The Topeka state journal., 1922-02-01
TO MAKE PACT
Miners Union Would Become
Ally of Railroad Workers.
Unite to Fight Wage Cut, Is
Lewis Plan.
BIG LABOR WAR LOOMS
Invitations Sent to Sixteen
Major Organizations.
No Date or Place for Farley Set
by Z. NJ. A. Chief.
Big LABOR WAR LOOMS

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 1.-The
United Mine Workers of America are
willing unreservedly to pool their in
terests with the railroad organizations
and stand with them in resistance to
the proposed attacks upon their wage
schedules, ]. L. Lewis, international
president of the miners, declared in
statement today.
The statement was made along with
the announcement that invitations to
participate in a meeting with the
miners had been sent to officers of
the sixteen major organizations of
railroad workers.
Big Battle Looms.
The invitation for an economic al
lance of the two most powerful union
organizations of the country comes at
a time when, it is admitted a fight
looms over miners wages which may
tie up coal production in both the
bituminous and anthracite fields and
when the wage question is sharply to
the fore in the railroads organizations.
THE railroad workers have been
compelled to accept inequitable wage
reductions and propaganda is now be-
ing conducted on gigantic scale de-
signed to enforce further unwarranted
wage cuts upon them" said a state
ment issued today by John L. Lewis.
president of the United Mine Workers,
in connection with the transmission of
| the invitations to heads of sixteen rail-
road unions.
No Date for Parley Set.
1T is likewise apparent that certain
interests are seeking wage reductions
in the coal mining industry. In order
| to cope with this situation and sue
cessfully combat this frenzied hysteria,
| the mine workers are willing to unre-
| tservedly pool their interests with the
re r1iY Gfo h
them in resistance to the proposed at
tacl1s upon their wage schedules"
No date or place was suggested for
| holding the congress. The invitations
sent included the following railroad
union leaders: z. J. Manion, president
of the Order of Railroad TeIegraphers,
St. Louis; ]. A. Franklin. president
! of the Internatio Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, and
| Helpers of America, Kansas City,
Kan; NJ F. Ryan, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen OF
America, Kansas City, Mo.
Track Workers Accept.
Detroit, Feb. 1.-E. F. Cradle. pres
ident of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way employees and
railway shop laborers will attend the
proposed meeting of miners and rail-
road workers union officials and is 'In
| hearty accord with the plan as pro-
posed by John L. Lewis. international
| president of the Miners it was stated
at his office today.
Brotherhood Get No Invitation.
| Cleveland, Feb. Warren S.
| Stone, president of the Brotherhood
| of Locomotive Engineers, and W. G..
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
Trainmen, said today they had re-
| ceived no invitation from John L.
| Lewis, International president of the
miners, to meet with the miners in re-
! sisting proposed wage attacks w S.
| Carter. president of the Brotherhood
| of Firemen and Enginmen, was out
| of the city,
BOiIermakers Silent.
Kansas City, Feb. ii. A Frank
! lin, president of the international
Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Iron
| Ship Builders and Helpers of America,
| said today that he had received no
! invitation from Mr.. Lewis.
VIII Discuss Plan.
| Washington, Feb. 1.-The plan of
| the United Mine Workers of America
to effect an agreement with the rail
road unions to resist threatened
! wage reductions probably will be dis
/ cussed by the board of directors by
| the International Association of Ma
! chinists in a meeting here today
| William H. Johnston, president of the
| association, informed the Internation-
al News Service after reading an In
| dianapolis dispatch announcing the
| forwarding of the invitation. The ma
/ chinists, Johnston said. have not re-
ceived the invitation of the miners.
Telcgraphcr Chief Favorable.
st. Louis. Feb. 1-E. J. Manion,
president of the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers, told the Associated
/ press he favored such a conference as
proposed by John L. Lewis. president
/ of the miners. He said he received
Mr.. Lewis's invitation today.