Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-18
"INVITEO" TO RESUME

Washington. July 7-Bituminous
coal mine operators were invited by
President Harding al the White House
Monday ito return 10 your mine prop
critics and resume operations after
which they had replied TO the presi-
dents tender of arbitration for settling
the national coal strike with a collec-
tive offer to put their properties and
their service at the disposal of the
government in this crisis
Speaking as chairman of the group
of operators after the White House
conference. Alfred NJ. Ogle said the
employers would make the attempt to
resume operations.
Meanwhile. the miners union.
through an adjournment sin die of its
controlling policy committee, made GER
tain IT'S refusal to accept the arbitra-
ton proposal. and many of it's officials
Immediately left Washington. The bi-
luminous operators were likewise not
a unit in accepting the government ar
bitration proposals, but the president
said that "a large majority" of them.
by unqualified acceptance. had given
him occasion to express my own and
the publics gratitude
There were intimations in official
circles that all the implications of the
decision TO ask that the mines be
opened had been fully considered by
the government, and that there was a
possibility that the protection of troops
and the American flag would be fur
nished in districts where men were
willing to work, failing sufficient local
safeguarding.
4 day and night of almost continuous
sessions did not suffice to make the
bituminous employers unit for ac-
ceptance of the detailed arbitration
proposals of the government, even
though anthracite operators last week
had given quick acceptance. On the
final vote. a general letter. accepting
the principle of arbitration and making
the tender of mines and services, was
agreed upon and presented TO the pres
ident.
In their letter to the president ey
planning their situation, the operators
said in part:
I'VE have given most careful and
thorough consideration TO the proposal
submitted by you on July 10, supple
mented by your statement of july 10,
and we are not only in entire accord
with your plans to establish general
IFipuuhl " butlHit litt' al tHV tot tS
in our industry, and make recommends
tions for the solution of our funda
mental problem. but We urge that such
plan be put into effect by you.
I'VE also wish to remind you that
we have already proposed the broad
principle of arbitration in our previous
conferences with the officials Of the
administration and with the represen-
tatives of the miners. We still stand
on that broad principle and are in en-
tire accord with you in that respect"
A delegation consisting of Is opera
tors took the message to the White
House and after their visit a state
ment explaining the procedure was
given out. as well as the text of the
presidents response.
The White House statement. which
preceded transcript of the presi-
dents remarks to the operators, fol-
lows:
"At 5 O'Clock Monday afternoon the
coal operators made an extended YER
bal and written report to the presi-
dent All of them subscribed broadly
to the proposals to arbitrate.
''The majority of the district repre-
sented in the conference accepted the
presidents proposal Internationally.
"a minority of the district joined
in the conference in subscribing to the
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