, 1922-08-03

merce, Justice and interior, with Secre-
tary Hoover as chairman.
With the aid of an administrative
committee of operators and railroad
traffic experts, the governmental body
will direct the activities Of the local
committees of operators in maintain
ing fair prices and in distributing fuel
to the roads and other public utilities
in the order of preference established
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion as best serving the needs of the
general public.
Unless the coal strike in Wyoming is
settled by August % the state govern
ment will adopt measures which will
assure the people of Wyoming an ade-
quate fuel supply
Announcement to this effect was
made by Governor Carey following an
all-day conference between representa-
tives of Wyoming coal mine operators
and of striking miners of District No.
%, United Mine Workers of America.
The miners We're given 30 days in
which to negotiate a separate wage
scale and working agreement and to
agree upon such wage scale and work
ing agreement, providing of course a
national agreement is not reached in
the meantime.
This action on the part of the gov
ernor is presumed to be in response to
the request of President Harding to
the governors of the various states to
provide all necessary protection to
permit the immediate reopening of
coal mines. Governor Carey declared.
in substance. that an does
not exist in Wyoming at this time, a
statement taken to explain the plan to
allow 30 days of grace in which to at
tempt "A settlement of the strike rather
than action looking toward the imme-
date reOpening of the mines.
Following the conference Governor
Carey made public a statement which
said:
THE result of this meeting has
brought out the fact that there is no
feeling of enmity between the mine
operators and the representatives of
the United Mine Workers of America.
District %. 1t has been shown that
II representatives of the miners are
not in II position to negotiate an agree
ment as requested by the operators for
the reason that the policy committee
of their international organization has
adopted the policy of opposing any dis
trict agreements. Until this policy is
changed, there appears to be no posi-
bility of an agreement being reached
in this state.
1T happens that the situation in
Wyoming is much different from that
in other parts of the country in that
our people are not suffering on ac-
count of lack of fuel, and further, that
no industries have been forced to close
down or are in immediate danger of
being compelled to do so. on account
of lack of IA fuel supply. Also, consid-
cradle coal is being produced by So
called wagon mines which are supply
ing localities, and IA number of places
within the state are supplied with ma
tural gas. While the situation at pres
ent is not alarming. l can appreciate
the fact that conditions may change so
that the comfort, health and well-being
of the people of this state may he af-
fected. Before such Il contingency
arises. / recognize that 1t is my duty
as governor to adopt measures which
will assure to the people of Wyoming
AN adequate supply of fuel. As such
II condition does not Mt this time CON
front us. IT seems to the best interest
of the people of the state that drastic
measures be not taken at this ime to
open the mines, but rather that other
means be- at least tried before such
action is taken.
Il have requested the officials of