The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-28
GOV. GARDNER ACTS
MissOurian Calls Meeting of
State Executives to Plan
Opening of Mines.
PROTEST MADE BY UNIONS
Secretary Says All Who Dig
Coal Regarded az
Strike Breakers.

iNSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. III
Governor Frederick -. Gardner Of
Missouri announced tonight that
unless the federal government
takes action io end the soft coal
strike by tomorrow hc will issue
IA cnll for n meeting Of the gov
Cruurs Of all uni producing states,
Ia bc held either nj 81 btniS. Chi
cngO or Indianapolis 10 discover
means of getting coal min,si.
Governor Card ~ was appoint
cd chairman ut the committee to
devise means To lower the cost of
living. appointed at the conference
OF governors held recently In
salt Lake tity,
Governor Gardner declined to
say what the uCuot of the pro-
posed conference would bc. or to
10 into details ns to the rsOm-
mCndauonH which he might make,
but indicated that the mines
might be taken over by the state
and oIsnntcd by them,
TOPEKA. Kan. Nov 27--Do-
claring II is the duty OF the govern
mont to prOluC, the people whose
welfare In dependent upon H. GOV,
Henry J. Allen tonight In "A formal
announced that the stat"
rs brought 10 the pass OF using all
its power to protect the poop =
whose suffering will be unspcakable
unless relief ID afforded" from the
brought about ay the
stoppaEc OF coal production.
The governor declared that the
response TO his appeal for volun-
teers to work the Kansas coal mines
are coming In rapidly. The people
know" his statement a%erts. that
this In not In any sense strike
breaking enterprise"
II shall use the power OF the
state" the governor said "for only
one purpose, TO relieve the coal
famine and TO protect tho lives OF
those engaged IN carrying out this
effort"
Judging from the early re-.
sponsos | should say that wc viii
have 4 900 or 5000 applications"
said the governor this morning.
The state Is listing the applicants
and making preparations for trans
por,ation. We expect TO begin
putting the men 10 work by satur
day or Monday"
when Informed Of the statement
by Thomas Harvey, sGcrctHry-tteaa
lrer Of the Kansas miners. that
olunieer Goa, iigRers would he
considered authorizations Gov.
II. j. Allen said
THAT may TO tho opinion OF some
II those fellOws down there, but by
the state they Will he considered
patriots"
The governor asserted that the
people of Kansas are Interested in
'eeing Just settlement OF the con-
between the miners and op-
'ratOrs, but they SEQ no reason why
he Industrial life OF the state should
be perlled while tho opposing sides
'blcker over the distribution OF
luman necessity"
'Bui once and for all" the state
nent continued. ~ must be under
,t6pd that the powers ~ tho state
row rttnmoncd into action for tho
Of its people, are above
md beyond those OF any association
" organizations, whether OF capital
,r individuals
Volunteers for work In tho Kansas
'oal fields began responding today
o the appeal of Governor Allen for
nen 10 dig coal 20 save tho people OF
he state from suffering. Me~sigos
,fferiug their services were received
rom men In many parts ~ Kansas
nd from Missouri Illinois aud
'oNaR li " Pears. NJ Haskell insfl-
ute At Lawrence. telephoned Cover
lor Allen that 3SO indian students
we're ready TO 20 into the mines