The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-03

cna-Arica dispute.
Washington. It was stated there that
states which have large bituminous
deposits will be expected to mine their
own coal instead OF obtaining 1t from
other fields under the emergency order.
IN ILLINOIS the prospects for end
ing the mine strike were slightly
brighter. President Harrington Of the
Illinois miners, always an advocate of
separate state agreements. came to the
conclusion that the time for putting
that policy into action had come and
called a convention of delegates OF
every local union In the state to meet
In Peoria August 3 to consider peace
proposals Of the operators. Next day
he rescinded the call because Of pre-
mature" publicity. Acting Governor
Sterling asked Harrington to consider
the proposal that the miners Of Illinois
return to work at once at the wage
scale and under the working cOndi-
tions existing when operations ceased
April last, pending a readjustment
Of the same by an agreed tribunal,
and that representatives OF the miners
and operators OF Illinois should meet
and endeavor to arrive Mt a settlement.
Harrington replied that this plan was
impracticable.
Orders for immense quantities Of
coal hnve been placed In England by
Americans bat not all Of them are be-
Ing accepted because Of market cOndI-
tiOns there. Prices Of coal and ship
ping and freight rates have advanced
sharply In Great Britain. The British
miners may refuse to mine coal for
Americn. and American dock. workers
may refuse to handle II II II comes.
NNE J. Cleve Dean, chairman Of
" the railway employees publicity
association, sent to President Harding
a telegram bitterly attacking the sup
posed attitude Of the administration
toward the two grent strikes. He snid :
For you or my governor to attempt
to operate the mines or railroads by
military forces or to attempt to draft
men Into mining or rallrOad service
would be an attempt to establish In
voluntary servitude." and he predicted
such m attempt would bring on the
long predicted war between capital
and labor" He asserted, also, that
the Republican party was hostile to
the American farmer md labor and
that "the hard times that now exist liz
a premcditated plan to bring the fnrm.
er and lnhor down to their knees"
Mr.. Harding's reply to this outburst,
while dignitied. was u scathIng rebukc
Of Deans political partisan refer
ences" and Of his false assumptions.
The President explained mt length the
attitude Of the government ind as.
serted It's Intention to speak and net.
not for amy one class alone. but for
"thc American people M n whole and
the common good Of NIL Its citizenship"
lie made II clear that while the right
to strike wns recognized. the govern.
ment would fully protect those who
desired to work. The latter, he said,
In responding to the call Of the coun-
try. are exercising their rights "nnd
at the same time making their contrl-
button to our common American wei
fare"
CHlCAGO'S street car strike was
~ Rtil1 ehn snut,InO IuS
Hope md dcspnir nltcrnntcd. the foe
mer fostercd by the optimism Of In.
ternntionni President Mnhon who told
the men they must tnke n referendum
vote on n new proposal mndc by the
companies. ind the Inter due to the
pessImIsIn of local President QuInlnn.
who. said the employees would accept
no Offer the employers were likely to
mike. The workers were called to
hold n mass meeting Monday evening
Of this week, md Quininn told tho
Chicago public to pr"pnre 20 find n
strike In effect the following morning.
nEBATE on the tnriR In the senate
- wns enlivenc,l last week by Sen.
ator McCumber's assertion that In 1912
spoke~'nen for the newspaper publish.
err told the senate finance committee
that " hewsprint paper were not
placed IN the free list they would de-.
fent the Republican party nj the polls,
and that. the committee refusing 10
yield. the publishers therefor did de.
atOrs calling for names. Mr. Smoot
said thst the late John !. Norris. rep.
resentlnG the publishers sssociation.
told . finance subcommittee that " n
duty wefe imposed On newsprint "the
Republican party would be driven from