South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-18
PRESIDENT ASKS
TO
REOPEN MINES
Action Taken After Employ
ers Express Willingness
to Arbitrate.
NAY FURNISH SOLDIERS
Chairman Ogle Announces At
tempt Will Be Made 10
Resume Operations.

/ WASHINGToN. July I--Btgm-
linous coal mine operators were in
I vited by Presl Harding AZ the
White House Monday 90 return 20
your mine property and resume OF
erations. after they had replied
favorably 20 the tender of arbtra-
/ ton for settling the national cosl
strike with a collective offer 20 pun
| their properties and their services
at the disposal ~ the government IN
this crisis.
Speaking as chairman OF the
group OF operators after the White
/ House conference. Alfred 81 Oge.
chairman OF the general operators
! group, said the employers would
make the attempt TO resume opera
tons
Meanwhile the miners director
! ate. through an adjournment sine
I die OF its controlling policy com
mittee made certain its refusal OF
the government proposals and
many of lis members Immediately
left Washington The bitumInous op-
orators We're likewise not a unit in
accepting the governments propos-
/ ais but il was said that a large ma
Ijority. hy unqualified acceptance.
/ had given occasion for the belief
that the agreement would later be
Unanimous
May Provide Troops.
There We're no limitations in on
cial circles that all the implications
/ of the decision TO ask that mines be
opened had fully been considered
by the government and that there
was a possibility that the protection
! of troops, and the American rag
would be furnished IN districts
land sufficient safeguards were not
1 provided Employers generally
| held the view that some coal pro
duction would result In union fields
in Pennsylvania and Ohio, n no
where else. even though executives
lofthe non-union mines south OF the
Ohio river reported Monday that
output was being cut or sharply
through lack OF transportation. due
TO the railroad strike.
A day and a night OF almost con-
| tinuous sessions did not suffice 20
make the bituminous employers
\ unit for acceptance Of the detailed
/ Arbitration proposals OF the govern
ment. even though anthracite opera
tons last week had given quick &C
lceptance. on final vote. general
letter. accepting the principle q ar
] bitratiOn and making the tender OF
mines and services. was agreed upon
and presented 20 the president
White House Statement.
/ A delegation consisting Of IS op-
/ orators took the message 20 the
/ White House and after their visit a
statement explaining the procedure
was given out as well az the text of
( the presidents response.
/ The White House statement,
which preceded a transcript Of the
presidents remarkable statement 90
the operators follows
AT 5 O'Clock this afternoon the
coal operators made an extended
verbal and written report 10 the
president All Of them subscribed
broadly 10 the proposals 10 arbi-
trate
The majority Of the districts rep
resented In the conference accepted
( the presidents proposal unconditicn-
ally.
A minority Of the districts Joined
. i'm the conference in subscribing 20
the general principles ~ aro.tra-
ton and collective barga ming.
Harding's Response.
/ P~es't Harding's statement 10 the
I operators was a. follows
/ Gentlemen. have your deci-
sion 7 would not be frank if I did
not confess a disappointment ~ your
! lack of unanimity To the large ma