Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-05
MEETING TO BE HELD
AT CAPITAL APRIL 10
\ q III i II stralion. However.
Looks With Disfavor on
Federal Interference.
nAr"'IEnT, ISSUES STATEMENT
''tu"r Disorders Arc Reported From
Isolated Areas In Mine
T-rriturfc..
| Ey Associatcd prcss.l

3. AsiiiNGToN, April i-A con-
'r'snionnl cffor, at settlement Of the
coal strike, particularly as !, im-
wolves the bitumimous fields. was be-
sln today when Chairman Nolan, OF
Tho House Labor Committee. was au-
,ho'ized to telegraph Invitations to
number OF representative operators
a"d officers OF III" operators associa.
''ons in the ccntrnI competitive coal
hrid. 70 attend = meeting with the
'nlacrs union Ieeders in Washington.
.tpril 10, and a;tciopt TO reach an
agrocm.nt.
At tho sane time Senator BoraI
i:cpuLlicau ldaho. took occaaiDn to
-. !n the senate that drastic pub
..r action might be demanded and
- "hargc tho operators with con-
tract hrca'imG In prectpi,atIns The
strike.
Divergence "f Views Seen.
y possible di,"5eerce between the
virws OF mcrnbers OF Congress and
20 the administration. however. was
seen when Attorney General Daugh-
crtv issued statement that the
government rs not undertake 10
10 anything in tho present situation
rs ,hc coal matter" declaring that
'rts7 have a rigit 10 qi;!t work and
-tea have :ieli, t. employ other
'.o1." tha; the pInl.c waS NOT men
"."d wr'i coal shortH2e, and that II,
was ;hc drt" Of local authorities 10
..auitaiu order
Ih, Government would not loo
=" 'ayor up"n Goa! price increases.
.tr DauGhcriy suiC. adding that ne
"-a'r no reason ut This time :" be-
l:'ve ihat j.a"rder u.cd he feared"
U.' ~ se-;!r; tnat the sovernmsnt
"w.li p,rtur'a Whatever may be It's
outy 80 Tho premises" II local and
"'aIr 81, nclcs cannot maintain peace.
Sc: Anrr Wv" Days' H-arinE.
-. i!ousc committee action came
Yer ii m" uoers had spent twO
days listening 10 discussion OF the
''iS" FROM tho 'uiuera' v!ewpo!n:
D.; John +. Lewis. president of Til"
uni,cd Mine Workers Mr Lewis
assured the committee hc would ad-
VS.. his associates 10 negotiate with
nuy repre- eentatlvc group" OF opera
tudsa Illinois. Indians. Ohio, and
Western Pennsylvania. even though
not all OF In. operators could bc in
duced 10 deal again "ish The union
nc union, he insisted. would not ami
.ould no; settle the dIspute in other
states until t.js basis had been e.
t"bliahcd :or national waGc level.
The committee decided 10 appea'
t.rcct to the representatives OF
operators groups In tho states
rauod, and Mr. Lewis tonight de-
cured II had put forward a p-opo
siti"n worth considcrinG."
However. have TO notion Of
what the operators will do" lie said
Defends Miners Proposal.
During /tne hearings today Mr..
Lewis defended the miners union
proposai TO establish a six iourG dag
aud hvc days week. one Of the dc
mands originally made, scouting as
absurd" a calculation by Rcprescn-
;ntivc Elaci<. Democrat. Texas. that
his would occasion AN extra annual
,cst OK s2ii.O00,000 to the public for
coal.
However. If Nc discuss any Of
.nrse demands around a council table
with operators" Mr. Lewis added.
and prac;icabilty and reasonable
ness cannot be demonstrated for
;hsm. the demands will fail.
Discussing the history OF vase nc
.otiaiions. Mr. Lewis amplified the
rcrrGted charge that the bitumi-
mous orera;ors Of the central field
had broken a contract with the min
.rs' union in failing To confer with
rs committees for a now wage scale
before the strike. This. he said IN
agreeing 10 a suggestion by Rcprc-
sentative London, Socialist, New
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