Arizona republican., 1919-11-29
WILL N0T ALLOW INTERFERENCE IN PRODUCING C0AL Such Is U. s. Ultimatum to Operators and Miners
 as Confab Ends
 OPERATORS fiIii;sl PAY
Government to Protect All Who Wish to Work-Not to Keep Mines Idle
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

Republican A. p. Leased WireI
 WARRINGTON, Nov. 28-The
 government served blunt notice on
 soft coal miners and operators to-
 night that interference with coal
 production would not be tolerated.
 Warning that legal prosecutions
 would be employed to thwart con
 spiracies by either side and troops
 sent wherever necessary to protect
 miners willing to work, came from
 the department of justice after
 members oF the cabinet had con
 sdered every phase oF the fuel sit
 uation, admittedly critical, in view
 oT the abrupt breaking off of nego-
 tiations.
 it IS not th- intention of the
 government to let the mines re-
 main iele with half Of the country
 m the grip of cold weather and
 coal piles rapidly diminishing.
 The administration it was thought by those in position to know. had fully expected the miners to reject the l4 per cent wage increase offered bv Fuel Administrator Garfield Anticipatina this, plans had been considered for augmenting the present output of bi tuminous mines. officially figured al better than 40 per cent normal
 Will Protect Working Miners
 A statement by Assistant Attorney General Ames, issued late in the day gave assurance to all miners that they would be afforded ample protection il they returned to work, even if the troops had to be called out. This was the only definite statement of policy from the government In official cir cles it was said that the fedora authorities were determined to force resumption of operations on the terms laid down by the fuel administrator.
 The department of justice statemen called attention to the fact that in in, structions issued heretofore by tn, war department in connection with tn, possible use of troops in coal regioi were still in effect and that depart ment commanders stoody ready t guard the fields the instant their ais was requested by the state authori ties.
 Operators tonight set out to resum operations so far as that was possible under the muddled conditions. by tele graphic notices for posting at mlne everywhere offering an increase of l per cent for all men willing to work
 Miners Think Offer No Incentive
 There were few expressions as t how this information might be re ceived but representatives of tn miners here still declared it would D no incentive. and that ii would b 1 ignored especially in the central com petitive fields, embracing the states Q Ohio Illinois, Indiana and wester | Pennsylvania Operators, however | believed that it would draw large mum bers to the mines and that next wee would see a big increase in the dail soft coal output.
 Tn discussing department of justic plans, Assistant Attorney Genera Ames said:
 "AH United States attorneys in tn bituminous coal fields have been of ] ficially advised of the result of tn negotiations at Washington and hay l been given instructions relative to tn situation.
 Tt is of course, obvious that tn l time has come when ample protectio will be furnished all persons desirin | to work in the mines. All persons whether miners or operators, makin tany agreement or arrangement wit each other to restrict the supply (
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