Evening star., 1933-11-04
LE|SERSON HEADS
MINE MED|AT0RS
Labor Board Announces
Group Will Go to Pennsy.
vania Early Next Week.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Labor Board announced
today that Dr. w. M. Leiserson, its
secretary, would head the group Of
medlators to conduct elections at
Western Pennsylvania captive mines.
The other mediators are yet to be
selected, but the board said they would
leave for Pennsylvania early next week
President Roosevelt assured a group
Of strike leaders from the steel COM
pany-ovned mines last night that he
would ask Senator Wagner. chairman
of the Labor Board, to conduct the
elections as soon as possible.
Recognition Is Demand.
The strike leaders. who have advo-
Gated complete recognition" Of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
work at once on that condition.
The board has not yet determined
just when the elections will be held.
Officials felt, however, that the ballot
ing might be delayed for at least a
few days after the mines were re-
opened.
An agreement between the steel COM
pany owners. the President and the
United Mine Workers called for an elec-
tion to determine what representatives
the miners wanted for collective bar
gaining.
Substantial minorities would be rec
ognized by the agreement.
Strike leaders privately expressed con-
Germ over possible delay in the cleo
tions for fear the United Mine Workers
would lose membership to independent
unions they charged were being fos-
tered by the steel companies.
Speedy Election Sought.
Senator Wagner today sought speedy
election of collective bargaining repre-
sentatives for labor so as to end fears
OF Western Pennsylvania miners that
ringers" might be chosen.
Quick election of these men. in bal
loting supervised by the National
Labor Board. was one Of the points
which yesterday brought the reported
agreement Of the striking miners to go
back to work
The miners. according to Hugh S.
Johnson, recovery administrator. had
feared there wouldn't be supervision
OF elections and that some one would
run ringers in on them"
Voting Strength Threatened.
Were the elections longer delayed. the
miners who went to the White House
said, steel company owners Of mines
might succeed in speeding organization
of company unions, thus reducing the
voting strength of the United Mine
Workers Of America.
Because Of these things, statement
issued by johnson and mine union
representatives after going to the
White House, reported:
The President said he would ask
Senator Wagner to send representa-
tives Of the National Labor Board at
once to prepare the election and to
pass upon qualifications OF voters in
advance"
Representatives will 60 to Carmichael
for Greene County. Pa; Uniontown
| for Fayette County. California for
/ Washington County and Pittsburgh for
Allegheny County.
No More Violence Expected.
The joint statement added that the
decision to send the Labor Board
| supervisors, as mine union men asked
was based upon estimates by these
| representatives that the men would
practically all be at work by Wednes-
| day and that no more violence is ex-
! pected"
Men elected by the majority of the
| miners. under the Presidents agree
| ment with mine owners, are to be
| granted immediate conference" for a
discussion of wages and hours. If nc
agreement is reached in these confer
ences within 10 days. the question will
| be submitted to the National Labor
Board