New Britain herald., 1919-10-25
CABINET MEMBER
 SEES IN STRIKE
 ATTACK ON GOVT
Senator Thomas Calls on EXeCl tive Branch to YindiGate Power and Majesty
 Of the Law
STERN ACTION NEEDED,
 SEEMS TO BE OPINIO

SEEMS TO BE OPINIOl Belief in Washington Is That Such
 Strike Might Provoke VioIenc Bloodshed and Insurrection-Secr
 tary Humility Explains Presidel Wilson's Views on the Situation
 His Cabinet.
 Washington, Oct 25.-A defini program, to be placed before Pres dent Wilson as the governments d titude in the coal strike, will be fol mulated by the cabinet this afte noon, it was said at the White Hous
 President Wilson, through Secr tary Tumulty, summoned the cabin in special session to consider tE strike of bituminous coal mine called for next Saturday. Directo General Hines, of the Railroad ministration, was asked to meet wi the cabinet to present the situatiI from the standpoint of the raiIroad
 TumuIty Explains Views.
 Secretary Lansing was confined E. his home with a cold and could na attend. All other members of presidents official family were Dre8 ent and Secretary Glass preside Secretary Tumulty was present convey the views of President Wills E. on the situation.
 As they entered the White Hous the cabinet officials declined to ma any forecast. Some members, hoW ever, were said to hold the belief tn E. stern action was necessary in the ia of the grave industrial situation eB isting over the country.
 FavOrs Fight Now.
 q am for the fight" said o member of the cabinet. While theI apparently was no disposition criticize either the operators miners for the failure of the neg tiations conducted by Secretary w son, officials who discussed the sit ation spoke of mass attack on t governm
 Drastic Action Demanded.
 In the senate, Senator Thomas trOduced a resolution calling on executive branch of the governme 10 "vindicate the power and majes of the law in the threatened striIl The resolution, which is to be call up Monday, declares the strike wou 'provoke violence, bloodshed al instruction"
 The resolution would pledge constant, continuous and unqualifi6 support" of congress to "the nation administration and all others authority in meeting the gre! emergency confronting us."
 No Action Results.
 After discussing the impepdiN strike of bituminous coal miners fl more than two hours, Preside Wilson's cabinet adjourned at 1 p. m. to meet again at 4:3O p. m. was stated that there was no al nouncement to make for the preseI
 Miners to Stop on Friday.
 John L. Lewis, president of t Miners union, sent word to unio InfOuSnOuC the cOutry that WOrk the mines would stop next Frid night
 Lewis said the strike would Id until the government is able to indu the stubborn coal operators to de humanely with the men who mi the coal.
 And one mans guess is as go as anOther's on that" he added.
 Before leaving for home, membe| of the miners full scale committW said they realized that public sen ment was largely against the mine but contended there would be a quij change with the first evidence profiteering.
 Meeting Still a Mystery.
 Postmaster General Burleson sal government operation of the cd# mines had not been discussed by tN cabinet. He said the purpose of t discussion was to find some basis N settlement between capital and Iabd& None of the other cabinet officia& would discuss what transpired at IA meeting.