The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-04
LEWIS OPPOSES
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the states cr the central field "r "H,.l-
Ing districts.
The ~rronIrrrS now roufrNnt:n: tue
mining industry" said MIR. Lewis m'}
,uF". az" uatl"mal IN scope and 'a''n",
lee solved 10y TN" operators an" h'"t'7
ui any. particular district.
Tho mr.SaLc referred - ! !tr:nc refer
cndum now being taken [" decide "ht'"-
or the coal miners s..l! walk "nt on
April /. If no agreement Is roa'W"" II
the Central Competitive Field. an" lo'-
low ed With tho declaration t"2t IN" pro-
pOs.l OF the Illinois operator. '"ni'"-
plated the breaking uu ut 81" '"i'''
into many separate unitcs.
Earring toms Message
MIR EarrlnEtun'a mrSSHT" WIS NOT
made public acre but II asking a.\'2'
from Mir Lewis. the Illinois !'tl"' IT,
fcrrd 10 a section OF tn" present ''!'h"'9
agreement providing tor me- 'hE" "'
operators and miners before Alii! "'-.
This section, known aS Claus" - III nc
Illinois agreement. WAS "a!d ~ MI
Lewis to be coordinate /" Il similar pro-
vision Of the agreement Tor Tue ''huH "
competitive field known - claus" 70
Efforts nv MIR. Lewis to get IN inter-
state conference with operators under
the ,attctr clause. according I" IN" McS-
sage have been ignored and haunted
by the operators.
Tn. text of Mr. Lewis message ''''
lows
Lewis Message.
'u'ndc- the pclicy adopted 10y the H.
tcruai ional conGcrtion held IN !A"'"",
ppoiiS, February II To -, 'N'i">.''' J.,
is no, possible for representatives. 81
District -. Illinois, /" enter INK" S'I-
iaratc negotiations wih Itl""!S "i''"'-
ors for the purpose Of greeting = "'N
wage agreement with ia" 'chi'a' ''''
nc,itIvr fcld as 4 base and ~ In" event
that no such agreement - h't"'"'' ~
Anru ! declares in IaNor OF general
ruspcnsiun If mining operations. I'm"
uctiuu being subject 10 r"l"r'h""ln
votn of the United Mine W ork";" al
Arpcrica which is now hcinE 'h"'n'
This arrangement, in It's orCFaH"". -
nnpircStly in opposition I" me f",'H
cf district settlements an" III MY I""H
ment District u tIlInoiSl Sh""iu
train from any attempt to C"hs"i''"'''
n district settlement under tN".' N''-
cum%tances. .,o
The problems now Conlr"hthE III"
mining industry are national IN SNYP'
ard cannot be solved by IN" oP'i"'''
",L miners OF any particular district
. IA
,r,l srunnctitiIc GclG who ar" ""l'Ea''"
/ 90 ,,cc, ne under IN" provisions OF Inc
h,cic interstate agreement have as YET
,..irod ~ do 80 does not alter Inc S'"-
,,,;o,, rho ,nIrrN-ScCoui tiIHS" 81 N"u'
Ji,,ric, arrcrlucnt 10 which YOU a'""'
+. cunordinatc to the sixteenth 'Ia""'
NJ the international atr'ch''"l "'' y
nroyidcS for u joint mcctnS 90 "''",'
a,d opcratorg of the central c"n"prl!'iNC
6nrd and which has been ignore" ""N
Haunted Ivy The operators.
| ,.,rro nrrcr Of the Illinois operators -
| oh,.iousIv inteudcd {" destroy inc e.
f,c,ivcurss and strength "t the Il"
,ional motley which las been 'L""''"'','
and rontc,nplateS tn" !rcaN'hr wv VA
our forces into many E"rar".c ""'''''
Their policy is inherently "''"S"' CO.
,,or,jc,i,x unyound ard contains no Gle
mcnts Of consideration i"H 'u"n' "e'
care therefore. adviS, that ihc reg
! ro,..n.,tives Of District - 'lllin"i%)
! decline the offer Of the Illinois coal
| Operators.
Confer informally.
Thu message 20 Mr.. harrington was
scnt nv Mr.. Lewis after the adourn-
nert of tho lattcr's conference win
! district union officials. representing
| Arkansas. Oklahoma. Texas. kansas
! Missouri. Iowa and Wyoming. AT "h''"
| the unions policy rs affecting vi"
! southwestern coal producing states
! was discussed.
| No announcement OF any decision al
J fccting the southeast wa" made. CN-
| cont \ statement tha, III" union Off
| c,als would confer informally with r""-
| rcA.ntatives OF Tie" Southwestern lHtc"'
state Coal OpoiLt"rs @SFH'Faion on
! March Q. probably at Kansas city. TIL"
nolicv however 40 laid down 10y the
! message 70 the Illinois miners, was