The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-27
MEET AGAIN
TO HEAD OFF
Mine BREAK
But Union Chief and op-
orators Express No
Hope Of Success.

Indianapolis, lLu', 4Aoi III
( With plans complete for the natlon-
wide coal strike on April l, union
leaders here today awaited Develop
ments in their program for COM
plete tie-up of the country's coal IN
dustry through their call to 100000
uon-union miners to join the hall
million workers in the suspension
of work next Friday midnight.
No action, however. was con-
templated to be taken from the un-
ions international headquarters
here today. but district union ohl-
ciaIs. bordering the non-union
fields, were expected to make for
NAL calls forl action on the part OF
the non-union workers. The ma
ture of the activities among the
pon-union workers had been LETT
10 the discretion of the district
leaders, but within each held IL
was understood the union already
had many organizers who had been
enrolled some time ago as non-un-
ion employees.
Chicago, March 27.-HeaGs of the
Illinois Coal Operators ASSOCIATIONS
today accepted the suggestion or
Frank Harrington, president OF the
Illinois miners, for a conference
next Wednesday in Chicago, II. I.
Adams. president of the Central IL
linois Coal Operators association,
announced today.
Previously Mr.. harrington an
nounced in Springfield that he had
telegraphed the operators and sug-
gested March 20 as the date CT "a
Joint meeting, as required in the
state agreement when the eXplra-
lion of the wage contract ap-
proaches.
What negotiations Mr.. Earring
ton may suggest, in view of the
countrywide coal strike called for
April /, Mr.. Adams said he could
not predict.
Well meet him and see what
he has to say Mr.. Adams said.
Springfield, H., March 27.-Act-
ing upon his promise to coal oper-
ators, President Frank Harrington
of the Illinois union miners this
morning wired the presidents OF
three coal operators associations OF
Illinois that he would meet them III
conference at 10 O'Clock Wednesday
morning, in Chicago. When asked
if this conference might result in d
separate wage scale for Illinois
miners, Mr.. Harrington said: Not
at this time, l believe"
The telegram was a follows:
Answering your letter of March
l, and telegram of March 10, which
was signed by you and the presl-
dents of the other operators asso-
Citations in this state, l advise that
the miners members of the Joint ex-
ecutive board are now ready to
confer with the operators members
of the Joint board as required by
the 32nd section of our state agree
ment.
We suggest that the conference
be held at the Auditorium hotel,
Chicago, beginning 10 o'clock in the
morning, Wednesday, March 20.
Please advise promptly if our sug-
gestion as to the place and date OF
conference is satisfactory. to you,
so that | may arrange accordingly.
That the Illinois miners will not
break with the international union
was reiterated by President Far
rington, who declared he had given
notice at the Cleveland conference
last Friday that he would enter
M1LA IhS
Illinois operators.
viii Be Suspension.
Chicago, March photographic
notification by Frank Harrington,
president of the Illinois miners,
that he would meet presidents OF
the operators associations of Illi-
nois for conference in Chicago on
Wednesday had not been received,
SO far as learned this morning.
Such notification, however, had
been expected.
In any event, according to Off
cials of the operators association,
there will be a suspension of work
in Illinois on April 1, the date OF
the nationwide coal strike.
Mr.. Harrington notified US On
March Is that he would confer with
us LATER" DR.. +. C. Honnold, sec
retary OF the Illinois Coal Operat-
ors' association said. $50 we have
been expecting him. We do not yet
know what will be discussed. Ne
gotiations for new wage contract
OF course, would require consider
able time, so there can be little
doubt that the suspension of work
will be effective in Illinois on April
l."
Whatever program the operators
may decide will promptly and
frankly be made public, DR.. Hon
mold Said