New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-02
,0y.MlcCray and
| evis Both Act
car Mine Peace
.r..,;ur of z Governors Is
called by Indiana's Chief
r-eeutive as Union Head
.sks New Wage Farley
rxo States to Open Shafts
|rx,ee, Martial Law in
Hoosier Commonwealth;
/ Michigan Also to Dig

d r-..,t psspatch 50 The Tribune
Il ungANApoLfS, Aug. Calls for
.onserences looking TO settlement
:. bi,nninous coal miners strike
,xsaed to-day. One was by Gov
- wecray Of Indiana for meeting
3 : $. Governors of seven states, and
h =. ,,ser BIZ John l. Lewis, the miners
i s..-,.tional chief, for meeting of
B .-,.ors ard union leaders of the CEN
Fl -, ssssrict to arrange 8 wage scale,
3 aslored. Az the same time announce
60, vas made that mining will be
..s.nsd under state supervision in
Bssth Indiana and Michigan.
q ,1ser message TO the public in
Il us;es he declared that the present
& ..,,t;on in Indiana would exist no
&ss,e.r than it would take to start state
q ,nervis;on Governor McCray said
,b.t Ibis action would mean martial
l,v N parts of the state, but he was
! AIT prepared to set an exact date.
In Michigan Governor Groesbeck
q .,s The Public Utilities Commission
4 authorized the operation by the state
h Il fourteen mines.
n An invitation Of Governor Davis of
S3nsio FOR q conference to end the strike
&stnasion in that state was declined by
"a, Southern Ohio union men and the
5lsserstors in the same district refused
a9s invitation of Mr.. Lewis for the
Ius. conference in Cleveland.
indianapolis Named for Farley
4 Governor McCray's call was sent to
8ft governors of Pennsylvania. Ohio,
&igisois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ken
tessy and named this city as the place
81 ar The meeting next Thursday.
/ Mr.. Lewis's call for joint meeting
IA operators and miners of the central
af.uminaus fields to be held in Cleve-
Ind next Monday met with cool re-
l.sption from the operators in this state.
ID, L. Gould, president of the Indiana
Unanimous Coal Operators Associa-
fs, said he would telegraph to Mr..
fIeTis at Philadelphia that they would
ea be represented.
John W. McCardle, chairman Of the
hate coal emergency committee ap-
! niated by the Governor at the request
II .he Federal coal distributing agen-
Ia, said that when the state opens
1sines the Governor will fix a fair
fgI.s for the product and coal will be
bat out on that basis.
Governor McCray issued his message
HI ths public after conference with
{Esruld A. Henderson, general counsel
a{fg District No. II, United Mine Work
sm Of America, Terra Haute. Mr.,
Henderson told the Governor that the
rftnion Organization could not furnish
tniners" tc mine coal for state institu-
ttans as the Governor had requested
fghs Governor explained that he had
Inst requested the union to furnish
4rners" but to permit union miners to
TEork for state institutions and essen.
ESthl industry purposes. oa
/ Governor McCray announced that he
pad refused to accede to the request
E&f the Indiana officials of the United
Pine Workers to delay opening OF
pines under state protection until after
as wage conference at Cleveland next
fionday, and that he would proceed al
Pfee to carry out the states program
opcn mines.
Governor McCray said, in his state
Fsnt to the public, that he hoped ii
suld not be necessary to mine coal
Y@g under state operation, but, he
ad, that the right of 90 per cent of
people must be respected and that
fslzens must have coal. He pointed
9h that the union refused to grant
smi's to mine coal for state inst:tu-
khs and that Hoosier industry is
-'sasehed by the coal shortage.
81 Only / Per Cent in Mines
De said that less than / per cent OF
states population is directly re-
s9asioe for the production of coal
ad that the question is whether the
ga. OF the SO per cent shall be is-
Says Operators Are Unit
M Gould and other leaders of the
rsa'crs characterized as "groundless' 50
u assertions of representatives, of the
$50, morhers IN Indiana that they were
ssaslng on detection" In the opera
.anhs IN indiana to bring about at
~. partial representation of the In
II, NJ yipetators at the Cleveland meet
e. The Indiana operators as a whole
/, R,s. SOU saiu' would stand Arm for a sepa-
asIeement, and against a renewal
Interstate agreement plan.
b. WIS no prospect at ALI" that
@ s.; operators will accent the in.
alton y of Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Gould do said id
~. y LOgsdon, vice-p president Of 'i the
sa5ors' association. also nre ID ta :
y IT,. indiana operators would p'9 not he
aas s'ed at the conference INV ''
inaI . G. N. ogie, president of the Ma.
N NJ ope razor, would not attend and
Esss O set settlement of the national coal
ran SUaid result from the call for
yosl Ierence issued by Mr.. Lewis
!, sss ua' 20! operators from Indiana. Of
rs MI w.li not attend" Mr.. Ogle said
I. n nir,u, Mr. also is that operator
,present." e""syi'anla Will not
: IL y ogls added that the indian. o,,or
sr. sun were willing to meet op ths
q rsa 10 a state conference to acree
h. a.s contract to succeed the inter.