AMERICAN LABOR WAR

Evening Star, Issue 18050, 18 August 1922, Page 4

AMERICAN LABOR WAR

RAILWAY CONFERENCE SITTING. BRITISH COAL SHIPMENTS. A MIDDLE-CLASS MOVEMENT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, August 16. The ‘New York Timos’s’ Washington correspondent states that President Harding may defer his address to Congress on the strike situation. _ He is being strongly advised to delay its presentation until after the meeting of the Railway Executives and the brotherhoods in Now York to-rnorrow, concerning which there is a much more hopeful feeling. Mr Jewell expressed cmtfideflce_ that a settlement will ho reached in a few days. Mr Harding’s emissaries are busy trying to induce the executives of the brotherhoods to reach an agreement. Five vessels carrying 30,000 tons of British coal have arrived. The coal was assigned to the New York City public ultilitics and railroads. The price ranges from 950 to 1,100 cents per ton delivered. Several hundred thousand tons are now on the high seas. A Chicago message states that a Society of Americans Commission has been incorporated under Illinois laws. It is composed of the middle classes, and will act as tjie balance of power to end strikes and other forms of industrial life.—A. and N.Z, Cable. CLASH IN CANADA. MINERS RESIST REDUCTION. OTTAWA, August 17. A clash occurred between pickets of the striking coal miners at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and the volunteers who were called to man the pumps. Several persons were injured. The strikers were victorious, and the mine officials were compelled to work the pumps themselves. The Minister of Defence (Mr Graham) has sent a detachment of several hundred troops to the scene of the disturbance upon a request from tho mine officials. The Minister of Labor (Mr Murdoch) telegraphed to Mr Lewis (president of tho United Mine Workers of America) asking him to appeal to the Nova Scotia miners to return to tho pumps and to continue negotiations with the Empire Steel Corporation, which owns the mines. Tho strike, which, occurred on Monday over a reduction in wages, appeared of insignificant proportions until tho miners deserted the pumps.—A. and N.Z. Cable. A RAILWAY CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, August 17. (Received August 18, at 9.10 a.m.) The Railway Executive strike leaders arc meeting in New York to-day to endeavor to reach a settlement. RECRUDESCENCE ,0F VIOLENCE. Violtnco has broken out in various parts ■of tho country. Troops at Joliet (Illinois) were fired on. Martial law may be restored at Clinton (Illinois) in consequence of armed clashes between strikers and strike-breakers. Non-union men were badly beaten at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and Janesville (Wisconsin). PARTIAL COAL SETTLEMENT. Tho Philadelphia anthracite minors are conferring with tho owners. It is understood 1 that an agreement has been practically reached' whereby 155,000 workers return to the mines. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE POSTPONED. Mr Harding announces that he has postponed' his message to Congress pending the outcome of negotiations called for this week.