Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-25
ND MINE VIOLENCE
| WILL De TOLERATED

/
| ing that the federal government
would tolerate no use Of violence to
prevent coal production during the
| threatened coal strike was issued
| today by Attorney General Daugh-
/ erty.
Mr.. Daugherty declared he was
making no threats, and he believed
a man, or a set of men, have the
right to strike in an orderly man.
ner, but they do not have the right
| to interfere with those who take
| their places.
The attorney general did not dis
close the governments plans for the
miners Walkout, but it was under
stood that he conferred yesterday
with President Harding and Secre'
tary Davis upon the possibility of a
public appeal by the president to
avert the strike.
In an eleventh-hour attempt to
halt preparations for a nationwide
strike in tthe coal industry, the arb1-
tration committee of anthracite
miners and operators met behind
closed doors here today.
The committee was composed of
eight men, four miners and four OPP
orators. With them sat two non
voting neutrals, a chairman and a
secretary. John l.. Lewis, presl-
dent of the international organ1za-
ton of United Mine Workers, heads
the miners Delegation. The
spokesman for the operators was
S. D. Warmer, of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation company.
Upon the conference will dc pend
whether the 100000 anthracite work
ers shall proceed with their 100000
brothers in the bituminous fields and
prepare to drop their tools April /,
while their nineteen wage demands
are given consideration.
The miners representatives enter
the meeting with little expectation
of reaching an agreement to avert
the strike.
"Of course, we have hope" said
Mr.. Lewis. cit would be possible
for us to conclude an agreement
within forty minutes. Such thing
might happen. But I recall that
similar wage arbitrations in pre-
vious years has taken from four
weeks to several months. There is
no reasonable doubt but that the
general strike will be called April
1, as scheduled"
Representative of the operators
declined to make any predictions
as to the outcome. They continued
to maintain secrecy concerning the
program of wage reductions which
they will offer as the basis for a
new contract, as opposed to the
wage demands of the miners.
Mr.. Lewis announced today that
the United Mine Workers were still
ready and willing to meet with the
mine owners in any move to decide
upon a new wage scale. His organi-
cation wa sin perfect accord with
attempts of the administration at
Washington to urge the operators
to change their policy of absolutely
refusing to deal with the unions"
he said.
SERIOUS BREAK THREATENS
UNITED M1NE WORKERS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 90
A possible serious breaks in the
ranks of the United Mine Workers
today threatened to disrupt the or
ganization as the members Of the
mine policy committee gathered here
for opening sessions tomorrow. The
called to formulate plans for con-
Quoting the mine tie-up, scheduled
to start at midnight, March 81.
Possibility of a split was seen by
union leaders in the threat Of Frank
Harrington, president of the POWER
Jul Illinois group, that he and his
followers would insist upon single
state wage negotiations with opera
tors, strongly opposed by inferno
tional officers of the miners.
While it was stated in some quar-
ters, Farrington'S demands are based
largely on questions of internal pol
icy, his stand is not regarded light
ly because of the large following he
controls, the Illinois district being
the largest in the union. Disscn
sion Of this group would interior
seriously with conduct of the walk
out, it was admitted.
Other problems before the commit
tee will heal largely with methods
of financing the wallout, including
the probable declaration IF strike
benefits to miners during the Suspen-
sion period.
Miners, however. are said to be II.
excellent financial condition for the
tIe-up.
Sentiment among most committee
men today apparently was opposed
to single state negotiations, advt''
Gated by Harrington, and, it is be.
lieved, some plan or compromise will
be effected.
VISIBLE COAL SUPPLY
FOR SEVEN OR EIGHT WEEKS
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
nation has sufficient bituminous
coal to last seven or eight weeks
in the event of a nationwide coal
tie-up, a survey of the department
of labor revealed today. The an
thracite supply which was estimated
at about 100000 tons would last
four weeks. The bituminous sup
ply was given as between 65,000,OOO