Show EAR APPEALS Oc of Scale J Conference Urged r rE E N OBDURATE Profits Der De- De r Enormous Mi t y ASHINGTON Aug 26 AP APS AP- AP S t tary ary Davis of the labor deli dement demont de de- de- de li ment mont returning to Washington 1 from a six weeks' weeks trip abroad t Mediately went into conference Ji Hugh L. L Kerwin the depart depart- ts t's director of conciliation to tint himself with the present the i anthracite controversy I pa Aug 26 The jj anthracite operators told talc o strike committee of the id I coal regions business men that ave ave not changed their n rejecting the demands of the in negotiating a new agreement Pa Aug 2 26 j 7 Anthracite operators wIll VII t tithe the he citizens citizens' strike no com corn tee here this afternoon to hear hea appeal that scale negotiations ken cen en oft off with the mine workers worker lust gust st 4 be p-e resumed to prevent a aIke ak ak Ike k Sep September ember 1 h he min miners rs In giving their reply conference in ir Hazle Hazle- yesterday ye said they hey would clean slate and start afresh with th the on one condition which operators found prohibitive Th The ers sers stipulated that the opera opera- must recede from their insist Insist- Ith that t no demands would be conr conred con con- red r d that increased production I. I J. J v. v rW w Ingus chairman of the raters raters' scale committee an an- need last night that departure ii fix fixed d policy policy- would be Ini Jm- Jm ible elbie V. V HW ohn I L. L LewIs pr president nt of ot the ted Mine Workers of or America the operators for l' l I upon upon arbitration saying sayin tat mine owners kneW well that tha the ers lers ers are not going to arbitrate lycar r. r Lewis speaking o of f whit he heed ed led led the miners' miners demands demand this r tor for a 10 per cent wage Increase as L contract miners and 1 I a day dY nah for all day workers the poverty which he saId salt t mine owners plead WIlP vr or c time came to consider wages s of or the profits tie panics were making M M I. I Lewis ted to the improve- improve n tin nin in income which he I ohe r he Lehigh Vall Valley Coal com com- Coxe Brothers companY compan 1924 He said which company had earned in 1921 p. p a a. return of or per cent on ont t corporations corporation's Investment he Glen Alden Coal company's ning ng rate of or per cent Jn In n 1923 LiCh ch Ich Wall street estimated estimate 1 the tm any would equal in 1925 Mr felt was inconsistent with economy conomy plea of W. W W. W-Inglis president and the operators operators' i ln the scale negotiations r Lewis charged charge that the oper- oper rs wanted a suspension In the coal ind industry stry year for commercial reasons They wish to dispose o of their stock of steam sizes sizes enhance he Why prices said o ld they negotiate when they are king more money by no not gJ |