The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-19
KIAvANAUGH
HOPES FOR
AGREEMENT
Arbitration Is Chief OBJ
stacle to Settle
ment.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press operators
and miners held . joint session to-
day in first actual efforts to nego-
tiate a wage scale since the strike
last April l. and although two dia-
metrically opposed positions on the
subject of arbitration were devel-
oped. the proposals Of both sides
were submitted to subcommittee
of six members. The sub-commit-
tee in strenuous effort to find
means of composition of the arbi-
tration obstacles will hold sessions
this afternoon and again on Sun
day.
Chicago, Aug. 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. First actual nego-
tiation towards a wage agreement
between Illinois coal operators and
miners was started here today at a
joint meeting Of representatives Of
both sides. The miners were to
present the recent Cleveland agree
ment for consideration and the op,
orators were expected to make
reply. IT
Both Sides Laconlo
The most optimistic utterance on
either side today came from w. X.
Kavanaugh, head of the Fifth and
Ninth District Operators associa-
ton.
I'VE are going into this confer
ence with an open mind in the hope
of reaching an agreement" he
said.
Frank Harrington, president Of
the Illinois Miners, was almost
equally brief.
THE only thing we have to stand
on is this Cleveland agreement
which will be presented today" he
said. I'VE will have to start with
that and go on and see where we
| get to-"
/ Predicts Weeks Session.
Before entering the conference
Mr.. harrington said the negotia-
tions probably would last another
week." and it was indicated thnt
after the joint session today both
sides again would go into separate
conferences to consider statements
and proposals made at the joint
session.
Both Rice Miller, president OF THE
Illinois Coal Operators association.
and Frank Harrington, president of
the Illinois Miners, after the joint
session announced that they real
lied the public stress in the situA-
ton, and that both sides we're anx-
ious to get the mines open on the
old wage scale. They issued a
statement as follows:
Issue Joint Statement
''The miners presented proposal
in accordance with the Cleveland
agreement.
"The operators reiterated their
former statements regarding set
tlement agreeing to pay the old
scale of wages until April 1, 1923.
| and insisting that an arbitration
board be appointed to settle all
matters in dispute
1.-The proposals were submitted
to a subcommittee Of the scale
committees, which will 90 into ses-
sion at 2 p. m"
Sub Committee Meets.
The joint sessions adjourned sub
;ect to call Of the subcommittee,
and it was generally believed that
no joint meeting would be called
before next Wednesday. In the
meantime the subcommittee will
consider the proposals from both
sides in an effort to frame recon-
mendations to the Joint session
next week.
/ The subcommittee Is composed
Of Rice Miller, president Of the I'LL
nois Coal Operators association: !:
w. X. Kavanaugh, president. Of the
Fifth and Ninth District Operators
association; H. C. Adams, president
Of the Central Illinois Operators
association; Frank Harrington,
president Of the Illinois miners
Harry Fishwick, vice president OF
the miners, and Walter Nesbit, sec
retary of the miners.