Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-30
PRESIDENT CALLS
COAL C0NFERE:.NCF
Operators Summoned to Cana,,
to Meet Union Chiefs.
MEETING SET FOR SATURDAY
Miners Agree 10 Attend the Psrl.v
Harding's Move Marks the CIV
ernment's Greatest Effort n
End Nationwide Strike.

Washington. June pa Joint nan
ference of coal miners and coal E
orators to meet in Washineron Sam.
day under government SUPERVISE,
was decided upon by President HspS
ing and his cabinet advisers.
Immediately after it became kna,
that the conference was to lie .siioi
John Lewis. president Of tie United
Mine Workers, announced the miner,
would participate. He would make M
further comment.
In accordance with some recap.
formal discussion" the Presidents IN,
vitation to Mr.. Lewis said. Il an
hereby officially extending to YOU an
invitation to meet with me at tba
White House executive offices On Sat.
urday morning, July 1, at ten O'Clock
for a conferp' . to devise methods
upon which negotiations for the set.
Element of the coal strike may be in.
itiated. | have also extended invita-.
tons to other district presidents and
to the bituminous and anthracite %.
orators associations concerned
Operators Receptive.
81 shall Immediately consult with
other operators upon receipt of The
official invitation TO attend a confer
ence Saturday," said Michael Gal.
lagher, president of the Pittsburgh
Vein Operators association. easten
Ohio. when told in Cleveland that
meeting had been called.
''We have always been willing 10
negotiate, If assured of the presena
of sufficient tonnage to write a bh5
ing scale. / have no doubt that q
organization will be represented
Other operators expressed simila
views.
The calling of the conference. which
marks the governments greatest e. /
fort TO end the nationwide strike
which for three months has held The
country in it's grip, followed a long
series of conferences participated ID
by President Harding, John L. Lewis
Secretary Davis end Secretary HoOvs
Conference viii Be Nationa.
The conference will be nations
one in every respect. 1t Was Learned
/ Miners representatives ana leading
operators in the central competitive
field, embracing western Pennsylvania
Ohio and Illinois, and in the various
district competitive fields will be in
Guided
President Harding's letter inviting
the miners to the conference will %
to the three executive officers of the
United Mine Workers-John L. Lewis
president; Philip Murray, vice presi
dent, and William Green, secretary
treasurer. Invitations will be sent
also to "A district presidents Of the
miners organization, so all miners
now Gu strike may be represented.
The invitation was sent to the fol-
lowing coal operators organizations
Central Pennsylvania Coal Operators
association, Association of Bituminoa'
Coal Operators of Central Pennsyt
vania. Pittsburgh Coal Producers as
.sociation, Northern Ohio Coal opera.
tors association, Central Ohio OFI
orators. Crookesville Coal Operators
association, Coshocton District; SOUTH
ern Ohio Coal exchange, Pirtsbuga
Vein Operators association Of Ohio
Cambridge Subdistrict No. Of Ohio
Brazil Block Coal Producers assoea
ton of Indiana and Washington Goa
Producers association of Seattle