Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-02
Hope Being Held
For End of Coal
Suspension Today
Mine Owners Meet in Philadelphia to Decide Whether PuD
l'' lie Has Given Mandate to Emo Strike
NV United Press.)

Wikekbarre, PA. Sept. 2.-Settle-
rnert Of the anthracite suspension pc
fore night is virtually certain. John
/ Casey. Democratic candidate IOr
CONGRESS. said today on his return
from PHILADELPHIA where he has been
LseninO i'm close touch with operators
ard union leaders.
"The operators expect 70 receive tne
nub6c mandate from President Hard
ING before nOou," Casey SAID. "On;;[,
some unforeseen miner point could
now delay peace.
"Unitcd Mine Workers are plan
niDq. 10 hold a tri-district convention
in Wilkesbarre, probably next "eu- ed
nesday, TO submit the peace pact Ior
final approval
Philadelphia, Sept. 2.-Anthraclte
mine owners assembled here To-Day
i'm tho Office of w. J. Richards, Presl,,
dent of the Philadelphia Coal ana
Iron Company to decide whether the
public has given them a mandate 20
end the strike.
If they agree that public sentiment
iustifies them in paying the miners
their present wage scale until April
1924 and thereby keeping up Jne
price Of coal, they will accept the
miners peace terms
The next step will be the calling
of q meeting Of Joint conference OF
miners and operators by John A. Cor
man, secretary of that body, at when
the anthracite peace pact viii oe
signed. German was ready today 70
issue this call on an hours notice.
Ii is learned that President Hard
ing has communicated TO both mlne
leaders and operators his desire that
the mines be re-Opened Immediately.
If this is true, the operators no
doubt, will consider the executives re
quest as the public mandate and
agree to accept peace. Hundreds OF
kilograms and letters have flooded
the office. S. d. Warriner, spokesman
Cor the operators requesting that the
suspension be settled without further
delay.
Secretary of Labor James J.
Davis arrived here last night and
went directly to the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel. the miners headquarters
Davis refused TO comment on the sit
uation and said he came here with
the intention of helping in negotia-
tiOns ell he could.
A report last night had it that the
miners have sacrificed their demand
for a two wear wage agreement in an
effort to bring about immediate
reopening of the mines.
This could not be confirmed how
ever
The plan Of the operators for a
public mandate has caused much
amusement among the mine leaders.
They consider it q graceful stepping
stone 90 surrender on the part of the
operators. The miners have been sit
ting around in their headquarters for
the last two davS, waiting for joint
conference. Their attitude is consid-
cred evidence that they have accepted
the terms as proposed by Senator
Pepper and are only waiting for the
operators 10 get i'm line.
The ending of the five months
struggle Is considered q victory for
the miners. They will return 90 work
at the old wage. for seven months at
least, and they have forced the opera
tors 10 abandon their plan for arbitra-
ton.
One of the features Of the closing
hours Of the strike IS the comparative
good nature of the disputantS. This,
II IS said, is due to the policy of the
operators not TO evict miners from
company owned houses. Just the OPP
poSite 20 the policy adopted by some
oitumlnoUS operators during the soft
coal struggle. The miners have ap-
preciated this policy and the hard
coal region virtually has been free
from disorders during the five
months of idlenesS.
Senator Pepper will confer with
Secretary Of Labor Davis this morn
ing, IL is learned.