New-York tribune., 1922-08-04
a States to Act
lie Lewis Fails to
Begin Digging,
Outcome of Conference of
Operators and Miners Is
Awaited by the Official
Gathering al indianapolis
Peace Prospects Good
Members of Pittsburgh Vein
Assn. to Move 1ndepend-
emily on Wage Agreements
spocial Dispatch 10 Thc Tribune

INDIANAP OILS. Aug. 3.--Hope of
expediting the production Of coal while
plans are afoot for getting the strik-
ing miners and operators together in
conference centered here to-day in a
conference of representatives of the
states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
Kentucky. After brief session with
Governor McCray it was decided that
If the meeting of miners and operators
in Cleveland next Monday. called by
John l.. Lewis, of the United Mine
of workers back to the pits the Gov
ernors of all producing states
would be called together in an effort
to bring about peace.
The prospects of q decision at the
Cleveland conference were greatly i'm
proved by the decision of the Pitts
burgh Vein Operators Association to
meet the miners and try to work out
new wage agreement with them
This means that 80 per cent of Ohio
coal operators will meet the union
officials.
Ford to Haul Coal
Operators of northern West Virginia
have also announced their decision 10
90 to the Cleveland conference, and it
was reported from Pittsburgh that
many operators who are members Of
the Pittsburgh Coal Producers Asso-
citation would withdraw from that body
because of it's refusal to meet the
to the Cleveland meeting. Philip
Murray, vice president Of the United
Mine Workers, predicted that the Cleve-
land meeting would be successful in
reaching all agreement to reopen the
LituminOus mines
In Michigan officials of the Ford
Motor Company announced that the
Detroit, Toledo Ironton Railroad
which is owned by Ford, would begin
Immediately hauling coal from the non
union coal fields to relieve the fuel
shortage in Michigan. The Ford plants,
as we'll as other automobile factories,
have only fourteen days supply of
coal on hand.
Industries Assured Fuel
The opening of the two Rowland
Power mines in the Staunton field,
where two battalions of the Indiana
National Guard were sent yesterday,
merely is first step toward providing
coal for essential industries during the
strike, said Governor McCray day.
down to working basis at the Clay
County mines and take no further &C
tion until after the results OF the
Cleveland conference became apparent.
He said if the conference resulted in
resumption of regular mining in In
diana, the state control emergency
would have passed, and no further
action except troop withdrawal would
be necessary. He added that if the
conference failed, state, control would
be extended to other Indiana mines
r@o4 a
extensive enough to meet as much of
the emergency needs as possible.
The production of the two mines
now under state control is given as
about $4,000 tons month. An In
dianapolis operator Of strip mines, who
is familiar with the properties, believes
the mines will produce 10000 or 10000
tons month.
Major General Robert H. Tyndall, in
command of the guardsmen at Staun-
ton, reported to the Governor through
Harry B. Smith, Adjutant General, that
actual mining in the Staunton field
probably would begin tomorrow with
the return to the mine OF George C.
Rowland.
Union Attorney Sees Harding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Efforts to
bring government influence to bear
upon coal mine operators, who have
been unwilling to attend the central
competitive wage scale joint confer
ence, which John L. Lewis has called,
was understood to have been the pur-
pose of the visit here of Samuel Glas-
gov, general attorney for the union.
Mr. Glasgow had long interview to-
day with President Harding, being ac-
companied to the White House by Sec
retary Hoover. Both refused to dis
cuss the purpose of their visit, how
ever.