Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-06-25 | Page 3 | Lewis Hastens to Washington

LEWIS HASTENS TO WASHINGTON Opponents Likely to Agree Soon on Manner of Arbitrating Strike. CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 24 President Pres-ident John L. Lewis, of tho United i Mine Workers of America left here tonight to-night for Washington on unannounced unannounc-ed mission He de lined to say whether wheth-er ho had been called there for a con-j ference with government officials. OFFICIALS ABSENT WASHINGTON, June 24. The pur- j poso of the visit here of John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers ! of America, was iinreveaJed in both government and labor circles today. If his coming here from Cincinnati Is for ' a conference with government of fl- , cials, action will not be taken until ' Monday owing to absence of officials from the city. President Harding, It was pointed out, was In Leesburg, Va., for tho I week-end as the guest of E. B. McLean, Mc-Lean, Washington publisher, while both Secretaries Davis and Hoover, were In Wilmington. Del . as the guests Of friends. None, It was said would probably return to Wnflhlngton before lato tomorrow night. PKACF BELIEVED NEAR While the matter of the coal strike was debated In the senate, admlnln-tratlvo admlnln-tratlvo officials In close touch with the goneral strike expressed the opinion that operators and union leaders were likely soon to compose thvlr differed k: jes as to methods of negotiating strike. There was a feeling of satl faction In local elrrles at tho progrs ! being made by government and sts officials In their Intercourse with bol R parties to the strike. It was intimated by responsible gd eminent officials that overtures mid i possibly bo made to induce operatj P and mine workers to participate is conference at the White House snou the president approve of such a moT HOPE IN CONFERENCE Secretary of Labor Davis was repn jsented as being satisfied thit If a gel eival conference could be brought aboi the major Issues could be so modlfi as to result In some tangible bai upon wheh a mutual understand!! could be arrived at satisfactory to 1 iterests concerned. Operators have steadfastly de llnSj to participate In su h a Drfonnanfl to deal with strike conditions throujfl district or stato conferences It wm said