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Show IGOMPERS SAYS FACTIONS MUST GET TOGETHER Conference Between Men Employers Only Way Out, Leader Says WASHINGTON. July 21. Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Lxbor. ln a statement Issued today invited the government to urge that the striking coal miners and tho striking railroad -workres and their respective employers Inaugurate Inaugur-ate direct negotiations. "W invite the federal government to see to it that employers and workers work-ers come together." said Mr. Gompers. The government has done everthlnd: excep this one logical, necessary "THe government has threatened a great deal. It has talked about troops und about the rights of the public. It ha not talked effectively about conference con-ference and it has had little or nothing to say about the rights of the work, rs, LABOR MAKES Al I, "Labor calls upon tho government to talk about conference between employer! em-ployer! and workers, both n the coa Industry and In the railroad shop Btl-Vonfeience Is the thing that Is needed. ... Labor asks for conference with the employers,' Mr Gompfis added. t the government wishes results, ir it wishes operation of mines and railroads, rail-roads, let It adopt the only course that can secure those results Let t exert its tremendous influence to bring tm employers Into conference with the representatives of the workers. CHOOSE WHICH TRACK If the government enres more about sustaining the reputation of Its heirless heir-less and all but defunct railroad la-K....-.1 if it cares more about a icostiv and IneffeoflVe mllftry ihow i than' It does about justice and results, then it Is on the tight track. Hut labor urges the government to come back to a costmctive and sauj viewpoint Labor Invites the govern-. meat of the United States to bring about a conference between workers and employers. Labor 111 nter on 'faren. es In every case In absolute good faith and unless employere are absolute abso-lute bourbons-and autoorate the strikee can nukkh be adjusted and p?'; and transportation put Into effective onera t Ion ." |