The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-08
BAILEY ISSUES
STiATENEly'.l|z0N I ! !! / ]
union | POLICY! | I: i! [!
Declares Lewis itfoutS Auth
h. thority to Approve S,epars s.
ate Contract
C AT. M PRO Gan! ! D|A! p q
Ms I, u ~
President keene and B.sA AssI sl:s
Scott Of charle sion Also
ComlnentSo on Rep PotTt. s Ss

~ $500 Z
Scott Of charle eston Als;o
comnentSon
s Associate ed Press statementsgto;
the effect that Frank + FarTingt
leader Of the Illlno noIs minerssgh1ia.idlsI
received cond tiona au thoritto
negotiate a SEP paraIss ssSsWage@ag
'mrent drew fire RS 81 the s1eads
.ers Of tn 8 United Nine " Norkerssofs
America wh o III were n ri FairInont'
today.
The sense of9the statementsSiss
that the miners lfnoisss and
those associated witt the United
Mine Workers sSof fAmerfcaa@sins
good and regular st tandingsstn
Kansas are loyal to8 the internaa
tional 8organization nHand#thatSPr Presl
ident5 Lewis would sbe$linab1etoi
grant this concesafo on ithout
consulting the internati tionalEpo icy
commit ittee,s VII fch as no
since March u 4.Si IN Afinersoni lsS
declare the story 20 osabe spropa
gand %and Sri fdicul lous
Todays rlesSHAsBatIsyE air.
tiveSof the United A1inssV WORKERS
of$America, and dSRresident aeWfs@
personal l8representa eM1ns#N orthSs
:ern WestSsY Virginia gaYeg out hes
following statement Cd
4sS3it-.I note@ a statenent OUT
paper BY the aociated Press!
given from Chicago y u hat
action I'M two coal IeldssSlo lookngl
toward ar resump on EinaWorkssh has
been taken& byS the ninersSd tdmat5
ing that tSone4 field y noisNandas
the other Kansas 4. ssS
sa2=. want d denY thi @statemgntss II
emphattcally@bec ecaus knoM@t hat hat
the members of theasD DnttedAsMine
Workers of l1inois% and K:asInsasz
have never taken such action %andss ~
are perfectly thisst inasanls g
viii remain 10 v tos the policy al
the tedEMineSW orkersSo fgAmefss
lea. adopted 81 at Sthes esinternationals
IN held ss ii s Ind ianapol1sst
February Al 6, III s22
\ Ss5 T. Iknowst lat the mbershipGoL
Idistrictss1 1llin ois andsdi distr1ctS1a
kansas, Of the United MinesN Norksss
ers OF Am eri ca 3are elInantmouslya
opposed and WI U rem am gatnsss
separate di strict agreement be-
ing Enegot otiatedg and gswi lSneYsT&co on
sent Sto such an Sinsidio sayrangssS
ment, and 4 want to- state ffurthsIs
that it rs the nnan ndmousssd DECISION
of the emembershipS thssSI 5en1 5en1tsd1s
Mine Work al SoYsr thessnat
against any sue hNrldi ldi dieulol1ssss
as eparate istric agTes1sntss
}whi ch NV III neYersSb to1e 1eratsda
consented to byst them ON
sscomnlent
TE3 TE3Questtoned@asS tn eppsEtbtl1tyS
OF fEtheagrantingstosET Fran ksEaTrIn
thesprivilege oransgo otiatingas sep
5arate agreementSsi llinotssgs gsss
Frank Keeney,sGh sGhar1eston prsstS
sdentaofg gdistricts7j today saids
S..There$ $fsSno htngst osths8pubI Itsheds
statements the Seffects thatH HaEss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
parate#contractSdnSd
8linois. There hash een#n0Sn1ee eetingM
Fof the#internattona poll NcyScOnnnnt'ts;s:ss NJ
tee since the strlke ke. There has
sbesnS change 5insspo o1icysresfd
Lewis hasynoSa Sanitthori yStosgrantSdls
$trictg
Mr.. KeeneSs sisS aSnlsm bersofSS fSSthsS
pole comm 1ttes
COTS IN y X !assSllfs
Brant A. Scot tS GhaT1eston,si15ss ~;
7ternationa1sbo board dameMbers q fEt thsss
SCnsted Nine egWorkers8o Anertca
Commenting on thsgFarrtngtonSd d5sssll
strictE agreement fncid lent said:
$s3sss. Theresi esisFnothfng RTsssdsntss
Lewis cannot acts h0utsauthorltyE
of the internal onal spplicy oIan1t
tee and that bod has not
ss1ncesthe session G1sYsIandon
There isInosWaystn ystngWhic
harrington could ShaVeSE tssuehAIs
ithoritys 81: nformat ion the
oleS1owerE1tesSin5 Sin5t theEinternatagnssl
aI@poIicy commit ttee. snothisl
but aIropagand ThaEu untteds Mtna
Workers OF fAmericagwill lsnptsstan
for anyspropos 1ons yhich ths
cbeck-offs eliminate
he policy ommtt ssiaacomp9s
ed of the resld entSexscntiVe
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