Evening star., 1922-07-01
AereeforO
He AdmOnishes as
Farley Opens.
NO TINE FOR.SPIRIT
OF WAR, HIS VIEW
Unions And Operators
Get Down to Work
to End Tie-up.

to End Tie-up.
President Harding. opening the con-
'erence of btuminous and anthracite
'oal operators and officials of the United
Mine Workers at the White House to-
day TO devise means of negotiating a
settlement of the nation n-wide coal strike,
advised both parties to arrive with
measurable promptness at an under
landing for your mutual good and the
>untrys common good"
Coupled with his appeal and admoni-
on the President uttered what was re-
lrded as a warning when he said that
the opera tors and miners could not
settle this matter in a frank recogni-
finn of the mutuality of your interests.
then the larger public interest must be
asserted in the name of the people where
the common good is the first and highest
concern"
Hoover and Davis There.
Secretaries Hoover and Davis attend
ad the opening meeting at the White
House. and after the President had
~ead his address to the conference 1t
vas transferred TO the Interior Depart
nent. where larger quarters were avail
ihle for the conferees. Secretary Fall
'cined the meeting at the Interior De-
.artment Attorney General Daugherty
lid not attend either meeting.
The warning note from the President.
2 fter he had described the plight facing
the nation through continuation of the
present suspension of work in the mines.
vas accentuated by a statement by At
torney General Daugherty, who said
the Department of Justice would not
interest itself In the matter for the
present
The President declared the present
was no time for the militant note of
the radical and reminded the confer
ertce that federation. fairness. the spirit
Of give and take and finally a sense of
iae larger obligations to the public are
,-ssntial to successful conference.
Government Aid at Call.
You are admonished to arrive at
1uch understanding with measurable
promptness among yourselves" he de-
c'ared. IF the adjustment cannot be
reached by you alone government aid
viii be available at your joint CALL
Another pointed statement in the
Presidents address was: Labor has
the right, capital has the right. and.
above all else. the American public has
the right to be freed from the recur-
ring anxieties. not matter what the
causes are. That freedom must be es-
tablished."
Secretary Davis opened the meeting
at the Interior Department with short
address, and then turned the gavel over
to A NJ. OSle, president of the National
Coal Association, the presiding officer.
No sign of Weakening.
AS they gathered at the White
House there was no sign of weaken
.ng in the opposing contentious of
soal miners and coal mine operators
In informal discussion just before
entering the executive offices the
operators appeared unit in declar-
ing that no continuation of the CEN
trail competitive field wage agree
ment. which constitutes the semi-na-
tional contract, would be allowed,
while John l.. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, and his dis
trict presidents indicated they were
inclined to insist on this.
Mr.. Lewis said the mine union rep
resentatives entered the conference
in a spirit of "candor and good WILL
adding that he hoped the present
conference would bring about a pre-
Iiminary meeting to negotiate for a
Semi-national contract, on which the
miners insist.
Fifty in the Gathering.
The total gathering at the White
House numbered about fifty. with the
government represented by Secre-
taries Hoover and Davis. Secretary
Fall. who also attended the confer
enCe, at the Interior Department,
Joined the conferees when they went
to the Interior Department building.
Attorney General Daugherty, al
though he was closeted with the
President for some time before the
meeting opened at the White House,
said the Department of Justice would
not be concerned in the matter for
the present.
The bituminous operators withheld
until the last minute the names of
their representatives who had formal
authority from district and national
associations to treat with the miners
union and the government
List of Operators.
Alfred NJ Ogle. president of the
National Coal Association, was named
spokesman for the operators. with
William Green, elected secretary of
the conference. Mr.. Lewis spoke for
The miners. The list of opera tors,
representatives. made public as the the
meeting convened at the White House.
follow:
Mr.. Ogle. president National Coal As
sociation; James Needam. represent
ing Montana Coal Operators Associ-
alton; p. J. Quealy, president South
ern Wyoming Coal Operators Asso-
ciation: H. N. Taylor, president South
western Interstate Coal Operators
Association Daniel c. McAlpine,
president Oklahoma Coal Operators
Association: Ira Clemens. president
Kansas Coal Operators Association
Edward c. Smith. president Iowa Coal
Operators Association: F. s. Pfahler,
representing Iowa Coal Operators AS
sociation; Rice Miller. president Illi-
nois Coal Operators Association; w.
x kavanaugh, president Fifth and
Ninth Districts Coal Operators As
soclation: H. c. Adams. president
Central Illinois Coal Operators AS
citation: f. D. Logsden, vice presi-
ant Indiana Bituminous Coal Ope-
iatsrs' Association: ]. B. Pauley, rep
resenting Indiana Bituminous Coal
Operators Association: Hugh Shirkie,
representing Indiana Bituminous Coal
Dperators' Association; Robt. NJ Ran
jaH. president Michigan Coal Opera
4ars. association; E. M. Posten, repre-
Nentfngi Southern Ohio Coal Ex;
h3nge3 George NJ. Jones, represent
ag Sopt Ohio Coal Exchange; /;
sch&ell Gallagher. president Pitts
yN Vein Operators Association of
Il T. w. Guthrie, representing
sYufgh Coal Producers Associ-
Il Don Rose. representing Pitts
n Coal Producers AssOcfation.