| Show i ARNS OPERATORS AND AD UNION ONION I AGAINST WRATH OF THE TIE PUBLIC I HARRISBURG Pa Po Sept t-I t 1 I Governor Rb-Governor MI Governor Pinchot hIs bis work as mediator In tho anthracite wage asI I contro ersy temporarily at a stand stand- standstIll standstill I still by tho the I lecos until next net Wed Wad Wednesday to which representatives of tho operators and officials o of the tho OI miners union agreed today toda aP ap 1 pealed ap-pealed pealed tonight to the people to to consider their own interests also aloo and to make their will III known I through the fullest public discus discus- discussion discussion sion discus I In a statement In v which he said the essential and encouraging fact I Is that the tho negotiations which on Friday were lagging are arc still RUIl going on the governor declared he el wel welcomed el- el I coined omed the bre breathing spell for tor the pressed I hal pressed hail d leaders o of both sides and urged them to use It In tic tic- acquIrIng nc quIrIng a 0 sense enso o of the tho public point o of view lew With mining operations through through- throughout throughout throughout I out the anthracite reg regions ons halted b by tho the suspension order which went ent Into effect at 01 midnight night of the I Ing sides sidell hero here Monda when Governor Go called them to toi to gether and told them hem their differ I differ i must be bo settled left Harris I Harris Harris burg declaring the situation Un- Un Unchanged un unchanged changed The Tho governor outside ot of his formal sta confined himself to an expression of ot encouragement encourage encouragement age mont or OF The The essential and encouraging fact Is Ia that tho the negotiations which on on Friday v were viere ere lagging are ore still sUlI going on the thc statement saId slid Both committees committee have suggested on an adjournment to consider more carefully the whole lIon In- In Including in the tour four points of my rec- rec recommendations hut but sut since sinco each committee will do de so from tho the point of view of the interests ot of o Its 0 on onside n side this seems to me like a good time for tor the to consider their 0 n interests also and to make mako their will known through the full full- fullI full fullest I est eat public discussion In these I hao been I the tho public and its necessity to get coal To ot coal wo we must find In common ground upon which tho the miners and oper open operators operators may meet and settle Bettle theIr differences with some regard for forthe the tho public rights That common ground In my opinion properly I covers a wage ago ago Increase and a II slight e In the price of ot coal The choice lies between that and the threatened shortage I PUBLIC The Tho public l Id the most moat numer numer- numerous ous ou and the most moat Important party to this controvert Its rights are paramount Its welfare Is the fIrst consideration The h health an l I elfare of o the people are aro directly and seriously threatened by byth bythe bythe th the closing do down 11 o of the tho romeo mineD The hardships of or a coal ago age go tar far beyond discomfort Jan ian January Jan January uary nary February an on March o of 1923 wore were ordinary winter Inter month months montha a but was lacking these three months Six thousand thousand more people died In Pennsylvania than in the same months of ot 1922 1923 when anthracite was not lacking These were deaths only They do not riot represent the very large number who did not dIe but who did suffer prolonged Ill Illness ness neu and Injury Our 1 In- In Industries Industries In Industries also suffered as did our people MILl MILI IONS IO S WILL This Is what hat happened In a 11 nor nor- nor mil I season o of winter eather in a state which consumes about bout 10 per percent I cent of the total tonnage of ot I anI an anthracite What ht deaths and ond suffer sutter suffering suffering In ing t took teok ok place outside o of Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania vania sania anla from this same causo cause I can only surmise It Is worth remembering remembering remembering bering that thero there are ore said sold to be bc fifteen million customers tor for an- an anthracite an anthracite by far tar the most ot of whom represent whole families Those who depend upon anthracite coal for warmth comfort and health are arc more In number than all the people o of many nations shall the need of these millions be disie- disie disie 9 Both committees have ho agree J to meet mOct mo mc again In Harrisburg on Wednesday September 6 5 at ot 2 p m in mI inI mI I welcome this breathing space for tor forthe fortha th the hard hord pressed leaders on both hoth sides and I 1 urge them to use them in III acquiring a realizing sense o of the public point of ot view view- lew- lew This Is 18 not a a 0 private quarrel NeIther miners nor operators have any right to dl disregard regard or overlook th public suffering which would follow a prolonged strike The pa- pa pa patience tience o ot of the people Is very cry ery near nent Its end We have seen It pushed beyond ond endurance before and we weha ho hoe ha e seen the results Dr BARONS BAnONS Act CA Act J-Act- W Act Acting NEW YORK Sept ICA I ing on given him hi by bythe hithe bythe the executive council o ot of the Amer Amer- AmerIcan American Jean ican Federation o of Labor at Its meeting here amuel Gompers president o ot of the federation tele- tele telegraphed tele telegraphed graphed John L Lewis Is presIdent o of the United Workers Yorkers of Amer Amen America Ilca ica pledging the fullest support of the tho federation to the miners In their negotiations with Ith the tho anthracite anthracite 10 cite operators In his telegram Mr Ir Gompers de- de declared de dc declared dared that the operators had n a desire to exploit the min min- miners min mm- miners Isho ers and ox expressed pressed confidence that the miners cause causo would appeal to the Am American people He decla ed decla-ed ed edhe he was as as confident of speedy and declared It It is In the interest t of nil all our people that employer arrogance be dethroned In the mines and In all industry Commenting on the peace parley In Harrisburg Mr Gompers do- do denounced de denounced the tho coal coal barons baron and as- as asserted assorted as asserted sorted that Governor Pinchot hs made clear cleor to the country that the terms rejected l by y the mine owns own ers offered a basis o of negotiation I and agreement Ho added that the tho miners had sought e every cry ery opportunIty opportunity thoI I Immers ity to obtain justice without resortIng resort- resort log Ing to stoppage of work I 1 |
