The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-19
M0RGA As'sU!R'' rs
president STATE
WILL G COOPERATE
tcortinaed from .are one,

every resouce OF the state to the
support of the program You have
inaugurated for the relief OF the
coal situation
Governor Shoup Colorado As
governor of Colorado;I viii coop
crate with President Harding and
the federal authorities to the full
est extent. .,
Governor Mechem. New Mexico:
"All coal mines are operating and
production is sufficient for all
present needs.
Governor Hart. Washinston:1
Answering your wire regarding
the coal strike, I beg to. advise
YOU there is no trouble in this
state. and I have faith I'M the OPP
orators and miners that no condi-
ton precipiating demand for fed
IeraI interference will arise"
Governor Morrow, Kentucky:
l"The Presidents proposal is I'M
Questionable. I will support and
maintain it,
Lodge Makes Appeal
incident with the arrival of
the replies from the governors.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,,
Republican leader in the Senate,
In formal statement, urged al:
patriotic Americans to sustain the
President" in his program for
dealing with the oalistrike-
John L. Lewis, PRESIDENT OF the
Tinted Mine Workers, faced the
governments proposal to suaran-
tee safety Of strike breaking OPP
erations by force with apparent
cheerfulness-
I'VE have been on strike
sixteen weeks" he declared We
have more men out than we had
in the beginning. There are be-
tween 100000 and 100000 min
ers standing for the resumption OF
work only after an interstate
a agreement, and upon the basis or
wage scales as they were April l.
they will continue to do SO, IN
peaceful and orderly fashion.
Suggestions that miners would
have to work sometime to eat
brought the rejoinder that they
have not hardly reached their I'm
it yet
President Harding is -authorlta-
lively reported as feeling that ne
made the last possible concession
to the miners when he offered
them the old wage scale and 2
national arbitration. He is said TO
consider that he has shown 1t was
no purpose of the federal govern
ment to assist in breaking up
unions, even though unions
might throw themselves fatty in
front of attempts toreadjust wage
scales downwards IN accordance
and
sections of public opinion have
demanded. Officially, he and his
advisors have hopes that the attt-
tude of the massed membership
f of the miners union will not be
SO unbending as that of its Off
GERS who have spoken for 1t to
date. A determin alton by the sov--
eminent to support and guard
those of the workers who really
desire work now, the government
hopes, will get coal
u Failing that. it is expected tfS
administration will take control
I Of mines itself, unless operators
and miners make in the agree
ment which will allow reSu ;nps.oni
of the nations fuel supply.
Operators who have stood out
against interstate agreement
were dubious but mistaken IN
their refusal to join associates
willing to contract.The reprcsen-
tatiyes of employers IN tie Penn
sylyania regions returned nome
today without announcing 1helr
intention to try reopeninS. Ire
FEASIBILITY that they could do SO
was secuted by union chlefs.
Through all of the strike. 1t .as
been apparent that the anthracite
mines would not be allowed to get
back into production until bitunl-
nous settlement was achieved.