The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-09
COMMITTEE GOES OVER REPORTS IN
 THE COAL STRIKE
Reiterate Intention to Live Up /. to Governors Decision In
 Spirit and Letter.
 Bittner to Leave

William Green secretary-treasurer or the United Mine Workers of Amer ica and official spokesman for the committee on organization now forrnulat- ing the future policy of the international last night that the committee would give a further statement bearing on the situa- ton some time today.
 The committee spent the entire day yes terday going over the reports made yer baliy and otherwise by various officials, both state and foreign, who have been on duty in the Alabama field the. past seven months This they were analysing dur ing the day, and yesterday at noon MT Green said the committee has already arrived at some of the conclusions to be incorporated into the fabric of their Ala bama policy. The committee held an- other session in the afternoon and 1t was last night that MT. Green said: We have no further statement to make today. One will probably be made some time tomor- row.
 MAIN QUESTION
 MT. Green reiterated yesterday that the committee had sidetracked all minor and personal matters affecting individuals so as to engross attention on the situation as a whole. He suggested that it could scarcely be asked in reason and good form that this committee should allow any individual feature of the situation to involve attention when the situation was being considered in it's entirety and on a broad scale.
 MT. Van Horn said; We have gotten pretty fairly along toward formulation of our future policy in Alabama Our object is to leave a good taste behind us and we intend to do so.
 .'It would be foolish and useless for us to deny that we have been disappointed in the decision of the governor, but that is past matter and we have gone ahead with realization that the decision was as binding on us as though It were that we had hoped and expected.
 We have accepted the award as it was made and have made no attempt at it's evasion"
 BITTNER TO LEAVE
 Van Bittner probably will be relieved of his duties in Alabama in the next few days and will be accorded a. vacation. He has been on strike duty for seven months. The strike Is over and vaca- tion is coming to him under the accus- toned practice of the organization, It IS understood He will probably return cas- | quite soon.
 | General understanding of the forthcom- l ing attitude of the international union { | that it will continue it's connection with the Alabama field and that the local or ganisation will be maintained This, ir fact has been already informally stated It is also deemed assured that the loca oi gani3ation will be thrown more upor it's own footing financially.
 Rules of the organization are that al | members of local unions affiliated witt | the international body pay 50 cents { | month to the international organization l The state organization levies sucl monthly tax for it's support as it deem wise.
 CONDEMN KU-KLUX
 Twenty-seven local unions met q 1 Brook side park and adopted resolutions condemning the parading through th' minig district of masked members of th' KuKlux Klan. They also condemned th' committee of citizens, of which Rev Mjddleston S. Barnwell is chairman, fo publication of articles bearing on thu | speech of Van Bittner at Blocton as cal culated to inflame the public mind. Thel also favored the stay of Van Bittner il the district until it is organized Th' authorities are asked to stop such thing as the Ku-Klux parades as inimical t' the peace
 Wylam local adopted resolutions ask ing that President Lewis retain Var Bittner in the district and expressing their loyalty to him.
 l Junior Chamber of Commerce adopted vigorous resolutions calling on Val l ho distr'rt