New-York tribune., 1922-08-12
aceProspects
AT Coal Pariey
DinmedAgain
Union Hesitates To TO
Through" With Its Plan
of Settling Fight With
a Minority of Operators
Illinois Refuses TO Joil
Miners Leader There Still
Threatens Bolt; Arbiira.
ton Offer Is Renewed
r,.,,al r1tspofoh 70 Ths Trsburs

nous strike settlement Is up III th' "'i
again tonight
OF TO n aying start yesterday when
a central competitive field joint scale
committee Of operators and mine work
ers was assembled and organized,
ub-seale committee. authorized yes
'terday and meeting to-day. held two
sessions at which. from all Indications
TO- uight, 1t simply marked time II
adjourned 10 reconyere again at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. When Il
WIS suggested 70 John L. Lewis. presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers Of
America. that Indications were not
favorable for settlement, the mine
workers head replied:
81 an not advised Of any impediment
20 the crnference, and am hopeful OF
It's succeAs."
Readiness TO meet the anthracite
operators 20 resume consideration OF
nlans for ending ehe hard coal suspen-
sion in Pennsplva was announced
on behalf Of the mintrs by President
Lewis. who made pubLc telegrams he
had exchanged With the Board Of Trade
Of Scranton, Pa. IN he reply % the
Board Of Trade Mr. Lewis stated that
the miners were ready 10 negotiate
with the hard coal operators on the
basis OF the old wage scale ~ any time
they might design@e.
Illinois Finally Refu'es
Illinois operators finally, after a
woek,s deadlock. notified Tsident
Lewis they would not be represented
here. and attacked as "arbitrni - his
refusal 10 permit a state setti vnent
there.
President Frank Harrington Of the
Illinois mine workers. largest group IN
the union, was imported 20 have served
notice he would not consider the llli-
nois operators bound By any action OF
the joint conference.
The conference apparently is hesi-
tating. despite yesterdays optimistic
predictions, 20 20 through with nego.
tia4ing central competitive held
agreement, with only 20 per cent ot
that fields tonnage represented here
Governors 60 the Rescue
Governors Of soft coal states launched
a ioint movement 20 help and hurry
along a strike settlement.
The Illinois operators telegram 20
Lewis. backed up By note OF approval
OF their plan by President Harding.
and the disposition Of President Far
rington OF the Illinois mine workers
between whom and Lewis there exists
long standing grudge-to bolt the
results Of the conference here. even II
a settlement is made. we're the days
most disturbing developments.
A poAgibility in the situation Is an
ATTEMPT ~ separate settlement IN IL
linois' whi1h would be fatal 20 the SOL
idarity the United Mine Workers have
maintained throughout the four and
a half months coal strike.
Arbitration Looms Up
Arbitration. doomed again to-day
presiden, aiding nroposed this In his
settlement plan. The mine workers
reieeted il in ne White House confer
ence last month. IL was the arbi'ra-
tion feature Of the Presidents plan
which was oppos,d by the mine work
ers who foresaw she creation, as re-
suit. OF a United States labor board
for the coal mining industry.
The operators. IL was reported, VIII
ing as they have beef' all along Tor an
agreement 20 resume MINING, ana
under a temporary agra ment euectiNe
until March 81. next, on red the arpl-
tration proposition to-day with We"
TO obtaining some kind W guaranty
for the future after lurcu 81.
The Ohio operators asbEratlon pro-
posal is taken 20 indicate th y although
willing 20 participate in tN prese ~
recreation Of a semblance on the ola
interstate joint conference ior the
central competitive field, thei don
think enough Of the thing they no tne
mine workers have breathed lire iuto
20 reply on its functioning again after
March 81 next
President Lewis said tonight she
mine workers position opposing ath
tration was unchanged.
Scale Board Marks Time
As result Of the Ohio operators
move, and the harrington stand. The
sub-scale committee az its two meet
ings didn't get down 20 the work be-
fore it-drawing up Of a scale for le-
port 20 and adoption b. the full JOINT
scale committee created in yesterdays
meetings.
CHICAGO. Aug 1.-THE United
Electrical Coal Company, owning min
ing property in Ohio and Illinois, has
thrown its Illinois tonnage into the
four-state wage conference az Cleye-
land, Il was authentically reported
here this morning. The capacity OF the
company's Illinois mines WAS given as
between 100000 and 100000 tons.
This is the first reported break in the
stand taken by the Illinois operators
association.
Pittsburgh Continues Fight
Special Dispatch 70 TIC T1bsas
PITTSBURGH Aug. li.--At a meet
ing this afternoon Of the PittsburQn