Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-15
Soft Coal Chiefs
Agree on Wages


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its duties being to consider future set
Elements of disputes in the coal in
dustry.
The settlement came after week
spent in marking time here by operators
and miners. Finally. the showdown on
the issue of compulsory arbitration
came, resulting in three big operators
withdrawing from the conference when
President Lewis refused to accede to the
demand. The conference reOrganized
and threw the doors open to all soft
coal operators. A quick agreement in
principle followed. with operators con.
trolling production Of GO, 600 900 tons
annually committed to its adoption.
The operators in the meeting have
mines in Ohio. West Virginia. Penn
sylvania. Indiana. Illinois and Michi-
gan. Orders went forward from these
operators here today to their bosses back
home to get ready to speed up coal pro-
duction Miners, too. were confident
that an early resumption Of work at
scattered mines would result in other
operators hurrying their acceptance Of
the agreement.
Washington. Aug. 15.-tBy A. PD-
The brightest ray " light In the dark
ened industrial situation appeared today
from the anthracite coal fields Of Penn
sylvania. where persons in close touch
with the situation expressed the belief,
chances for quick and satisfactory
settlement of the long drawn out strike
of union miners were good.
Definite results from the meeting in
Philadelphia Thursday of Pennsylvania
operators with President John L..
! Lewis. Of the United Mine Workers.
we're predicted. and Senator Pepper, Of
that State. who Is acting for President
! Harding who was instrumental In bring
| ing about the conference. was authority
! for the statement that there seems no
doubt au adjustment Of nll differences
! for the time being, at least, will.be ac-
complished. y
Senator Pepper. who at the request OF
the President has been carrying on ne
gotiations with the anthracite operators
of his State. with Governor Sproul las,
night had long conference with Presi
dent Harding and Secretary Hoover al
the white House. 1t was at the conclu
sion of this meeting that his statement
was issued The President. Senato'
Pepper said, had been given all the
detals of his negotiations with the op
orators, and it seemed evident that the
conference at Philadelphia will be hello
in an atmosphere Of entire sincerity
No intinatiol was gwen as to 'h'
basis on which the settlement is bein,
n.yotiuted. II was believed possible
however. that If at least II tcinporar!
settlement should result from the Philn
dplphia conference ah agreelNnt nigh
be reached for the creation Of presi
dental or congressional commission t
adjust future wnge difficulties.
indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 15.--(B.
A. p.l--lndiana mines which will re
sumo work following ratification of tn
agreement reached NJ Cleveland betweeI
miners and operators representative
have a capacity of 900 900 tons an
nunlly according {. union officials Ecre
The report of the State Department o
mines for 1921 shows n total of 90,
III ,56S tons produced in all the mine
Of Indiana.
. Most of the mines represented at tn
/ Cleveland conference are of the stri
variety and are located in the south
western part Of ~ state.
. Pittsburgh. Pa. Aug. 15.--(By A
, r.l-The Pittsburgh Coal Producers
Association declared today that 1t ha
mo intention whatever of followin
me lbhN tI ne W ho h'i '''
. 70 an agreement with the United Min
Q Workers in Cleveland TO end the btu
i mnous strike.
r If anything the situation here HI
f tightened," il was asserted. Memb'
y cOmuunies of the association are credit
Il ed with about ~ yer cent Of the 40
: 600 900 tons produced annually in Il
{ Pittsburgh district
Terre Haute. Ind, Aug. l5.-By
IS r. l-"Thc action of the Clevelar
v conference in reaching an agreement
is of no consequence to the Indiana bitun
e inouS Coal Operators Association
y said Phil H. Tenna. secretary of Il
j. association, when apprised Of the d.
vel,pmcnrs there. Our association "
10 not represented there he continued
;e land We will sign no agreement made
.S that conference.
Ed Stewart, former president of di