the senate n similar bill
introduced by Senator Borah was
passed, and the two measures went
to conference for adjustment of the
small differences.
Negotiations for the settlement Of
the anthracite strike were broken off
their failure seeming to be complete
Olllcial statements indicated that the
duration OF a contract and the sub
mission to arbitration Of any differ
cnccs we're the stumbling blocks that
could not he overcome by the nc"otia-
tors. Representatives Of the mine
workers insisted upon contract at
me oid wage rate, to extend TO April
!, 1924. while the operators would
not agree to a continuation OF the
old scale longer than next April.
The miners maintained their stand
against arbitration,
JOHN SHANK, secretary of the
- trades and labor assembly of Sioux
City, Ia, is authority for the state
ment that plans are maturing for II
general 'aiion-wide strike of organ
lied He says various union
organi: .S have called on the
executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor t. call such Il
strike. Probably this need not be
feared while the more conservative
element remains in control of the
council However, the activities of
the Reds and radicals are increasing.
Last week those chronic disturbers
held rather secret conference IN
'crricn county, Michigan. Federal
and state agents Of justice watched
them Il few days and then made a
raid. '"''e radicals had been warned,
howc> and only II were caught
William Il. Foster, ono of their lead
ers. was arrested in Chicago. Much
officers said they had broken up Il
huge plot to foment violence in con
nrcti"n with the railroad strike.
Micl ms syndicalism law, which
has yer before been used, was in
vokcd against the prisoners. 1t was
said other radicals would be arrested,
among them Rose Pastor Stokes Ac-
cording to the raiders, the propaganda
seized in Michigan included pam.
phlcts advocating the overthrow Of the
govcrnmcr' "d the establishment Of
Il soviet
g ENATOES who are opposed to the
~ soldiers bonus seemed to have
given up hope last week, or else they
merely were I'm a hurry to get through
with the bill and 20 home. Anyhow,
they were so supine that the senate
broke its speed records In adopting
thp finance c0mmittrp o,nnnImpptc &
and taking up consideration Of indi-
vidual suggestions of changes. That
the measure would be passed within Il