The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-07-10
COAL STRIKE
is UNCHANGED
Fear Biiuinin0us Section May
Temporarily Suspend
HARDIhS TO SEE LEADERS
Question of National or District Ns9o-
tistions on Wage Scale Puts Crimp
In Hopes of Peace.

Washing .Un, July lO.-Al.snlDents III
the coal strike situation appeared SUD
Slanli..lly unchanged upon the return
10 Washington OF President Hnrd!ns
who convened representatives. u the
GENERATORS and miners here, n the hoVe
tina, Il settlement m;slI be reached
TEz revurn Of the president gave al
opportunity for Iie cabinet Officers
who have participated N pending SET
lit lntni efforts, 10 maze reports, IN u IL
;nlHfa,'i!t upPraturs ant, union 0ficla Is
from he anthracite ieids were leay
ing the capital for the weekend. Al
fred II. bgie. chairman Of The genera
Inference and leader OF The bitumin
nuS operators and John l.. Lewis. pres
!dent OF the United Mine Workers, re
turned 10 make preparations for The
meetings. in which both branches OF
HE industry, and employers and mio1
Spokesman, are again likely to ensn Ct
the presidents personal attention.
Secretaries Hoover and Davis, who
have sal in the bituminOuS conference
held lengthy discussion Of the mat
Ter. but in government quarters 81
lence was maintained as to prospect:
OF action. An impression prevailed
that, the bituminOus section of the con
ference might some 10 at leas; TEN
rorary suspension with its original dis,
agreement, in which the union seek!
national or semi-natiOnal wage Dego
tiation and the operators tender dis
trict negotiation unc0mpromisinglI de
fined, The tie-up OF operations in RI,
nnthra cite fields, though classified q:
work SUSPENSION rather than !
strike, persists through demands o
operators for lowered wage scales, Fh'
liegree to be fixed by arbitration. ant
~Enion unwillingness TO recede fri n
.!nvels Of 1920 wage contracts.
The wage situation also accounts 70,
he insistence OF operators in the wide
~ scattered bituminous fields .upol
district settlements and the union de
land for 8 national scale, or the semi
national standard fixed by the fou
states Of the central competitive field
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Penpsylva
mia. District 81 elements, 1t is grant
ed by all concerned, would weaken, il
Il number Of ways, resistance to wag
reductions, except possibly in Illinois
Ii is considered notable that the onl.
important indications of DETECTION
from The national demands OF tn
United Mine Workers OF America hay
been given by Frank Harrington, pres
ident of the unions HIN Dis district
On the operators side, an Obi
group has been willing to take nation
al SertlCm and scattered numbe
of individual! operators In severn
states have evinced willingness, ac
cording to union officials. to make in
dividual wage contracts which will
be as high as those Of 1922. Pres
dent Lewis and the union policy com
mittee have so far refused TO negoti
ate for contracts with these individu
ais, since resulting production of con
would make 1t more difficult TO effec
contracts covering wages for employe
Of other mines.
In some government quarters, IN
view Is held that public interest vii
not be seriously threatened by tn
strike and consequent reduction o
coal output in the Immediate future
barring railroad difficulties. It Is eve
considered that the northwestern re
gion supplied over the Great Lake
rail and water route might be care
for by a voluntary diversion OF enoug
non:unfon coal poduction, now ruunin
about 100000 tons per week. to sal
ace the emergency.