Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
GOVERNOR ASKS
MINERS, BOSSES
TO CONFERENCE
Miners Quickly Accept
Invitation to Meeting
in Harrisburg
MAY SEIZE MINES
Pennsylvania Executive
Has Power to Prevent
Suffering
By S. P. HOLLINSWORTH,
United Press Staff Correspondent

United freSS SJatf correspondent.
e HARRISBURG, Pa, Aust 25.-
Governor Pinchot today sent tele-
grams to the four presidents of the
anthracite miners organization and
four of the operators, asking them
to meet him here Monday at noon
for a conference "to insure the
continued mining of anthracite
''T do not believe the last word
: has been said,' the governor wired.
''The safety and welfare of the
people of Pennsylvania and other
anthracite using states make it of
vital importance that mining shall
go on. That is my justification for
asking you to come,' he added. =
The telegram was addressed to
Thomas Kennedy, G. j Golden, Rim
aldo Capellini and John L. Lewis,
for the miners; and s. d. Warriner,
WI. Richards, N. w. Inglas and
w. A. Super for the operators.
"Will you meet at the capitol
in Harrisburg On Monday, August
27, at IL clock noon to consider
how the best interests of the min
ers, the operators and the general
public, both in Pennsylvania and in
other states, can be protected by
insuring the continued mining of
anthracite?'' the telegram read.
The center of the state in the
anthracite coal situation shifted to
the Pennsylvania capitol today as
Governor Pinchot moved swiftly to
avert q strike in the hard coal fields
September /. 9,---s.ss-s a..-zs.,.a
The call for conference between
miners and operators in Harrisburg
Monday was sent out by Governor
Pinchot as the first move in the
eleventh hour effort to prevent a
national coal crisis.
Pinchot Accepts Responsibility
The Pennsylvania executive ac-
cepted the responsibility placed
upon him by President Coolidge,
confident that he can at least bring
both sides together for a final
meeting. Overtures that were made
by Pinchot to both operators and
miners before the conference yes
terdav, it was learned, have been
satisfactory and establish the fact
that he has their confidence as a
mediator.
In the event that the. conference
fails the governor is vested with
sufficient power to seize and oper-
ate the mines to prevent suffering
of the people, according to legal
authorities. \
It was learned on highest author
ity that his first steps would be:
Summon persons having influence
with miners and operators to Har'
risburg for a series OF conferences.
Examine the mass of information
On the anthracite problem furnished
bv the United States coal commits
sion and other authorities.
Request the representatives OF
miners and operators to get around
the table with him Monday and at
tempt anew to come to an amlcapie
settlement of their controversy.
MINERS. ACCEPT ,-
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., August
o5.-The miners officials and OPP
orators representatives today re-
ceived and accepted Governor PIN
chot's invitation to meet with nm
at Harrisburg at noon Monday.
The official copies of the invita-
tion had not been received but both
sides had press copies OF Governor
Pinehot s message.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
limited Mine Workers, was the first
to issue statement, leaving his
sick bed to consider the invitation.
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