Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07
COAL STRIKE MAY
END IN TWO FIELDS
harrington Reported Consider
ing Separate Agreement in H.
linois as Federal Action Looms
HOWAT MEN SEEKING WORK
BIZ Associated Press

Chicago. July 7.--Action in two coal
fields looking toward resumption in
work has been taken by miners. II was
/ learned here today Opposition mem
bers of the Illinois Executive Commit =
| tee. United Mine Workers. let 1t be
known that President Frank Earring
| ton. at u secret meeting yesterday In
Springfield, had received conditional
authority to negotiate n separate wage
! agreement, and 1t was learned that in
Kansas the followers of Alexander
11owat are seeking work in the mines
Mr.. Harrington denied any move for
wage agreement with Illinois op-
I orators. but his opponents on the com
nittce said authority had been granted
Harrington to deal with the operators
after he told the committee the oper-
ators- miners conference in Washington
probably would fail and the Govern
men, contemplated Intervention In the
strike. The plan is, it was said, to
call state convention II the Govern
ment announces. intervention and vote
on n resolution for n referendum on
whether TO come to terms with mine
owners.
The llOwat followers, who were fed
for long time by the Illinois miners
after Howat was expelled from the in
ternntional union. and who are sup
posed to have no standing in the pres
cnt strike. have already named the
committees to treat with their former
employers. The Kansas strike began
before th" national strike and was ont
luwcd by John l.. Lewis. international
president Of the mine workers, and a
new union installed.
Washington. July 7.-(By A. p)-
Decision of the anthracite coal mine on
orators and union representatives TO
me-. again today was an indication ot
least of continued hope of reaching an
agreement through the conference called
by President Harding to consider meth.
odS or securing Il resumption Of work
in the industry.
No statement was Forthcoming from
either side, however. as to the trend of
Developments on adjournment of yes
t'rday meeting. which was said to
have been without definite results.
Meanwhile. the bituminous strike sit
uation, negotiations in which have been
deferred until Monday, is pressing itself
more and more upon the attention of
oficials as to the matter of the public's
coal supply. The chief concern is felt
over the present curtalment of ship
ments for the Northwest. failure to re-
ceivc the usual supply transported by
the Great Lakes in summer it is con-
sidercd. raising the possibility of con.
gested railroads next winter.
Another area in which pinch is said
to have developed is Northern New
England. which usually at this season is
being supplied with a winter store of
anthracite coal by coastwise shipping.
Canvass Of the coal stocks OF cleo
trical and artificial gas public utility
concerns throughout the country as of
June II showed an average of fifty
three days supply Of coal on hand, ac-
cording TO II statement issued today by
+. X. Wadlegh, chief of the coal di-
vision of the commerce department.
"A great many utilities he said.
"are receiving current supplies from
non union production, and on the ba-
sis of their current encroachment on
stocks 1t seems that their stocks would
last about twelve to fifteen weeks"