Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-29
COAL OPERATORS
ARE INVITED To
A PARLEY WIT H
UNION LEADERS
Harding Sends Out Invita-
tons to a Conference
Saturday to Discuss
Strike Settlement,
LEWIS ACCEPTS IN
BEHALF OF WORKERS
Program for Continuation
of Settlement Attempt Is
Expected to Be Placed
Before Meeting,
Try The Associated Press.l


washington, June 2S.-Invita-
tions went out from the White
House today asking the leaders of
the striking miners and the repre-
sentatives Of the employing coal
operators in both the bituminous
and anthracite fields of the United
States to meet President Harding
Saturday "to devise methods upon
which negotiations for the settle
ment of the coal strike can be ini-
tiated."
The communications made evi-
dent that careful and complete dis
cussions With spokesmen on both
sides of the industrial struggle had
preceded the meeting call, ana
prompt and ready acceptances are
expected Immediately.
John L. Lewis, chief of the
United Mine Workers, who re-
mained in the city after a personal
interview with the president, ac-
cepted at once in behalf of the
union.
To Discuss Ways and Means.
The wording of the presidents
message was interpreted as DEM
onstrating the desire of the admin
istration to hold the meeting above
the controversies which have dead
locked the unionized section of the
industry since April 1. Official,
but informal comment emphasized
1t was the intention that the con-
ference should be held merely to de-
cuss ways and means for a settle
ment and not to take up the min
ers' demands for continuance OF
war time wage scales. nor the OPP
orators demand in the bituminous
field for separate district wage
agreements supplanting the semi
national wage contracts that have
heretofore been made. It was fully
expected, however, that when the
meeting assembled, the president
or cabinet members who have par
ticipated in the preliminary efforts.
would have n program for coniin-
uation of the settlement attempt to
present to the assemblage. There
was no hint. however as to the
line such a program might follow.
Secretary Of Labor Davis who
has conducted the negotiations
WIN tiIV uiiiDil Itl iliC BONtl ulIItnNs
gave the first news of the action
contemplated after prolonged
conference today with the presi-
dent, and official copies of the in
vitations were given out later. Al
fred M. Ogle, president of the Ma
tional Coal association, was asked
to notify the associations subordf-
nate operators organizations to
name representatives for the meet
ing, while S. ID. Warriner, of the
anthracite operators committee.
was invited to represent anthracite
operators with the understanding
that an additional anthracite
spokesman should participate.
Discussions with the operators
took place in New York recently.
Secretary Hoover speaking for the
government. Owing to a large
number of individuals and corpora
tons engaged in bituminous pro-
duction, 1t was said, the National
Coal association had undertaken to
name representative group for
the conference.
To speak for the union, the
president invited in addition to Mr..
Lewis and John Brophy. head of
an bituminous miners district at
Clearfield, Pa, twenty-three other
district presidents of the mine
workers organization.