The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28

CALLED BY
JOHN LEWIS
state Head Is Summoned
to Philadelphia for
Conference.

Philadelphia, Pa. July a.
frank Harrington, president Of the
Illinois miners, has been summon
d to Philadelphia for conference
With John L. Lewis, international
president Of the United Mine Work.
ers. and will arrive here tomorrow.
His presence will complete the rep
resentation here Of the district
presidents of the central competi-
tive soft coal fields, the others from
Indiana, Ohio, and western Penn
sylvania having been in Philadel-
phia in consultation with Mr.. Lew
is for two days.
President Lewis today reiterated
that he had every reason to believe
an interstate joint conference will
be called within a few days. He
went a little further and said that
powerful influences are at work to
end the soft coal strike.
Operators Pessimistic.
Chicago, July 2S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press Goal operators to-
day were continuing to deny knowl-
edge Of any scheduled peace meet
ing such as mentioned by John L.
Lewis, head Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, and the strike
seemed little nearer q settlement
Mr.. Lewis statement that he had
'every reason to believe that an
interstate Joint conference Of the
central competitive fields will be
arranged within Q few days., was
discounted by officials Of the Ma
tional Coal association at Wash
ington. They said that the deci-
sion had been reached to make no
move in the central field.
An early agreement in Illinois
was said. to be q dead issue" fol-
lowing adjournment Of the miners
state executive hoard At St Louis.
Illinois operators again refused to
4 enter into any sectional or national
wage conference.
Governors Back Hoover.
Meanwhile Secretary Hoover was
receiving assurance from the gov
srnors Of various states that the
federal government would receive
every aid from them in preventing
retail profiteering in coal during
the strike emergency. Governor
Shoup Of Colorado indicated that he
would today add his assurance to
that of the governors Of Iowa, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota
and Kansas already received by the
secretary Of commerce.
Governor Morrison of North Car
olina, however, declared that the
federal government is engaged in q
steady encroachment on the rights
Of the states, In an address before
The convention Of the State Press
association.
1t was expected that the presi.
dents coal committee. which has
been working to perfect an organ
isation to carry out the coal con.
troll program. would be ready tc
function by the first of next week
The name Of the fifth member o.
'he committee was expected to b
announced today.
Priority Plan Working.
More than half Of the state rail
Apad and public utilities commits
dons have assured Commissions
Atchison of the interstate com
merce commission and represent
Ing that body ON the president
coal committee, of their coopera
ton in carrying out the priorit!
orders.
7 At St Paul. 1t was asserted tina
coal was being shipped from Du
!uth. Mimi, to points in Illinois
Ihe interstate commerce commits
mon will be asked to place an EN-
p largo on such shipments II it j
found that they are actually beinl
made, Ivan Bowen. field admins
GatOr said.
A Muskogee, Okla. contract
vA mines supplying coal to pub
ne Utilities and institutions. can
edisd by the United Mine Work
- we're renewed, John Wilkinson
uesict president Of the miners
Oklahona Mines Work.
The agreement provided that tn
?ecaaed mines resume operation
Mn the distinct understandin
@a coal shipped to hospitals, pow
plants and public Institution
vi not be confscated by the road.
The order affects four or Nv
nlnes In Oklahoma and one In Al
nnsas producing 1900 tons Of Goa
Violence increased In connectio
sa the coal strike in Kentuck,
s& Virginia and Pennsylvani,
= points being affected.
4 clash between state troops an
'ks sympathixers was thought I
possibility in the Middlebor'
~, mining district Twenty-dv
atry men and three oflcer
sss on their way to the Yello'
sek mines, where strike symps
s!s we're reported to have flre
miners going to work, and strih
ae1 here said the troops acri1
p the mines trouble WAS .
~ certain.
eops were sent to Claxksvfll
"a, where mine operators ha
- additional protection.
gA o0te guardsmen were sent
1l mines IN the vicinity ,
.efs. Pa. q rsqsest Of o.