Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-01
PRESIDENT WARNS
OPERATORS, MINERS
TO END COAL STRIKE
lntirnates Clearly That Us S.
VIII Act Unless Agreement Is
Reached Promptly.
DkUGHERTY so THREATENS
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Washington. July i--President
Harding In convening the conference
OF btuminous and anthracite coal op-
orators and United Mine Workers Of
ficials at the White House today 10 de-
wise means OF negotiating n settlement
OF the nation wide coal strike advised
both parties 10 arrive with measirab BILE
promptness at an undertaking FOR
your mutual good and the country's
common good"
President Harding opened the con-
ference In Legislative sessiun with an
address To the two parties speaking
only about ten minutes. The confer
encc then was adjourned 10 n meeting
room In tho interior department and
there continued in executive session.
A. NJ. Ogle. president OF the National
Conl Associa ton. which Ia representa-
tive of tho bltumiuous operators. was
elected chairman. and william Green.
general secretary treasurer Of the
United Mine Workers, was elected
secretary. Secretary Hoover and
Davis accompanied the party into the
Interior Department
There were no signs OF weakening
In the opposing contentious OF coal
miners and coal mine operators as
they gathered. The operators in in
formal discussion appeared n unit in
declaring. no continuation OF Central
Competitive Field wage agreements,
which constitutes the semi-national
contract would be allowed, while Joh n
l.. Lewis. president Of the United
Mine Workers and his district presi-
dents declared themselves inclined to
Insist on this.
The President. In addressing the
gathering. which included about thirty
operators. the Same number approx
mately cf United Mine Workers Off
cials and district presidents and sec
rotaries Hoover. Davis and Fall. de-
clared the present was no time tOr
the militant note Of the radical" End
reminded tho conference that "tolera f.
tion, fairness, tho spirit OF give and
take and finally sense OF the larger
| obligations 10 thu public are essen
| tial 20 success sful conference
Coupled with his appeal and ad
monition the President uttered what
was regarded as a warning when he
said that If tho operators ana miner.
could not settle this matter in q
frank recognition Of the mutuality oi
your Interests then the large publ,
Interest must be asserted in the nam.
OF the people where the common & oC
is the FIRST ana highest concern"
you are admonished TO arrive q
such understanding with measurabl,
promptness among yourselves" IN.
President declared. III the adjust
ment cannot be reached by you alone
the government aid will be availabl,
al your Joint call. We wish Jcu, VIII,
best know the way 10 solution {,
reach IL among yourselves in a man
ner to command the sanction OF Ameri
can public opinion. Failing in that
the servants or the American people
Will be called 70 the task in the nam
OF American safety and for tn
greatest good OF ell the people"
This warning note from the Presi
dent, after he had described the Criti
cal plight facing the nation through
continuation OF the present suspen
sion of work. which today entered tn
fourth month. was accentuated BY IN
statement OF Acknowledgement Daugh
erty, who after comforting with III
President just prior TO the convenin
of the conference said he would nc
Sit in the meeting as the Departner
of Justice would not interest itself I
the matter FOR the present"
AnotheC pointed statement In IN
Presidents address. was:
Labor has the right, capital hs
the right and. above all else. IN
American public has the right 20 /
freed from these recurring anxietie
(strikes) no matter what the cause
are. That freedom must be estat
lished"
With all the participants pledged {
maintain silence during the interim
the conference took a two-hour &C
Journment shortly after noon.
John l.. Lewis. president OF III
United Mine Workers had made
, lengthy address during the session an
Secretary Hoover had interviewed
the deliberations. Mr.. Lewis deman
| Was uhdctbAood W
tion Of the joint wage conference b,
tween miners. union officers and co,
operators in the central field
: Chairman Ogis made some remark
but the attitude Of the operators ha
, not been stated fully before the ten
porary adjournment.
, The list of bituminous operator rel
. resentatives selected TO participatel "
the conference was announced by NJ
Ogle and included: Michael Gallaghe
Pittsburg. Vein Operators Associate
OF Ohio; T. W. Guthrie and Dc
Roke, Pittsburg Coal Operators A
3 sociation: A. r. Pollack. Coal Oper;
tors Association OF Thick Vein FIRE.
4 port Seam OF Pennsylvania, r. '
3 Watkins, General Coal Association
Q Penna and d. NJ. Clark, Associa tiC
n OF Bituminous OF Coal Operators
J, Central Pennsylvania
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