Evening star., 1933-10-08
Appeal to Return to Work
Promises Parity With
Commercial Mines.
STEEL INTERESTS PLEDGE
NEGOTIATIONS AT ONCE
Eight Points Set Forth by White
House as Basis of Settlement.
Union Ready to Farley.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
President Roosevelt last night urged
striking miners at steel company owned
mines in Western Pennsylvania to re-
turn at once to their jobs with the as
surance that their working conditions
would be substantially the same as
those enjoyed by their fellow workers
at commercial mines.
At the same time, the White House
announced that owners of the steel
company mines had assured the Presi-
dent they would enter into negotiations
'at once in good faith with their
miners representatives to settle the dis
puted points that led to the strike.
If those negotiations fail to produce
ar agreement, the statement said, the
President will step in and in making
decisions use the principle that captive
mines must operate under conditions of
work substantially the same in the
broadest sense as those which obtain
in the commercial mines"
Union Ready to Negotiate.
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers of America, an
nounced last night that Philip Murray,
vice president OF the union, had advised
Thomas Moses, president of the H. c.
Frick Coke Co.. by telegram that the
union stood ready to negotiate an
agreement with captive" coal mine
owners under the settlement proposed
by the President.
The tPyt Of tho fe1epropo fo11owc
You are doubtless advised of the
statement of the President tonight as
affecting the captive mine situation.
Section 2 and section 7 of the Pres
identS statement provides for imme-
date negotiations and collective bar
gaining between the representatives OF
the workers in the captive mines and
the owners of such properties.
You are hereby advised that the
mine workers employed at the captive
mines have heretofore by resolution
duly adopted authorized the interna-
tional and district officers of the United
them under the national industrial re-
corery act.
Representatives Ready"
Pursuant to this authorization,
hereby formally advised you that such
representatives are now ready to i'm
mediately conform to the instructions
of the President and meet the repre-
sentatives of the captive mine owners in
joint negotiation at once. Will you
please advise me of your convenience in
this matter?"
The White House statement was is
sued after the President, Hugh S. John
son, the recovery administrator, and
Donald Richberg, general counsel for
N. R. A.. had conferred twice with lead
ers of the steel industry.
Roosevelt will present his stand for
mally to the steel men during the week
end. He expects their negotiations with
the miners to start tomorrow. He Is
leaving to them and their miners estab-
lishment of the negotiation machinery.
In case of dispute, it was expected
elections would be called to choose
miner representatives. Lewis, however.
claims to represent the miners 100 per
cent.
Eight Points Set Forth.
The White House set forth eight
points as the basis for settlement. Ihey
are:
/. That captive mines come under the
commercial code except as to proVl-
sions relating to coal sale.
2. That workers in every captive mine
can choose their own representatives Tor
collective bargaining.
3. That the President would step IN
if negotiations between operators ana
miners failed to produce an agreement,
and that he would govern MS DECISIONS
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