The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-04
CALLS CONFERENCE MIN
ERS AND oPERToRs
NEXT MONDAY IS DATE
Policy Committee Union To Meet
At Same Time; Statement
Miners Head.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

state administration board
adopted a resolution authoriz-
ing a committee to attempt to
secure options Of the coal in
fourteen mines in the Saginaw
district take over the mines
and operate them under state
control.
indianapolis, August lin:
diana operators will not attend
the conference called at Glove
land by President John L. Lew
is of the miners union for the
purpose of negotiating a wage
agreement for the Central Com
petitive Field, Morton L Gould,
president of the Indiana Blum
nous Coal Operators assoeia-
ton declared.
Philadelphia, August IA joint
wage conference of operators and
miners of the Central Competitive
! Bituminous fields, to be neld in
Cleveland next Monday for the pur-
pose of negotiating a basic agree
ment designed to terminate the pres
ent coal strike, was called today by
John L. Lewis, international presl-
dent of the United Mine Workers.
President Lewis also summoned
the general policy committee of the
union to meet in Cleveland at the
same time for the purpose of acting
promptly upon developments as they
may occur in the joint wage confer
ence. All men will remain on strike
until an agreement or a definite un-
Outstanding is reached.
Lewis Gives Out Statement
In connection with the call for the
interstate conference, President
Lewis gave out the following state
ment:
the coal operators OF the central
competitive field TO assemble in
Joint conference in Cleveland
on August 7, am actuated by
the highest consideration of
public welfare and the impelling
necessity for an early adjudica-
ton of the issues involved in the
bituminous and anthracite coal
fields.
This strike, unparalleled in
its magnitude, Is now in its
eighteenth week and constitutes
an Industrial convulsion which
means the financial and social
fabric of our nation. Aside from
the tremendous person sacrifices
so braveiy endured by the mine
workers the strike is exacting
penalties from every citizen Of
our land and is closing down
the channels of commerce and
disturbing the realms Of finance
and credit throughout tde civil
lied world. It's effect will con
tipue to be felt long after its
1 burden will
| fall heaviest, upon those least
able to bear it.
Decide to Make Another Attempt
an consideration of these
| facts, and notwithstanding the
powerful position Of advantage
now enjoyed by the mine work
ers, we have resolved to again
| attempt to assemble confer
ence where passion will be al
layed and reason predominats.
| We are able to fight Indefinitely
but much prefer the pursuits Of
peace to the ills of industrial
warfare. We feel that the Ameri-
can public will support our offer
and will eject the corporate in
| terests involved to have their
| representatives present"
Make-up Of Conference
| It is expected the make up of the
conference will follow as near as
possible those of other years. The
miners will probably be represented
by eight men from each Of the four
states. The representation of the op-
orators will depend upon number
that response to the call. It has been
repeatedly stated by leaders Of the
union a conference would be called
as soon as assurance were had that
sufficient tonnage would be repre-
agreement. Nothing could be learn
ed as To the amount of tonnage
pledged to attend the meeting.
Pass On Invite Friday
| Chicago, August Illinois coal
operators will pass on John l.. Lew
is invitation for central comped-
tive field conference when the state
operators scale committee meets
here Friday, DR.. F. C. Honnold,
secretary of the Illinois Coal Operat-
ors association said today DR. Hon
mold added that his personal opin-
ion was that the sentiment in Him
OILS would be in line with that ex-
pressed by Indiana.
Statement From kavanauah
st. Louis, August There will
| be no Joint interstate conference of
the former competitive field" and
"Mr. Lewis knows this to be true"
w. K. Kavanaugh, president of the
coal operators as3ociation of the
Fifth and Ninth Districts of Illinois,
said here yesterday.
There is nothing further to say
! at this time, Mr.. Kavanaugh issued
a statement yesterday that covers
I the case," is the statement issued
from Mr.. Kavanaugh's headquarters
I here today.
Mr.. Kavanaugh is an election Of
, fetal and could not be reached per
sonally for statement earfy today,
! harrington Is Favorable.
Springfield. H., August 1.-Pres-
ident Frank Harrington Of the Illi-
nois mine workers announced upon
his arrival in Springfield this morn
ing that "he will do everything in
! his power to bring the Illinois oper-
ators into the interstate wage scale
I conference which international Pres
ident John L. Lewis called this
morning to meet in. Cleveland Au->
gust z"
I Will Not Participate.
! Columbus, Ohio, August South.
ern Ohio coai operators will not
participate in the conference at
Cleveland next Monday between
miners and operators of the central
competitive field, it was indicated
today at he offices. Of the Southern
Ohio Coal Exchange. Definite an