Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
LEWIS POINTS WAY
FOR ENDING STRIKE
IN HARD-C0AL FIELD.
Wires Anthracite Operators
Miners Ready to Enter
Conference.
CLEVELAND PARLEYS
PROGRESS SMOOTHLY
Contract Committee Resumes
Work This Morning
ON Report.
GOVERNORS ARE TO MEET
EircutiN-~ Of c"nI-Pr"durInE Stn,-s
rr"p">r {" Aid In
SETTLING.
CLEVELAND PARLEYS
PROGRESS SMOOTHLY
GOVERNORS tRE TO MEET
thrrutiN-s of ConI-ProdurInE Stntrs
Pr"po>r {" Aid In
SETTLING.
b. United Sewsl

!
crs r'pr"scn,ativc, and operators
'till in conference at the Hollendcn
h"tcI .n an effort to settle the btu
m!n"us coal STRIKE. John L. Lewis
pr"'ii"n; ~ Ia. United Min. work
crr NJ America. opened the way Tor
settlement of the STRIKE in the
nthra,-,. fields.
This would b" through a confer
-nce similar to tho peace rar,ey In
progress in cleveland
i.Hwis received a telegram from tho
bonrd Of Trade at Scranton. Pa. ark
ing u something could he done a,
once To- end the anthracit. strike.
Lewis OutIIneA Program.
In answering the telegram Lewis
said
Representatives q. tho United
Mine WORKERS are not making an
'hrac!tc negotiations secondary TO
oitum!uouS negotiations dcsplte all
reports 10 The contrary Wc have
understood the attitude Of the an
,hracite operators 10 be tha, they
"nuld r"tus" 10 make any settlement
in advance ~ basr scale being made
in the hitumiuous relds
~ this Is not now true and !, is
developed ina, anthracite operators
are ready to go into direct neEot!a
tiont with tho United Mine workers
on the basis of the old wage scale
and demands az 'ho Shamckin con
ventlon. wc vii! bc glad to attend
81 join, conference on any dat, d.siy.
mated by the anthracite operators
representatives"
Pinn G",rrnors' Conference.
In the meantime, Governor Harry
i. DAVIS i prepared TO call :. con-
ference In cleveland OF Governors Of
coaI-produc;ng States in the central
competitive h"ld In an effort 10 end
the bitumin"us strike
DAVIS and Governor Alex J. Grocs.
back. Of Michigan. are to confer sat
urday with miners representatives
ana coal operators who are attending
the peace parlcy The developments
OF tho peace parlcy In the next few
hours would indicate II a conference
oi Governors VIII be necessary, Davis
said. Governors TO b. Invited would
include Groesbeck. ". T. McCray. Of
Indiana: Len Small. Of Illinois. and
Sproul. OF Pennsylvania
Issue Statement
AFTER confcrring today with Lewis
Michae! Gallagher. president Of tho
Pittsburgh Vein Operators Associa
tion, and "A. a. Augustus. a Clevc.
land operator. Governors Davis and
Groesback issued the following state-
ment:
These meetings have Impressed us
with the conviction and We are con.
vinced that there are no inaur
rnountnb!e difficulties in the wav Of
speedy and just settlement on both
sides OF the issues involved Neither
the operators nor mine workers arc
obliged TO surrender any basic prin
ciple for which they have teen con
tending. The door lis open to an hon.
orable peace and one that will bring
relief TO suffering public. Our de-
sire has been to aid by advice and
otherwise in accomplishing such 4
settlement
Governors Sproul. McCray and
Small. each representing large coal
producing States. have signiaed their
willingness to join along tho Same
lines. We are now waiting further
developments which we believe will
spell an end to the present deadlock
and pave the way for just and COM
prehensive settlement OF future dis
putes In this very important Indus
try"
VIII Rcsumc Sessions Early Today.
The meeting OF the joint wage
scale committee OF the peace confer
"nec is to resume at 8 a. NJ. Satur-
day.
There is considerable comment on
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