The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-11
kEENEY ACCEPTS
BID FOR CONFAB
HOLD CONFERENCE IN
BALTIMORE MONDAY
Northern State Operators Will
Confer With Mine Workers
IN Endeavor to Avert
Possible Strike.

Fairmon;. ". Va, March l0.-C.
frank kceney. president Of District II.
United Mine Workers Of America, mas
accepted the invitation Of the Northern
We, virginia Coal Operators Associa-
ton TO meet in Baltimore. MONDAY
March l%. 10 discuss future arrange
mems for the Northern West Virginia
coal Industry, 1t was announced ofn-
cia!Iy Ivy the association today. There
IS absolutely nothing in the present
West Virginia agreement which ex-
plrcs March 81. TO suggest meeting
between the operators and miners Oh
this district. Realizing that some ac-
ton must be taken 10 avert possiole
strike. tho directors Of the association
unanimously agreed TO appeal to Mr..
Eeeney, for IN open discussion. and
placed h. "s,rings" on the invitation.
The telegram Of invitation follows:
"C. T. keeney, president
"Dsttict No. IT,
United Mine Works OF America
"Charieston. W. Va. :.
"Oo instructions from the board OF
directors Of Northern West virginia
Coal Operators Association. given at
meeting today, the advisory board OF
The as-nciaiinn extends an invitation to
District 1T.Gnited Mine workers Oh
America. ror a conference at Baltimore
on March IS to negotiate an agreemenE
IN he effective in Northern West Viz
sinla on April !. 1922. We respectfully
request an immediate reply.
"CSIgnedN Advisory Board. Northern
West Virginia Coal operators AsSoei"
tiun."
While John Lewis. International pres
idcnt of tho mine workers. has banned
any separate conference between opef-
ators' and miners representatives IN
the central competitive field. he has not
opposed any conferences IN The ouuy-
ing fields. nor taken any action TO op-
nose them. As West Virginia IS not
in the "cntral competitive field, both
tho miners ard opera tors are powerless
10 prrvent = tic-up. unless such an IN
dcrcndcnt conference could be hello.
Keeney Accepts 5E
reply 10 the associations INVITA-
lion was received ism William Petry'
/ vicc-president OF The district, as follows:
/ "Telegrnm received to President kec,
ney extending INVITATION 10 the uniteo
Mine Workers or America, Distrlct H.
80 meet in conference at Baltimore vi
W7rca II. President keeney is absent
from tho distri"r. VIII hand him your
t~.cgram upon his return ...
civilian PETRT.
Nirc-rresdcnt District II.
w.,. ,,I,ow!nS day Mr.. Keeney replied
.- follows.
..Dcur.r :. Bracket. Secretary Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
citation:
"Ir,t,,,ion to District i, United
M.uo Workers. for II conference at Bal
,tn,nrc on March IS preliminary 10 the
,,.r&,iai;uns Of an agreement to be ef-
;..,,iyc IN Northern West Virginia on
Apru ls.. l9g@, is hereby accepted. As
~, r,l,l~ucc or or faith and good WILL
,....,l, committee with full power 10 act
WI, hr authorized by the confention'
yl,..a meets in Charleston on March
cis:."
Another meeting Of the ASSOCIATIONS
inord ut directors viii be held SATURDAY
afternoon. after winch the ASSOCIATION
MI Announce iii" names OF the men
who will represent It IN the conference
n Iit.im0rc.