The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
Senators Issue Statement.


Senators, embodying the terms Of
is as follows:
We are glad to be able TO an
nounce that the representative Of
the operators and Of the union
mine workers have responded to the
request OF President HARDING and
have reached such an agreement on
all essential points as insures the
ending Of the anthracite coal strike
IN the immediate future
Under date Of August %, after
consultation with Secretary Hoover
with the approval OF the President.
We delivered the following COM
munication to the representatives
OF both parties TO the controversy.
IS. D. warriner. chairman poIicy
committee. anthracite coal opera
tors. and John L Lewis. president
United Mine Workers Of America:
Proposal Presented.
"As Senators representing the
Commonwealth in which the an
thracite coal field lies. we earnest
ly urge your acceptance Of the fol-
lowing proposal:
Il. The contracts in force March
81. 1922. TO be extended 20 August
81. 1928. or March 81. 1924.
- The production Of coal to be-
Gin at onco.
= Your organizations TO foin in
a recommendation TO Congress that
legislation be forthwith enacted
creating a separate anthracite coal
commission, with authority to in
vestigate and report promptly on
I NJ - -.
-. The continuance Of production
after The extension date. 10 he unon
such terms as the parties may
agree upon in the light OF the re-
4 port OF the comm, ission.
CSiCnedD
GEORGE WHARTON PEPPER.
DAVID 4. REED.
Harding Urges Acceptance.
''Thereupon Secretary Hoover. Sec
1 retary Davis and Governor Sproul
used all the influence which thev
properly could in the interest Of ac-
certance. The President. at whose in
stance the whole negotiation had been
undertaken, addressed to the parties
the following urgent demand for set
tlement:
The White House.
Washington. n. c. Sept. !. 1922.
To The Representatives Of .lle
Anthracite Operators and
Miners:
The public interest transcend
any partisan advantage that YOU
might gain by further resistance
I urge you in the name Of public
welfare TO accede TO the proposal
! that has been advanced BY Sena-
tors Pepper and Reed
Very truly yours.
WARREN G. HARDING.
Subject to Rauhcation.,
"Thereupon both parties indicated
to us their readiness TO yield TO the
Presidents wish. A joint conference
was accordingly called for 9 90 D. m,
September ? and at the conference
a memorandum Of agreement was
made Incorporating the terms Of our
proposal and adopting the date OF
August 81. 1923 as the expiration date
Of the extended agreement. We un-
derstand that this agreement is sub
1ect TO ratification by the scale COM
mittee and by the tr1-district conven-
ton of the Anthracite Mine Workers
which will be convened at the
earliest possible moment"
Gfves News TO President.
As soon as the settlement was
announced Senator Pepper COM
municated she result to President
Harding in the White House. He
also Informed Gov. Sproul Of the
settlement over long distance tele-
4 phone and Secretary Hoover
The settlement brings to a close
a battle which started last April 1.
when $4,000 miners in the hard
coal fields discontinued work Mo-
gotiations between the operators
started early last March and con-
tinued until June IL. when they
ended abruptly in New York City.
They were resumed about three
weeks ago through the efforts of
Senator Pepper, representing the
administration. but ended after
five days. when the miners refused
to accept the operators proposal for
/ arbitration.
Senator Pepper assisted by SEN
ator Reed then summoned the op-
| orators and miners. to Washington
and a session was held which tasted
until early last Wednesday MORN
ing. At this meeting the Senators
presented their peace plan which
was accepted this morning.
The miners upon their return to