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Show GOAL SESSIONS FAIL TO REACH WORKING BASIS Operators and Union Miners Report No Definite Progress Prog-ress Following First Harding Hard-ing Conference at Wash. WARRING FACTIONS REMEMBER WARNING President-Tells -RepresenU-tires Unless Settlement Is Reached "Servants of People Peo-ple Be Called to Task" WASHINGTON, July 1 (By A. P.) Coal operators and minara' union official! of-ficial! meeting hara today at tha behest be-hest of Praaidant Harding, buckled down to the task of reaching a baala for negotiating of a aettlement of tha nation-wlda coal strike, and. In doing so, resolved themselves Into two conferences con-ferences ona composed of those engaged en-gaged In tha bituminous Industry and the other of thoee Interaated In tha production of anthracite. Neither of tha conference arrived at definite conclusions today and adjourned ad-journed for further meeting, mindful of tha warning given by Praaidant Harding In opening the full conference that unleaa they were able to Teach a aettlement of tha strike "the eervante of tha American people will be called to tha task la the name of American safety." Participants In tha bituminous conference con-ference made no atatementa except that their two executive aeaslona had been Inconclusive. Several operators let It be known that they expected their dlacusslons to continue for several sev-eral day a It waa clear that the atmoa-phero atmoa-phero at both aeealona waa what a cabinet members deecrlbed aa "pug-nacloua." "pug-nacloua." MINERS HOLD GROUND. Tha main fact said ta be determined wm that tha miners' union, through Its president, John L. Lewis, instated upon a central competitive field wage scale negotiation aa a condition precedent prece-dent to strike eemegmnt. ' -Opera tore apparently ware not ready ta concede thla and the stumbling block at thla etage apparently waa tha aunt on which tha original walkout was precipitated, pre-cipitated, employere being unwilling to take up wage negotlatlona except by districts. Both SecretarlM Hoover and Da via attended tbe meeting, but the government's govern-ment's proposals. If ' any, are to be made In Its behalf, were not submitted during the day. ThoM participating, 8. D. Warrlner, chairman of tbe general committee of anthracite operators with hla associates, associ-ates, and hllllp Murray, vice prealdent of tha United Mine Workere, with three district presidents, composed a body fully empowered to make wage settlements, while tbe bituminous gathering had only power to formulate formu-late recommendationa, . HARD COAL HITS SNAO. The anthracite conference, however, reeulted In a restatement of differences differ-ences which led to Its suspension several sev-eral days ago. tha union officlala Insisting In-sisting upon a continuation of wage acalM aa they existed April 1 and tha operators tendering arbitration aa a method of determining whether the scales should be reduced. A wait presumably pre-sumably to allow determination of the bituminous situation waa agreed upon. While there waa A tenseneee mark. Ing the fathering of oppoalng pariMe la tha nation wide atrlka, good eheer waa maintained from the moment Prealdent Harding shook handa all around In the executive offlrea, "If It wasn't for tha fact that I bare tha good fortune to know a man ar two of you personally," the prealdent said In hla greeting, 1 aboulda't be able to tell a union maa from a mine operator at alL" The president's address straealng th Importance to the publlo of a aettlement aettle-ment being reached, with Ita augxee-tlon augxee-tlon that falling voluntary action oa the part of component of the Induatry. the publlo might have to Intervene, waa followed by an adjournment of the gathering to other quarter. Alfred M. Ogle, president of the National Coal Aaaoclatloo, having beea selected chairman, and William Green, general secretary of the anion, further pro- ceedlngs were held behind cloaed door. Until th laat minute operatora who would speak for tbe bituminous Industry In-dustry were not announced, and dlf- flcultles were known to have existed in that selection. While none of the operator preeent had actual power to enter wage negotiations In behalf of their associatea, and the meeting wm only called to consider plana of Betting Bet-ting auch negotiations on foot union obeerers were inclined to consider that thews of the employers present were more oppoeed . to eettlemente on "a satisfactory baala" than others who were not Invited. One group of Ohio operators from the eoutheaatern aec-tion aec-tion appeared Inclined to thla view alao. WASHINGTON, July 1. -Oratlfy-Ing progreaa" towards a aettlement of the coal atrike and a permanent eolation eola-tion of the Ills of the coal Induatry wm reported tonight at the eonclualon of the Initial meeting of operatora and miners' lead era called by Prealdent Harding. One cabinet membera, acting aa an observer for the president Bald h believed be-lieved tbe atrike of tOO.OO anion minora, new In Ita thirteenth weak, will be "over aooa." The conference adjourned lata today to-day uatil 1 o'clock tomorrow. The Sunday meeting. It waa understood. wm Inflated upon by Secretary Hoover and waa regarded aa another Indication Indica-tion that tha government's plan la ta (Continued aa paaa Li k M SESSIONS - (Continued from paga 1.) keep the two side la a conttnuou niUn aa Ionic aa poaalbla until om WTwmiiit la reached for th proposed larger conference latar on. Tha operators. It vaa reported, wanted to adjourn until Monday ao that they would tiara tuna to talk over their position whlla tha mlnara agreed willingly to a meeting; tomorrow. Bacretary Hoover left the conference with Ma faro wraathad fai smiles, but with llpa tichtly sealed. Wban aakad If ha waa confident an agreement would ba reached finally, ha said: "Bur. I am. I am always confidant that rood will raault whan men cat tocether and talk thlnga over." -. Box Elder Delegation BRIOHAM Crnr, July r--A Republican Repub-lican maea meeting for Boxelder county waa held at tha courthouee In thla city thla afternoon, chairman William J. Lowe called tha meeting to order and appointed C. O. Adney of Corlnna chairman. Pevard Nlchola waa made eecretary. Tha following delegataa wera named to attend tho atata convention con-vention at Halt Lake, July 14: William J. Lowe, John W. Peter. !eroy B. Young. N. E. Iveraon. Jamea E. Halverson. J. J. Craner. John V. Holmgren. Nela J en eon, A. C. Pearaon. (-. a. Adney, W. L. Hoist. John J. Phumwsy, Charlee J. Dswsy. leaac Woodland, Alfred Jenaen. A. N. Kleb-burn. Kleb-burn. John F. Conley. W. V. Call. R. L. Bush. John W. Wheattey, June Thomp-aon. Thomp-aon. Fred W. Peterson, K. W. Flsh-hurn. Flsh-hurn. C. M. 1'eleraon and Philip Quayla. Altematea B. C. Call. J. Weelsy Horaley, Harvey Woodyatt. W. E. (let N. Klrkpatrlrk, Lewie It. Pond, rE!erDerrZundeI.-M.n.-prryr7.- M." ! Hess, W. K. Holme. II. F. Martin and Mr. E. Jenklna. I The delegatea named to the eon- greeelonal convention are: B. C' Call, J. Wesley Horaley. Harvey Woodyatt. W. K. et. N. Klrkpatrlck. Lewis 8. Pond, Rlerbert Zundel. M. O. Perry, J. M. Heaa. W. R. Holmes. H. F. Mar-tin, Mar-tin, Mrs. K. Jenkins,' J. Francis Mrr-rell. Mrr-rell. John P. Finn. H. W. Valentine. Harvard Nichols. John F. Conley. A. L. Htout. W. C. Detterldge, Jr., Charles McClure, A. K. Holmgren, Iavld Hlrechi, K. H. Jones, Jr., W. C. Horaley Hora-ley and Jama Knud son-Alternates son-Alternates William J. Low. John W. Patera, Lemy B. Toung, N. E. Iveraon. Iver-aon. Jam R Halveraon, J. J. Craner. John P. Holmgren, Nela Jenson, A. C. Pearson. C. U. Adney, W. L. Hoist and John J. Bhumway. Carbon County Delegates Named PRICE, July 1. Tha Republican con vanon - IW-- Carbc m - -county wa hld at th courthouse her today, and th following dlegatea selected to re pre sent th county at the atata convention con-vention In Hall l-ke. July 14: V. R. Mareusen. L A. McOee, H. W. Cooper, B. W. 1 Milton. William Llttlejohn. K. R. Kirk patrlck. V. K. Jensen, W. J. Craig, Vean Holdaway, Joa VarvoglloJ. Tom Fitch. Eugene Ha nteehi and A. J. Lea. Tha delegates wera unlnstructed. A. W. Horaley. R. C. Jonea. P. O Bllvagnl, Oeorg Murphy. V. R. Marsa-sen. Marsa-sen. U A. MoUee, H. W. Cooper and B. W. Dal ton ware eel acted aa delegates dele-gates to tha congressional convention to ba held la Bait Lake. Julyjjk New , CrUis U Now Threatening WABHINOTON. July 1--OI. P.) A nw crlal J threatening tha natlon'a crippled real aupply facilities. Congestion of railroad ears haa seriously seri-ously curtslled bituminous production during ths last few day, govarnmant figure revealed tonight. |
