The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-27
CONFERENCE
INFEW DAYS,
LEWIS SAYS
Indiana Operators Willing
Fszrington Cancels
Convention.
BULLETIN.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 27-
Governor Warren T. McCray In
statement addressed to the
public announced this after.
neon that III the strike Is mot
determined within five days
from this date, WIN take over
one or more mines and sup.
ply the peop:e Of Indiana with
fuel"
Philadelphia, Pa, July H.
John l.. Lewis, president Of the
miners union, said here this after
noon that he had "every reason to
believe that an interstate Joint con-
ference of the Central Competitive
Fields will be arranged within a
few days."
Mr.. Lewis dictated the following
statement to newspaper men:
Lewis Statement.
TT is undoubtedly true that
to all purposes and effect the
mine workers have won their
present strike, and it is almost
universally recognized in in
dustrial and financial circles
throughout the country that no
wage reductions can be applied
to the mining industry.
1T only remains for an inter-
state joint conference to be
convened in order to permit of
the immediate negotiation of .
new wage agreement. This is
the only way by which q settle
ment can be made. There will
be no district or separate set
Elements.
| Il have every reaapn to b.
Ieve that an interstate joint
conference OF the central COM
petitive fields will be arranged
within . few days Such an
arrangement will permit re-
sumption of mining, a relief to
embarrassed industries and q
suffering public"
Indianapolis, Ind, July 27.-In-
diana operators would meet with
miners representatives in q four
state conference if operators Of the
other states in the Central Com
petitive Field would enter the con-
ference, Governor McCray Of In
diana, said in a message today 70
John Hessler, president of District
No. IL, United Mine Workers OF
America.
Chicago, July 27.-Illinois opera
tors will not enter into joint IN
terstate wage conference to settle
the coal strike, it was declared to-
day by DR.. F. c. Honnold, secretary
OF the Illinois Coal Operators es-
sociation.
Blames Newspapers
St Louis. Mo-, July 27.-(By e.,
Associated Press.)-P resid ent
Frank Harrington OF the Illinois
miners today rescinded his call for
state miners convention at Peo-
ria, on Aug. 3. He said this action
was taken because Of what he
termed premature newspaper an
nouncements of the convention"
In statement issued this morn
ing, Mr.. harrington said that state
ments made to the Associated Press
by members of his executive board
had created a false impression as
to his plans.
At the same time President Far
rington telegraphed acting Gov
ernor Fred f. Sterling that he de-
clined to enter into the plan for a
settlement outlined by Mr.. Sterl-
ing yesterday in a telegram to the
miners president.
Refuses Sterling O4G.
Mr.. Farrington's telegram said:
Acknowledging receipt of your
telegram Of yesterday, l advise that
the plan suggested for settlement
OF the miners strike is impracti-
cable and hardly possible to be
fruitful of any results. Therefore
must decline to enter into the
plan suggested in your telegram.
Mr.. Sterling had suggested the
immediate resumption of work by
the miners at the old scale Of wages
with arbitration to establish a per-
manent agreement
| In the statement on the convsn-
ton, Mr.. Harrington said plans for
1t have been abandoned indefinitely.