| Show PRESIDENT AS A ASTRIKE STRIKE He Writes John Mitchell Mitchall Urging Him to do What He Can For Peace FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION Unu Ulu Will lie ho hoI I ll M 15 I 1 us mm II ti u H of r nIM Utter Letter New W York Ym Ic Ih hUll hail again intervened an ns u PC peacemaker tho the coul coal minors miners tint and operators operator anil and an as time the r result of a aI aletter Utter letter I Iter by him to John Mitch Mitchell ell II president of or time the United Mine MineWorkers Workers of t America a u national con cony of the into th United Mine Mime Workers will be hold held on March 16 1 to try to 10 reach nn agreement with the tho soft coal operators In tho time hopi hope of or averting tho the threatened strike of or April 1 In Iho hi bl luminous coal cOllI folds The Tho presidents latter r and the announcement an on announcement nt that the national coin conven en thou would bo he called tailed won were rl made mudo pub flub public lie lic tonight by Mr 1 Mitchell after Ct r a n along long with Francis L lob Hob Hobbit bit bins i president of or the thc Pittsburg Coal Coni eoIn army and of ot tho the bitu bituminous minous operators who canto camo to Non NoW York this morning present at this thin conference were wen W V e C terry Durry of bt the tho Southwestern Coal Goat and II F I lush Hush representing the tho soft coal Interests allied with the thc Gould l rail roll railroads railroads roads I The Thu Th presidents Utter letter to Mr III Mitchell lItch Is la OH as follows tollow T I C note noto with very ery er great concern tho the failure of or your our late lato convention on en the time Joint Joliet interstate agreement to come corne toa to toa toa a basis of ot settlement of ot the time anus mining scale of or Wages You In Inthis this business have enjoyed a II great In IndustrIal industrial pence peace for man thanks to the tho Joint trade agreement that Tins hR resulted In the tho action of or your our jU CI sho Io conventions A strike such as ai IH threatened on April l 1st t Is a I menace mOIle to tho time pence peace and general genera welfare of lit tho the country COli II 11 I 1 urge urK yea ou tu tIm make a 1 further effort to avoid l luch such uch a n calamity You and Mr 11 are aro Joint chairmen of ot the th bade trado agreement com con commit commit mit o e of or the National Civic Chic fedora and It II seems to tn me ine that this Im Imposes Ii poses additional duty dut upon you OU both bOlh nud Rites gives an all additional reason I a on why each of ot you ou should Join dalp In lit making a II further effort Very et respectfully I T Tho The conference did not adjourn un on until until til nearly 8 tonight when wh n Mr Ir Mitchell announced that utter after tho time reading of or President loo let letter I letter t ter tel It was agreed both by b himself elron and on 1 the tho operators that the national should l be called Time The min miners Irs ers wire were In newlon recently at III In Indianapolis but bul failed railed to reach an un agreement with the operators Pres President dent ident Mitchell himself has hai been quoted ns nil saying n ln that to so far as he knows there them would certainly bo be a 1 strike In Inthe Inthe the tits bituminous fields April 1 I IThe The Tho negotiations for nn an agreement between the lima hard halll coal coul workers and tho the anthracite operators has have hae e been beom tar f rS pressing grossing smoothly to all nil outward ap nl appearances and arrangements have hallo hems boon for a n Joint conference Well Wed Iny between the tho subcommittees suh cu having the tho settlement of tho the difficulties ties tI s In hand han l With the tho anthracite negotiations well under way 1 Mitchell has been hlen devoting most ot or of his hili time to bringing Ing about a u IL settlement of ot tho the dif differences In tho mho soft ort coal cual regions Mr fr Mitchell has m nit hl announced any on details of or toda s conference nor did ho he say Imy Just when the call for rm time the con cony contention which will the I tho the place of meeting will bo be sent out March 15 he ho believes Is tho the earliest date dato thu tho convention can ean be bo summoned And ho he believes that If It there Is to bo be pence time the two weeks between the dote ditto for tor tho time miners assembly and April 1 I when the tho present with w lh thu th operators expires Is sufficient time to bring about the tho desired result Mr 11 Mitchell would not Indicate Ind what new mien propositions will still bo placed before the thu miners miner but bul significance o Is attached to tn his hiM statement that the operators at III toda conference agreed that tho the convention should 1 bo be called pious clans nut may be he made on both bolh sides hIes and President Interest In tho the situation wilt will be bo held as an nil additional reason for tor bringing about a II new agree merit ment |
