The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-03
MAY PREVENT
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n, ,ho Indiana Coal Orr-a tSSH"ia
TON as "ar attcrrt 10 rosue"ita'" col
lr"'ive bargaining
John l.. Lewis. president ot inc n'e'
Miro Workers. declared IN statement
tina, tho "mincra were standing pat -
The arrecmcn, reached In cleveland. las'
August uhcn tho soft coat S'r'k" WIS
nrartiraII, settled IN miners quarters
this was INTERPRETED that the miners
would insis, m the appointments "f :
commission composed Of operators ara
miners % invest'cat" IN" lnduS'EF'
What stand tho operators ""n'0 '"Ne y
,Nis proposal was not discussed A '''F
caucus. Mr. Teona said. tn" operators
me, immediately following adjournment
Of the conference
Tho illinois Stand.
The Illinois Coai 0N"ra'ors Asso"'2'
ton has already announced II "''i coo"
To prevent any arrangement "ni'h ""N,'
conrliC, with tho proV'snins o. IN" CIV,
era' fact finding coal commission M
which rrov!icS that tho President ar
pnrn, a commission ou' side the industry
"a make 2 survey Of -" coal SITUATION
and report back ~ congress
Orcrators at their caucus were a'mnS.
unaripouS in expressing IN" n'Cn -
soma definite organization "hl'h "'"'n
hc empowered 20 dcR' with the mih"rS.
md which would pc representative "f ~
rsrtieS controlling mines However ~
action looking to rhe formation "' S"''
an c-sarization was taken
No Definite Policy.
Following this afternoon meet TX y,
tho operators. Mr.. FHnna announcer
ira, M ds'ni,e rolicy Of action had been
reached. He said n" operators as
cu,sad Tive whole situation ncrtain'ng
Is
,nn,nrrow'S Joint conference will develop
,hs ,,,I,ude OF both sides regarding the
naming ~ an investigating committee
and q inin, committee empowered with
the formulation NJ method TO h" to'-
lowed in negotiating new wage c"n'FaSts
at another meeting IN January r. >.
W,rtz. United States district attorney %
cleveland. was present a. the operators
caucus He said he vas represenuhS
his own coal interests.
Many Represented.
In addition to operators from the old
central competitive held--pN1o. INDIANA
Illinois and Western Tcnnsylvana-at-
lending tho conference are soft coal
operators from Oklahoma. Iowa MIS-,
souri,. Kansas, aMontara. Wyoming and
Washington.
considerable number ne Ohio m"n
attended In view OF the fact that the
pittsburgh Vein Operators association
% Ohio - not officially represented.
Delegates from Pittsburgh Represented
about 20. oOn.ono tons annual production.
Including that OF the Pittsburgh Goa
COMPANY
The PRODUCERS Of western states never
before had an opportunity or parnc'pa' =
Ing IN wage scale meetings Rlthousn
thev many times asked 10 be admitteh
% .he central competitive field between
1895 and 1919. The operators OF the
central heid refused to admit them 10
these scale conferences. according ~
miners union officials. The last time
;hey refused was when their ADMISSION
was suggested b. Secretary ~ LABOR
W. Il. Wilson. during the 1919 strike.
Miners officials said they always
favored tho admission OF the western
operators The western operators
leade- Is generally conceded 10 be Harry
W. Taylor. o. Kansas CRY, VINO TOOK
part in todayS meetings.
Asked to Present Names
Al the operators caucus this after-
moo, a telegram was read from Herbert
Hoover secretary OF commerce ana
James J. Davis. secretary OF labor ad-
dressed TO Thomas X. Maher. of C!eNc-
land, Temporary chairman OF the JOIN.
conference. operators and miners asf-
Ing the conference TO submit to II"
President a panel OF twenty names OF
persons disa ssociated with tho coal In
dustry which might be included In :he
federal fact finding coal investigation.
The telegram. copy OF which wa5
also sent TO John L. Lewis presiden;
OF the United Mine Workers OF America
requested in the name OF president
Harding that this panel be submitted
by the Joint conference tomorrow
motion was adopted creating com
mittee OF three 10 decline the invita-
tion.
TIL. telegram vas not read At today
Joint conference. but 1t Is UNDERSTOOD II