The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27
'P|NCHOT WARNS
AGAINST STRIKE
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health among millions of American
families, loss Of comfort, Of working
power and of time
"I express o truth that none can
deny when l say that the anthracite
using people of the United States are
losing patience and I ask you to con-
slider that fact with care.
Must Compromise
1.-THE public demands that this con-
troversy should be settled and that a
suspension of mining shall be avoided
Settlement means that neither side
can get everything it would like to
have. The public needs and must have
coal and l am entirely confident that
the public is going to have it.
1T is my duty by every lawful
means at my command, to insure to
the public the necessary support"
Pinchot granted a yelled assurance
to the miners that he would not press
for arbitration Of the matter when he
said:
II am fully aware that the strike is
right which would not be arbitrarily
abridged or denied
Acting For State
Speaking before the delegates as
sembled in half moon formation about
him, Pinchot opened his remarks by
stating he had called them together
for the purpose Of finding a way to
keep the anthracite mines in opera
ton" He said he was now acting
"solely in my capacity as Governor Of
the State of Pennsylvania and with
the rights of the state of Pennsylvania
and other anthracite-u using States
clearly in mind"
Eleventh Hour Here
1--WE are now on the threshold Of
winter" he told them. Il call your
attention again to our duty to the
public. yours as miners and operators,
mine as executive of the only anthra-
cite producing state.
1.-The eleventh hour is upon US
and the crisis has now been reached.
We must do in this eleventh hour
what should have been done before.
1T can be done and must be done"
Explaining why he invited the min
ers to confer secretly with him first.
he said they were 1.-The plaintiffs in
this case"
Meetings to Be Secret
Other conferences besides these two
may be arranged later, he suggested
He said he proposed TO treat the con-
ferences as confidential and asked that
both sides refrain from making a
public declaration during them. He
said the urgency Of time justified that.
Pinchot diverted the greater part
of his remarks 10 the public. He said
the public interest in the strike is
twofold:
l. 1t is utterly wrong that the peo-
pie should be made again to bear the
enormous and most oppressive bur
den of q shortage
2. The people want a just settle
ment because an unjust arrangement
could not endure.
Country Is Prosperous
The Governor pointed further to
the fact that the country now is en-
tering upon a period of prosperity
after prolonged depression.
Our railroads are heavily taxed al
ready" he siad. AN uneven output
Of coal will tend to block transporta-
ton and the blocking of transporta-
ton will be almost as effective in max
ing a coal shortage as closing the
mines"
Philip Murray. first vice president
of the United Mine Workers headed
the union delegation at the confer
ence. He told newspaper men before
going that he had full power to act.
Movies Taken
The conference room was crowded
with newspaper men and there were
two movie photographers who filmed
the conference.
Mrs. Pinchot came in with the Gov
ernor and sat with him while he spoke.
He made his speech carefully and
made no extemporaneouS remarks.
Concluding. he asked whether either
side had any subject to place before
the open conference, Both answered
In the negative and then Warmer
arose and said:
1--WE would be very glad to accept
the Invitation"
Murray half arose from his chair
land said:
THE miners also will accept"
The conference then broke up.