The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-27
Says Strike Settlement in Illi-
nOis Is a Dead Issue.
John Watt Says q. NJ. w. A.
Would Fall If Peace Concluded.
KANSAS MINES OPEN FRIDAY
Lewis Says Interstate Farley
Will Come Soon; However.
Split in "SOIid Front" of Strik-
ing Miners Seems Far OF.

Philadelphia, July 27.-John l.
Lewis. head OF the miners union,
said here this afternoon that he had
every reason to believe that an inter-
state joint conference of the central
competitive fields will be arranged
within a few days"
Standing in the lobby of the Belle
vue Stratford hotel where he has been
comforting with district presidents OF
the union from Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, Mr.. Lewis dictated the fol-
lowing statement to newspaper men;
"It is undoubtedly true that to all
purposes and effect, the mine Work
erS have won their present strlke' AM
IT is almost universally recognized in
Industrial and financial circles thru
out the country that no wage reduc-
tions can be applied to the mining
industry.
Joint conference to be convened in or
der to permit of the imm mediate nego-
tiation of a new wage agreement rms |
is the only way by which settlement
trict or separate settlement
Chicago. July 27.-IlIinois operators
will not enter into a joint interstate
wage conference to settle the coal
strike. it was declared today by DR.
F. c. Honnold, secretary of the Illinois
Coal Operators association
Kansas Mines to Open.
Pittsburg, Kan, July 27.-The whis- |
tie at mine No. As of the Central Coal
& Coke company will blow late today, |
announcing work at the mine tomor- |
row. it was announced by company
officials today
At No. 10 Western, cleaning up
work preparatory to reopening the
mine. continued today. Five men were
reported working at the mine
Coal Loading Is Better.
tBy the Associated PressJ
Washington, July 27.-Favorable
reaction to the governments efforts
TO stimulate coal production despite
the miners strike was seen today in
figures assembled by the railroads, !
showing that 1908 cars of coal were
loaded on Monday at operating mines,
as compared with $3.50 cars last sat
urday. and with a daily average OF
1914 cars during the six working
days previous to Saturday.
CBy the Associated Press1
st. Louis, July 27-President Frank
Harrington and the Illinois miners
executive board today cancelled their
call for a state convention at Peoria.
August 3. at which it was hoped a
strike settlement would be reached,
announcing at the same time that un-
true statements from John Watt of
Springfield and others opposed to Mr..
ldO lGAL SIAAh6 SCLAACAAAGAl
in Illinois a dead issue.
harrington in Statement.
Mr. Harrington issued a statement
which was as follows in substance:
''1-Watt. a subdistrict official is a
victim of chronic loose speech and
should not be held accountable for his
statements.
f''2-As a result of statements made
by Watt and others, strike sentiment
in Illinois is a dead issue.
'3-The Illinois miners officers are
not playing politics with any one be-
cause the issue is too big for that and
are willing at any time to cooperate
with John l. Lewis in a strike settle
ment"
At the same time Presiden, Earring
ton telegraphed Acting Governor Fred
Sterling that he declined to enter into
the plan for settlement outlined by
Mr.. Sterling yesterday in a telegram
to the miners president.
(By the Associated Press.I
Springfield, Ill. July 27.-Disrup-
ton of the United Mine Workers as
sociation if President Frank Earring
ton of the Illinois Mine Workers. is
permitted to proceed with his pro-
gram announced in St Louis yester- ]
day. was predicted here today by John
Watt, secretary treasurer or the
Springfield sub-district, who declared
it was up to John L. Lewis to act and
act quickly.
Muskogee. July 27.-A conference I
between d. C McAlpine, president of ]
the Oklahoma Coal Operators asso- !
citation, and John wilkinson, district s
miners union president, was arranged '
here today in an attempt by the oper- T
ators to negotiate a contract to open
Oklahoma mines with union labor. c
McAIpine Is Willing.
I'VE are willing to arbitrate either {
with this state or district I
or in a joint conference of all dis
tricts, McAlpine said before the
~
Wilkinson. staunch supporter of
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