The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-21
President Jardine Sends Prom
ise of 1,500 Volunteers.
Development in Strike Situation
Is Growing Tense.
GOVERNOR WILL NOT QUIBBLE
Allen Turns Down Plan To
Give so Per Cent Raise.
Start Digging Coal Monday
Scale Comes Later.

Fifteen hundred male students at the
State Agricultural college. Manhattan.
today advised Governor Allen that
they are ready to work in the coal
mines. William Jardine. president of
the college. is ready to lead the rah
rah boys to. the coal fields in the
schools contribution toward keeping
the home fires burning
Action by students followed new de-
velopments in the strike situation
which is growing more tense in Kan
sas. elimination is expected Saturday
when Governor Allen returns to To-
peka from a week in the Crawford
Cherokee mining district. The gov
ernor has made clear that he expects
to begin the digging OF coal Monday
II the mine workers do not return to
their jobs, Governor Allen is expected
to define a new course.
That the Kansas governor will not
quiebie in the strike crisis has been
clearly indicated by developments Of
today. In answer to an inquiry by
Governor Harding of Iowa-urging
and allowed the 60 per cent wage in
crease demanded-Governor Allen
took flat opposition. He will not seek
to settle the wage problem al this time.
The miners are asked to work because
their greatest duty is to theft state.
Washington conference. If increases
in wages are allowed. Governor Allen
will see they are made retroactive.
Establish Scale january 4.
If the wage problem is not settled
by January land the Kansas miners
vised the Iowa executive that the stat
receivers would then establish a new
wage scale. But the suggestion of
Governor Harding that the wage de-
mands be met by the state receivership
is fatty rejected.
Thoro cooperation of Industrial and
business interests. as well as the gem
eral public, has been assured Governor
Allen in scores of letters and tele-
grams. The American Legion has
gone on record and is willing to go to
the mines Many volunteers have Of
fered to dig coal.
Now the Kansas rah rah boys are
ready 10 spend their Thanksgiving va
cation in the mines. They will dig
coal and perform any service which
the state may ask to meet the present
crisis. Should volunteers be asked. it
is almost ceftain that the State Agri-
cultural college students would he
called at the same time service %
American Legions is asked For the
college student body, President Jar
dine wired Governor Allen:
Jnrdinc's Relief Offer.
Fifteen hundred men students state
Agricultural college authorize me to
advise you they are at your service to
mine coal to keep home fires burning
If you need them"
In the supreme court today the only
direct returns from the courts re-
ceivership was the bond return of
Mayor. Semple of Fort Scott Semple
is the first of the state receivers 20
qualify. He today filed bond for $25,-
900 as required under the court de-
cree. Semple was appointed as repre-
sentative of the public.
Neither Receivers Titus for the mine
workers nor Spencer for the operators
nave qualified. Both have indicated
unwillingness to serve.
New Conference Probable.
Des Moines. Nov. 2I.4Gov. w L.
Harding of Iowa had received replies
from the governors of seven bitun1i-
nous coal producing states up to noon
today to his suggestion yesterday that
the states take concerted action in an
effort to have bituminous coal digging
resumed. Not enough had replied for
Governor Harding to say whether he
would call a conference of governors.
he declared at noon. States from
which he had heard were Indiana. Illi-
nois, Ohio. West Virginia. Kentucky.
Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
Ohio VIII Act.
Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 21.-Recog.
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