Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-09
LEWIS IS CONFIDENT
Of ENDING MINERS
STRIKE LATE TODAY
More Than 90 Per Cent Of Dele
gates to Convention Favor
Agreement With Owners.
SEES MINES OPEN MONDAY

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, Sept. 9.-The
entire morning session OF the anthra-
cite miners convention was taken up
with debate on the question OF ratify
ing the settlement reached by the
scale committee with the operators
las Saturday to end tho long suspen-
sion Several delegates who opposed
the peace pact were willing to abide
by the action OF the convention.
Delegates showed considerable inn
patience and called for vote. but
the international officers insisted that
every body be heard. When the con
vention recessed President John L.
Lewis. had not yet taken tho floor. A
vote on ratification will probably not
come until date today.
In the event the peace pact is ap-
proved the men will return to vote
Monday
Mr.. Lewis stated that as a result of
| careful check up of the delegates. he
was satisfied with the outlook. lie
said that 1882 votes would be cast by
| the $50 delegates who make up the
/ convention and ne predicted that 90
per cent OF this vote would be cast
| for ratification
| Other leaders assert that Mr.. Lewis
| estimate was conservative. SO con-
| ndent are the leaders that 81 was re-
ported late last night that arrange
ments have been made for n meeting
of the Joint scale committee OF the
miners and operators tonight either in
| Wilkes Barre or Scranton for the pur-
pose OF signing the new scales, clear
| Ing the way for the resumption Of
| work on Monday morning.
At the opening OF the convention
Rinaldo Cappillini. deposed organizer
Of the Pittston district. made a motion
for the hard coal delegates 10 send
n telegram to Mrs. Harding wishing
her speedy recovery. The motion was
adopted and President Lewis In
structed the secretary to send the
message.
Following this. the report OF the
credentials committee was read.
The amended report was accepted
Notwithstanding some opposition from
District No. j. Secretary Enoch Will
liams was called on TO explain why
some locals had more representation
than TO which they were entitled
Williams claimed that ne had appor-
! toned the representation TO the bes'
OF his ability and that 1t was not hi,
intention to favor" any local.
: William Brennan. president OF Dis
, trict /. took the floor to back Secre
tary Williams apport!onment OF th'
/ locals votes and was sustained bS
: Chairman Lewis.
Andrew Matti. vice-president OF Dis
/ trict No. Z. was recognized and tool
( opportunity to explain that while h,
had been opposed TO the settlement h,
: was willing TO change his mind.
! Secretary Williams of District No.
5 also indicated that while opposing III,
= settlement terms II was up to the con
! vention. He had no grudge. he said
against John l.. Lewis or Philip Muir
ray. international president and vice
president and admired them. but as
serted that the miners We're stron;
enough TO wiring from the operators
what the miners wanted. Mr.. vii
liams' speech was greeted with cheers
Williams speech, mainly a TRAD
I against the terms attacked Senate
; Pepper and Governor Sproul
Planting the American flag owe
the mines will not mean hard coal.
Williams continued. but Senator
Pepper and Reed seemed to think
would"
Williams concluded his speech witt
The hope that a tri-district conven
ton hereafter would instruct OF
ticials how to conduct negotiation
with the operators.
This had not taken place in tn
recent settlement terms, he said an
believed the officials should be instruC
ted hereafter.
The following wire was sent toda
10 President Harding:
The 700 delegates representing IN
United Mine Workers of the anthra
cite region, now in convention Assem-
bled, have learned with sorrow of IN
serious illness Of Mrs. Harding. 1 a,
instructed by .he convention to e,
press to you our sincere sympathy ar
4 hope for her early and complete reco,
cry"