South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-08
NATIONAL COAL
WAGE PLAN MAY
RESULT AT MEET
Conference of Coal Operators
Will Be Held at Cleve-
land Wednesday.
PEACE HOPE BRICHTENS
Plan Provides for Resumption
of Work Under Wage Scale
Before Strike Began.

CLEVELAND. o.. Aug 7-CBy A..
PJ-seuIement Of the nati3n-wide
sorr coal strike under a 6oGmte plan
. trst may result in the making OF
J ago agreements on substantially a
national basis VIII be- presented al "a
conference here "Wednesday Of the
coal operators who are expected TO
come from all parts of the country.
with officials of the union miners.
In the main. the plan provides for
resumption Of coal production by
union miners under the wage scales
that existed when the strike began
D. st April L. and for the appointment
Of an advisory commission of in
quiry within the coal industry the
personnel Of the commission TO be
approved by PRIEST Harding.
Existence of the plan. which has
been approved by some operators
scattered over thu country became
known here Monday when union Of
hcIals and operators. controlling
about one third OF the output of the
central competitive fields met both
separately and Jointly was of taking
action toward breaking the coal
strike The joint conference here
Monday adjourned until p. n,
Wednesday, by which time it was
announced officially that it was eX-
pccted that other substantial inter-
ests' would join IN the meeting.
The plan which was understood
20 have the approval OF John l..
Lewis president Of the miners. and
Alfred NJ. OgleC president of the
National Coal association. may be
presented TO Indiana and Illinois
operators Tuesday. their meetings
10 be held i'm Indianapolis and Chi
cagO for the purpose OF deciding
" no viii join the conference here.
Confidence was expressed here Mon
klay night by operators and miners
THAI the Indiana and Illinois opera
tors would join the conference We'd
nesday. and il was added that opera
tors were expected from several dis
trlcts outside the central fields in
Guiding West Virginia Iowa. Missouri
wyoming and some southwestern
states
issue Statement.
When the first session of the
Joint conference of the miners and
operators ended here Monday, a
statement was issued by Mr.. Lewis
and Michael Gallagher, president OF
the Plttsburg Vein operator as
ISOLATION Of Ohio as follows.
1T was agreed that the conference
after being organized should recess
10 three p. IN. Wednesday August
o. This action was taken in the be-
lief that other substantial interests
would announce their participation
iva the conference by that time"
In issuing the statement. Mr.. Lew
is and Mr.. Gallagher refused 20 de-
fne whether the substantial inter-
ests" were entirely within the cent
raj field Indications, however, were
that they expected a majority OF the
operators of the central field and
also those from several other states.
Some operators a. the conference
said practically all operators. ex-
eel ting those in western Pennsy-
lVauia ana southern Ohio. would ar
rive here Wednesday They also
said some operators would come
from Pennsylvania and southern
ohio.
l. Mr.. Lewis who refused 20 afirm
j. deny the plan for settlement TO be
placed before the conference on
Wednesday. declared that ne was "ot
tho opinion that this week will see
the end OF the h!tuminous coal con-
troversy" as soon as this - accomp-
lished. the union officials are expect
ef 20 ask the anthracite operators
10 renew negotiations ON wage
scale that were broken off in June
after continuing several weeks In
calling the conference to order to-
dan. Mr.. Lewis did not refer 20 it as
a meeting or the operators from the