The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-01
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OPERATORS And
Miners D CALLED ! |. |:
sId ents .eWisS Sends Invita-
tIolsto oducers of
our States.
lpBEsHIE {: D MONDAY Y I |:
gnIinerss Chief Declares Re-
sPonsib iIity Rests on
Those no Refuse.
no BE HELD MONDAY

bility Rests on
Hose 10 Refuse.
PHIEADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-(By
Tine Assoctated Press. "A Joint
agsaconference of operators and
rtnerss the Central Competitive
bittmfno ns 81 e1ds. to- be held in
leland next ~ onday for the
81 negotiatin basic
4 agTasment designed to terminate
ssths present coal strike, was called
IStoday#b Ohm I.f Lewis, inter
atfona1 pTesident OF the United
ssNansss Norkers.sFsS5s
SPEesidentssLe Lewis also summoned
Observation-Disclosures committee Of the
meet in Cleveland at the
same time for the purpose of act
Efngspromptlyup Developments as
they maysoccur! fnEthe, joint wage
&confarence. sAll men will remain
o1as trfke suntils la d efinite agreement
Eissrsache ss 5s.s8 y; u. III
The following telegram was sent
sto the operating interests In the
General Comp tftiveS Field, which
Pennsylvania.
#0hip, Indian and Illinois:
behalf or the United Mine
SWoEkerssso Of sAmerica,I am, here
inviting he coal operators OF
5thsG Central Competitive Field to
msetsins Joint nterstate conference
Observation-Disclosures. Cleveland.
80Moaa o'clock, fond ay, August
7sEa922,,sfors the gpurpos Of negotiat-
aSbasicaw engagement design
edstosterminatet heap present suspen-
Ssionsins the mining industry. ex-
rsssEhopeythatathes interests repre-
sssnted& yous will find it possible
sEtosfake part IN the joint negot1a-
signed S St HN u. LEWIS,
sInfernationaEP residen U. M. w.
lewis also issued the follow
ngstatement
OF the Central COMPETE
8ttYs Field NM Cleveland on August
tuated ~ by the highest
cpnsfd of publ welfare
1.-The imp cling necessity for an
early adjudf cation Of the Issues In.
YoIved SinSth bituminous and an
ssthTac.te8 Goa fields
This strike, unparalleled in it's
gnitude now In Its Seighteent
eeksSand Il consti tutes an interna-
Stiona1ssc onvulsions which menaces
Ethe and social fabric OF
onrsnationssss* & - The strike is ex-
acting penaIties from every citf-
zsnEofsourS land and is c1ogging the
Schannelss Of commerce and disturb
realms of credit through
ont theAciyi 1ized world. It's effect
Scontinu to- be- felt long after
III
Sfallsheaviest upon those least able
consider ion. OF these facts
notwithstanding the powerful
pos1IonS q advantage now enjoyed
miners workers, we have re-
Esplyed toSagains attempt to assem-
sbIe TN circumference where reason
VNesfeels that the American pub.
slicsSWi1 Sup port our offer to meet
conference table and will
sencourageMth corporate interests
sdnyoIYed# to- have til cir representa-
he making of a basic settle
smsntssl the Central Competitive
Field permit of an 1mm ediate
of all of the outlying
Unanimous coal districts and should
sment# the anthrac cite coal fields
sasSWe1I
Those who block the success OF
ssuchsa Conf bysrefusal to par
Sf1stpateashould L, therefore, be made
bearful lfsresponsibility for the
continuing situation.
Ss5sStfS1SEexpectedA the. makeup OF the
viii follow as nearly AS
ppgsibIe those OF other years. The
SMdnsrsswi obably be represent
bYseightmensfrom each OF the
ouEsasstatess he representation of
hsSoreTators will depend upon the
snnn1b thatsr RESPONDS to the call.
ltsS bass been rep atedly stated by
LEADERS 1.-THE union that confer
eneeswonlds beg called as soon as as.
ssItrancessW were had that sufficient
tonnagesWcuId be- represented to
makespossib lesa basic agree
Nothing could be learned as
hesamountg OF tonnage pleuged
osattenGdsthe smeedng.s2