The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-18
WILL MAKE ATTEMPT TO BEGIN
MINING OF COAL, SAYS CHAIR
MAJ; OGLE OF GROUP OF
EMPLOYERS. -
iAll Possibilities Fully Considered py
Government Before Taking Step,
| Il 10 Declared.

Washington, July 17.-Bituminous
coal mine operators were invited" by
President Harding at the White
House today Ito return to mine prop
critics and resume operations" after
they had replied to the Presidents
tender Of arbitration for settling the
national coal strike with a collective
offer to put their properties and their
services at the disposal Of the govern
ment In this crisis. Speaking as chair.
man of the group Of operators tfter
the White House conference. Alfred
NJ Ogle said the employers would
make the attempt to resume opera
tions. -
Meanwhile the miners union.-
through an adjournment sine die OF
its controllijg policy committee. made
certain its refusal to accept the arbt'
tration proposal, and many OF Its Of
fcials Immediately left Washington.
The bituminous operators were Like.
wise not a unit in accepting the gov
ernment arbitration proposals, but the
President said that large majority"
OF them, by unqualified acceptance,
bad given him occasion to express.
my own and the public's gratitude"
Meaning Fully Understood.
There we're intimations In official
circles that all the implications Of the
decision to ask that the mines be
opened had been fully considered by
the government, and that there was .
possibility that the protection OF
troops and the American dag would be
furnished In districts where men were
willing to work, failing sufficient local
safeguarding. Employers generally
held the view that some coal produc.
tion would result in union fields In
Pennsylvania and Ohio. If nowhere
else, even though executives of the
ron-union miners south OF the Ohio
river reported today that output was
being cut of sharply through lack Of
transportation, due to the railroad
strike. =
statsment Of Operators
In their letter TO the president ex:
planning the situation the operators
said:
We have given most careful and
thorough consideration to the propeSat
su omitted by you vn July 10. supple
mented by your statement OF July. 10
and we are not only in entire accord
with your plan to establish general
tribunal to inquire into all the facts IN
our industry, and make recommenda-
tions for the solution Of our fundamenir
al problem. but We urge that such
plan be put into effect by you.
- trI NyNt q :
have alread proposed the broad prin-
ciple Of arbitration in our previous con-
ferencss with the officials Of the ad-
ninIstration and with the representa-
tives Of tho miners. We still stand on
that brood principle and are In entire
accord with you in that respect.
I'VE did have in mind, discussing
with you certain recommendations A. to
the machinery to make an arbitrauon
plan effective and to accomplish the re-
suit with the country and yoursen
desire ~
I'm view Of the contingencies that
confront US and the varying conditions
in tho different coal producing districts
of tho country. our conference has ds-
cided to answer your proposal ey ou
tricts, rather than as q whole, ana W
attach hereto statements OF the peep-
os.tions taken by the several dfser1ofs
r.orasented In the conference Of opsrt-s.
hors assembled at your request In Waaa-
ington.
"All Of the operators Of your CONFER
ence unite IN supporting the principle
of arbitration and collective barSainaN
and your high motives in calling VI To-
gether.
And finally. they say to you and -
the American people that zach ana
every one Of them stands ready n tnas
crisis to put his property and his ova
services at your disposal and cotnmeno
at any instance"
lxplAin Procedure
A delegation consisting OF 1ifetsn opS'