Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-07-05
PRESIDENT SEEKS
To END COAL WAR
Harding, Secretary Davis and
Lewis in Long Conference.
TO CALL IN OPERATORS NEXT
~ Parley Falls the Senate COMMITTEES
On Labor viii Initiate lnce-
pendent Move 20 End
the Mine Tieup.

Washington. June 25.-President
Harding. Secretary of Labor Davis
and President Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers. conferred az the White
House for nearly three hours on ways
and meaus ~ bringing about na-
tionaI conference az Operators and
miners 90 end the coal strike.
The next move planned j. 10 bring
q representative group ~ operators 10
the White House within q few days.
They viii present their side 10 the
President as Lewis did and out Of the
two conferences the President VIII
md q basis on which 10 call a ma
tlonal meeting Of the belligerents.
Regardless 81 the outcome Of Sec
Rotary Davis effort 20 bring the or
orators and the miners into a joint
conference under al ninis;ration aus
plces. the senate committee ON labor
viii initiate an independent movement
% end the strike should the proposed
paFley fail % a definite result.
Deadlock Must Be Broken.
Both branches Of the government
Realize that the three months dead
lock must be broken II the public Is
not 90 cufer aculely from a tied-up
industry and a cUal shortage.
Secretary ~ Commerce Hoover
came e. the White House Immediately
after the conference ended. lie met
Lewis accidentally outside the execu-
tive Offices. and though warm CORE
EpUndenCe has passed between them
a. the subject ~ the strike, the cabi-
net member and the strike leader
smiled and shook hands.
Secretary Hoover remained with the
President for half an hour and de-
cllned afterWard 90 make any state
ment. but ID was understood that his
visit had q DO with bringing the OF
orators O. Washington.
Secretary Davis made no formal
statement. saying that Lewis state
E1sut covered the ground. but he said
that unless a settlement were made
Eoun Developments might take pc
cuI.ar tuu." lie refused 20 amplify
this cryptic remark. but Il was taken
o. mean that the government c0nsid-
cred putting through q form 81 gov
eminent control q the industry.
Lewis Issues Statement
President Lewis stood pat on his
Dissemination 90 engage Ia no district
conferences with tile Operators. de-
cIarinE that the organized miners viii
negotiate only with a representative
tonnage from the central competitive
neld. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois. lie made no comment on the
riotIng In the latter ssat" Lewis said:
I'VE discussed the problem over de-
velopment ~ the mining industry with
SIS excess number 81 mines and the
excess number II miners employed.
the lntermlttency and the inadequacy
a employment and the various ques-
lions affecting a possible sterilization
a the bituminous Industry. with rela-
ton 20 the present strike.
I'VE considered a possible national
conference % operators and miners
and the merits Of distinct joint con-
ferences as related 20 the usually fol-
lowed procedure az central competi-
tive Geld conferences. or a national
representative conference based on a
representative tonnage.
-No definite plan was decided upon.
The strike situation Is not changed.
There has been no change in my atti-
fude az in the attitude Of the organ
fred miners In reference 20 the dis
trict conference. So FAR rs the United
Mine Workers are concerned the dead
lock continues.
Il may say that explained 70 the
President the utter furilify Of district
conferences More than two decades
az collective bargaining have shown
that the operators In the central CON-
petItlve field viii not make agree
rnents which may change their status
In relation 20 competitors In other
fields