The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-31
Tomorrow Expected See End of Railroad Shop Crafts
Authorized Walkout, With Coming Conferences in
Chicago and New York But Operators Say They
Won't Meet Miners Now.
NO COAL PARLEY
Coal Operators Will Refuse to
Meet With Lewis at All.
Mines at Pittsburg, Kan, Are
Closed Down Early Today.

Pittsburg. Kan, July S1.-Crowe
mine No. IA. the first of the larger
Kansas coal mines to be opened by
the operating company, was not at
work today. The ninety-five men who
had been working there did not report
for work this morning.
1t was reported here several days
ago that an effort was being made to
keep the men from working. OrganI-
zers of the international union We're
credited with having attempted to
persuade the men to refrain from
working.
However. the action of the Howat
followers in a meeting yesterday de-
cIaring for joining in the strike is be
lieved to have been the direct cause
of the cessation of work, as many of
the workers were Howat men.
St Louis, July 31.-W. X. Kavan-
augh, president of the coal operators
association of the fifth and ninth dis
tricts of Illinois, in a statement issued
this afternoon said:
Says Lewis Knows It.
"I can now say positively that the
operators of the union territory of the
United States have not surrendered
and will not surrender the public'S
cause in this strike, as indicated in
press accounts purporting to quote
John L. Lewis.
There will be no joint interstate
conference of the former Central COM
petitive field, and Mr.. Lewis knows
this to be true Kavanaugh asserted.
"Mr Lewis's scheme is intended to
befuddle the public by getting a few
operators to agree to start on the old
scale conditions dictated by Mr.. Lewis.
He will then announce that this rump
convention is the meeting of the CEN
trail competitive field that he has been
talking about
Mr.. Lewis is fooIing the press md
the public by these statements. Any
tonnage that may be represented will
be Insignificant compared with that
which might now be operating under
the principles of COLLECTIVE bargain
ing, if Mr.. Lewis had accepted either
the offer of the president of the
United States or that or the operators
for national settlement"
New York, July 31.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the A. F. L., de-
clared yesterday that he viewed with
a great deal of pleasure" news that
the mine and rail workers strikes are
nearing what would seem to be a
mutually satisfactory settlement"
From my knowledge" Mr.. Com
pers added, Il am convinced that
never in the history of organized la
Dor ana capital mas there been SUCH
an effort on both sides to view things
from a really human standpoint"
Washington, July 31.-The govern
ment machinery for emergency de-
liberation of coal swung into gear to-
day as the central committee here
with Henry B. Spencer, federal fuel
distributor, as administrative head be-
gan its work to supply coal to the in
dustries and localities where it is most
needed and to maintain fair price
levels at the mines.
An adequate staff was organized to
handle the reports and orders expected
to flow thru Washington.
Accepting only the responsibility of
keeping the railroads and interstate
public utilities supplied with coal and
directing a proper distribution as be-
tween states at the same time thru
car ALLEGATIONS holding mine prices at
a fair level, the federal agency looked
to the various states to control dis
tribution and prices for consumers
locally.
Slow recovery In production was
shown in reports of the geological sur
vey for the week ending Saturday, the
estimated total being 100000 tons
compared with 100000 tons the
week previous Production of anthra-
cite was said to remain at practically
zero
Asks Harrington To Resign.