The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-12
P|RODUCE..R';SZ'A|||l|.|.L|||l||! /. J n !
Reject OF;EE!!R0||!' [ ] ! /! /
HARDING
Tentative Adoption 5o'f5 i! Noy''el1ssG
Der, 1917, Scale \ j VIII Y, ZE:' Be-
Suggested u n Il EN- a.
TO GRANT CHE OFF

Operators Said TO Be- lJnlt iilsI
Opposition to P7'resi- 3. @
dents Prop a.
wAsHINGTo ON, SD. g; July JIuy :2s;S$l 2zs
Especial to West Virg ginialn: soaHs
operators are a unit against PTesisss
dent Harding,s prop sals3sto #sett1tlIsss
the coal strike it vas leaned rsr 1[3 SheraS
today.
1t is reported that the coal @openI
ators, who will meet again atSthsaas
Washingt Hotel shere8o y nada9sS
night, have count aSs3 ss
make to President Hardin hicn
will probably suggest the ado ptiolnssg
OF tho Noyemb ber,s1 z ,Hscalesa
basis OF settlement sissrepo
ed here to be- someWha tghesSs
than that adopted 4 by the SMonons@
gahela Coal Association WhicnS8hs1as
its headquarters 81 atEss EssMorganaffso,sWs1ln1.s
w. Va, and somewha tsins A saAdYannSsa$s a
Of the scale OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
affiliated with the Northern Vest
Virrinia r. coal Operator s AssociaS
tion. based on ionss WhlEHH
the operators Of NorthernSNest WdEsSssI
ginia declare IT. is snecessarygt OBJ
tain in orde that they conssss
tinue in business.
IN the tentative counte1-proposalSs
Of the coal op tors to- PresidanfSS
Harding, tits believed that alss III
be clearly shown$tha att esadopt pt1pt1SsSS
Of the chief executive ''sSproposition
would means-a% compfete%s
Ito the United SssS MfneSs WorkersHotss
America and . forever put the coal
Industry in the control ofssthfs
l.nopoly of8mine labor C issSWo1ildaE
mean IN the future theSt Stotal&d domisss
nation Of the Unit ed NJ ine8yVorr:kl orr:kl
ers Of Am erica IN II al sn1iningsTsT
gions Of the United States hss sdssS
claim ed.
Operators II assemb1e ed in gsns
eral conference among thsmselgeas
have round1 ticized ths rasi8s|
dent on the propositio on8as sEsI bmtt
ted. This criticism came from aalsa
coal fields, but the most icss5s
came from the mine goWnersao
! ION union fields whf ch have #spents
j millions to keep their fleIdsS Ionl
being organized and n doMinatedsby
the United Mine WorkeTssofSA AneEs
| lea These #operatorsSgd decIaretIsI Ell
unison that should SPresid dentsf1
ting's plan be adopted the miners
who are paid lower #WagasainS thes
non-union fields would 1dHtn1mediate
ily# strike for an ncEeaseHcom
surate with tn at Of benin n
the unionized AZ ield So resultS
would be afrestric daaproductions
coal tonnage nsteads OF sa
creased |produc ion, ,s,wh1c chs stheEPrss
ident seeks by. settling the eSstEika
| in union field {. ~.
1t is apparert#that#t thesoperatora
| will again suggest the distrtct
agreement as the basis @ofSsettIas
ment. The discontinnanceof# f#theSE
! {check-off will robabIysbs@e @e1imfnat
ed. from the countersproposala
this is saHquestionu uponsWnich
ators in the same eEunionizedgfia1 ia1dH
cannot agree. O curse e4couns8l
tier p1 oposal Is subj bject%to changss
but the high points ntssenumeratad ss
herein will #prob obably Cont fhsss
|front
That the operators arsSnotli
tion and intricate os1tionsi Yhicf
the coal industrysisSp acedS dSbys Tes
Iident Harding, proposals SELF
evid lent by the easseXera ripsst a
a. M:E EOg1es TerTes Haute Ind
preside emf sofs theFN ationa1 Gpal
lsociatio n,smadestoSt the yhHe Ipnse;
on Tuesday, confer Wtth rssis
dent Harding. SsS
Many f&theXcoal operatorssl
Washingtonss1astsS Snig fpr itt8s
Eburgh @to%attendS SaSsession otHthsssS
National%C Coal al#AssociaEon whsEeA
matters will agaIn eSgonss oyer
thorough PRESENT tatf0ntoSs
/ the Presid ent
Various #assocIationE presidsnts
I1eft hington2Sd Turing the%past
ttwelve hoursssfo forsst heirs HON tD%
fconsuIt til eir associationsapd
ihave them act onss the esSproposed
lreply to- the aPresid lent fteIas9
tseries OF Injecting ngsEaresheIdgatf
various head dQuaTterssof scoa1ass
sociationssandSd directoTssofS
local #companiesSco consul tied the
tsociationk represen ntatiYesssWtllsS lsSTess
fturnSt nStotWashfngtonSf NssssteM5S
lat Hotel WashingtonaEat @oscIoc
iSunday evening tssissxRsctss1
!thats the Observation-Disclosures
I;rpesented to- Prestd dea ats agd511ss
ION Mond az.
a1eopsnatorg lne ,Nga1aslH Assosiatioa SOFA
Monongahel Ella Goa Assnss
ciationSS have Nrepresenta
tha Goa oaIoperators, SconteEaHssss
Ebut they'd dSnotsp ctpata
lconference with hesPTssident
lThes sNew5sRtver and othars Vest
lvirEinia4 deldsa osLepre#
Esentad at the OPERATOR cpnierS
lsSssl lContinued on PagssEs Estghtas