New-York tribune., 1922-03-24
Miner Lead ers
To Clash TODAY
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riuetou iee3s 60. .to., j., c-u wlQ in
tho CLASH and i, ing cr one 6
his frie@fs on t,n committee % aid
him from Tho l.. NuH ,poytAHt
etfect ct p v.cto, ro btr'. according
so ono report t~,M G ,veierd, would
be to give ,he injroia operators q tire
ueNdous ADVANTAGE r. the control OF
the Great Lakes ace, ar r,oUntipg to
more than 20.OG9. 600 tons q year, and
that Of thc Northvcs, generally
Mr. Lewis left New lor' COR Clerc-
land las, night Grain ho would be the
victor.
In view of reports 10 tte effect that
the miners Of the Canadian mari.'me
provinces of Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick had been perm .ttej 20
negotiate for a separate agreements,
Mr. Lewis took occasion to declare
consequent criticism 20 he pnwar-
rantcd Nc said tno facts are that tho
old agreement. unlike that in other
Iituminous fields. expired last Decem-
ber and ;hat negotiations for settle
meut have been going on ever since.
They will come o head in i dAy or
two. aud if unsuccessful the miners
concerned viii be directed TO strike.
An important development ot the DAY
bearing on support given the miN-
crS by other unions was conference
held with Mr., Lewis in the Hotel Con-
inental by three ENJOYS OF Samue!
Gompers. president of the American
Federation OF Labor. They were lame
! ord. president Of the F"derat!on's
mining departI7ent. 2. !. Berries. sec
retary Of the Neta' trades depsttnie 4. .
md Chester Nj Wright, the TedciA-
tons publicity director.
After the conference the following
announcement as made:
The nationwide strike OF coal Mu.-
er. wiz be prosecuted with the fullest
and most effective cooperation Of the
American Federation Of Labor. The
purpose Of this conference was TO mako
iossioIe this co-opcgatlon, and Il was
desired that there might be available
for Pres dent Gompe-s the latest au-
}heutic informe u!or before the de-
Iarture OF President Lewis for CleVe-
aud.'
Late in t3e tternoon 'hc sub-scalc
committee Of taa anthracite miners
and operators concluded tac third ct
sorie, OF conferences without reaching
any aEreemcnt b. p2icl the hord coal
miners would bc prevented from going
on strike The I'D, however. agre"
that the 5000 maintenance men who
are 70 be Kept - the anthracite mines
after April ] shall receive the wages
they are now getting, retroactive 10
April in the event any agreement
reached later provides for an increase.
This was regarded a. something ~ d
victory for the union.
The mcmoraadum adopted by the
committee was as follows;
ut is understood that pending the
negotiations of q new agreement the
organization snail allow such men as
may be required for the proper mainte
nance and protection OF property TO
work at the wage schedules provided
for the various occupations under the
provision Of tho present agreement.
The new agreement when consummated
shall be effective - Of April /, 1929"
Local coal dealers yesterday began
distributing circulars urging customers
to buy anthracite row III preparation
for shortage whcn, they said strike
would cause. This was termed by the
mine workers leaders 3 propaganda
TO aid the dealers to dispose of large
/ stocks bought at peak prices