The New York herald., 1922-07-04
S.CONTEMPLATES
SEEING COAL Mines
Offers Plans to End Strike, but
Insists Deadlock Must
Be Broken.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
Hoover and Davis, Failing to
Get Action, Await Return
Of President.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
peciar Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD.

/ Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., July 3.
Deadlocked apparently beyond the
possibility of compromise, Secretary
! Of Commerce = over and Secretary of
I Labor Davis to-day obtained an ad-
! journment OF the conference between
! the representatives of the coal miners
and OF coal operators In the bitumi-
nous branch of the industry until
Monday, July 10.
The reason for this adjournment
was that the conference was about to
break up with the acknowledgment
that 1t was impossible for the warring
employers and employees to get to-
gether.
Tentative suggestions of the Gov
ernment toward a plan for settlement
were made at the meeting held this
morning, but neither faction was will
ing to accept.
1t was the belief OF Secretaries Hoover
and Davis. who represent Jointly the
Administration and the public in the
conference, that II the delegates got
time to go home and think It over a
few days they would be likely to~a agree
on the Government plan.
The Administration forces stand by
the suggestions MADE by President Har-
ding In his opening address to the con-
ference. 1t is the belief of the Admin
uyn~ hatr
ployers and employees affecting the pup-
lie needs the public interest must be
considered. In the event of failure to
get together on the part of the warning
factions the Government must inter-
vene.
Problems to Confront Him.
President Harding is expected home
late in the week. He will find the coal
strike deadlocked and the railroad shop
mems strike probably not settled.
Spokesman for the President say his
mind Is made up. He is said to believe
the public necessity is so great that II
must force a compromise.
The first suggestion from the Gov
ernment, II Is expected, will be a Fed
eral commission which will arbitrate
the differences between operators and
miners. The Government will represent
that differences between employers and
employees involve values which can be
settled best by disinterested organ
ization. The Government will present
two or more plans for organizing an
arbitral committee. all the time insist
ing that the deadlock must be broken.
The plans OF the Government are kept
httf k..
the subtle threat In President Hsrding's
address TO miners and operators. Gov
eminent seizure OF some of the leading
mines and their operation under Cow
ernment auspices so that the public will
not freeze this winter Is in prospect.
Conference IL Heated.
The conference this morning was
heated and suggested no possible COM
premise The miners. headed by Presi-
dent Lewis OF the United Mine Workers,
insisted that the wage scale should be
predicated upon a national basis. The
operators through their spokesman, A.
NJ. Ogle. were equally inslstent that the
wage scales be worked out on district
bases
The silence which has prevented the
public from knowing just what arrange
ments are being made for settling the
strike was defended and explained by
Mr.. Hoover.
THE reason for secret sessions is very |
simple he said when difficult prob
lens come up for discussion there is al
weys n tendency Of men on both sides In |
speaking to the press to enter upon /
subjects not pertinent TO the question az I
ssue. Having registered themselves be- !
fore the country there is then a trebled |
difficulty IN obtaining meeting OF |
minds essential to q compromise.
There is nothing in these sessions |
HAT the public cannot know eventually. |
but this is purely a process OF getting I
.he groups together and is not a question \
of seerecv The possi'1.l.ty of getting a
is destroyed 10 both sides
ire Toir~ ~ make s7eeches for the pub