The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-15
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COAL FIELDS
UNDER PROPOSAL /! ] |. L
General Policy Commit of
Miners Certain TO Turn
Down Arbitrat atiot q.
LEWIS sU. 2 Q Ted
Vote Expected d Before Night
, to Determine Action
Of the Union.
LEWIS S5U OIRsTsED|HI'
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WASHINGTON Jul yst 15:--S--GBy2
The Associated Press. NE
of the general policy committeeaots
the: miners union, WI tha bodYsn3eH
ing full power to- decide sf0rsaslE asEs all@otN oN
the coal work kers now nsstrtkessin1s
the Bituminous fields and dson@Works
suspension in the anthracite fields
held a two hour session today dursS
ing which John L4.f Lewis Spreside
that President Hardingss arhida5
ton proposal for strike settlements
be unqualifiediy rejected !s;
The discussio viii cls began;
am ong the 150 odd gsubord dfnate#oIsS
ficiaIs Of the miners, union had
barely gotten und derS way hensaas
noon recess was taken. Thesffrs
speeches made by committe eSmems
bers were said to aYe1supportsds
Mr.. Lewis position In generals
Participants in the ameeting8expectss
ed a vote before nigh tstoS determine:
finally the unions position.
Determination to recommenda
refusal Of the offer was und derstoods
today to have been cached by
John T.. Lewis and Wi I1iamTG Cream
both internationaIaoffi fficers. Sasss the
result of a final sconferencaShe1dhby hby;
lthe Sunionoffisi Gals sIatessYestsrdaE;
witch Presid lent HardInggandsss ssecres;
,tarya Davis.
The determin ions of nattonaE
officers Of fsthesuniontosrec
a refusal i Of the aEbft AtIona aofters
is understood to have SbesnSreachsn
because they satisfied that
government cannot orswi1l lanots Tor:
see operators now sproducingNc Coal
in the semtunionized fields Of
West Virginia and 81 @Pelnsylvanfaa
ton state and sMingoa Count Vest
Virginia, to com nderthaEe EedicS
of the. proposed fedora sSwagsams
ing body.
Yle meeting vas hind closed
doors and the miners sreprese
tives were notably serious asgthey!
went into the 8sessi on #andSa they
came out.
James Lord vice presid Tent of!
the mining section of the Ameri-s
can Federal on OF of8Labor,ssand#a
considerable enumberao fsunionmofs
ficials who are not.members8o Of
tn policy yScomni tteess atFwiths that
organization The presfd entss arr
sbitratton proposals. sweTesreadsSands
Mr.. Lewis for the offt-l
cials recounted the history The
recent conferences and meetings.
which have been held WI the
governmento officials and thsSemzs
ploying operat tors. S'ssSssSs3
Presid ents Lewis then explained
his reason for forFrecommendingres
lection OF the presid ent'sS arbitra5
tion offer. These insgeneral inS
volved the uni on.s obi lection to3
accepting the arbitra ationspToposab
unless the governments would ass
sure that all lsoperatorsyi infthes mar
TALLY unionized fields and
some Of the former non-IiI1tpI
fields whose operate the strtks|
has Interrupted would bnaif
their wage scales to the art,lfE
tion along wit tn theEoperatol
union field not cIosedsd
Mr. Lewis SwasSal aunders4o
to have recommendedt the
union refuse sestossubmit any
working 5cond ttipns establ ltshsd
unde former contractsS tilss
operators and snoMsp tested
includes the check
scollecting9due fLozas
the semplo payrot