The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 16.-(By
the Associated Press.)-"Despite
the unfavorable economic conoi-
tions and with tremendous politi-
cal and financial influence raised
against US, we are emerging from
the conflict victorious" John l.:
Lewis. international president OF
the United Mine Workers OF Am
erica, declared in a statement 10
The Associated Press today.
He said that the miners had won
three main and principal issues in
volved in the strike of $4,000 min
ers in the anthracite and bltum-
inous mining industry.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 16.-(By
The Associated Press.)-For the
first time in 10 weeks striking soft
coal miners at scattered points in
seven states were today under
4 orders to begin coal production.
! This result of the past settlement
of the strike, hofever, effected only
small minority Of the 100000 soft
! coal diggers, who threw down their
picks last March 81, but union Of
ficials we're on their way back home
to seek to make peace with other
employers.
President John L. Lewis OF the
\ United Miners of America, who re-
mained here for days rest before
= entering --the., peace negotiation:
4 with anthracite operators at Phiia
\ delphia tomorrow, predicted tina
l soft coal operators generally wouit
p accept the agreement made mere
and held out hope for an earl!
!. quantity production. He also sait
!. he was hopeful of the result OF thu
: conference with the anthracite
a operators, who employ 5000 men
e Invite More Operators.
s District union officials befor'
Il leaving here for home sent invita-
r tions for five meetings of operator
n with the view of concluding peace
!! The general agreement, conciuo
q ed here and adopted by the unlol
as a basis for supplemental agree
ments throughout the coal fields
continues the old wages and work
ing conditions, including the cheek
off of union dues, to April l, l92'
and provides machinery for nege
tiating but not arbltratlng nea
wears scale. The agreement ais
calls for a national convention
ouerators and miners OF tn
bituminous territory to be hel
ID here next October 2, for selectin
a fact-finding commission to II
yestigate the coal industry.
Miners Are Jubilant
:, Benton, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-(By TT
u Associated Press. )-Sixty thousa1
OF hitumino2s coal miners of soutl
at ern Illinois today were gatherir
I'd their tools and preparing to ent'
:. the pits. which have been idle sin'
no the nationwide strike became e
nj fctive on April l, on a few noul
he notice. in expectation Of the en-
US ing of the strike in Illinois by Il
signing of agreement between Ill
m nois operators and miners at
lr. conference scheduled to be held
re Chicago on Friday.
as Although most of the strlkll
,at miners are jubilant at the prospe
of returning to work, the prevale
ne opinion is that they would prefer
OF national agreement with the oper
est tors instead of individual and sep
M rate agreements, which they thl
IL will result from the partial orea
nd ing OF the strike by the Clevela
IN agreement.
Is Renewed activity in putting :
mines in condition for resumpti
- of work is reported from the emit
. district The work of cleaning
the pits, oiling machinery, rekir
ling fires and lowering mules IL
the mines has beer in progress
the last week.