The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
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IAssociated Press Dispatch. !

Washington, b. c., March e.
Warning that the feoerai
government would tolerate no
use Of violence TO prevent coal
production during the threat
ende coal strike was issued to-
day by Attorney General
Daugherty.
Washington, .. c., March q.
investigation Of conditions liz
the coal mining industries by
special commission 70 be ap
pointed by the president, II
called for In bill introduced
today by Representatives Bland,
republican, Indians
Cleveland. Ohio, march 2s.-
Behind locked doors tomorrow
delegation Of approximately two
hundred members OF officers Of
the United Mine Workers Of
America will lay final plans for
the nation wide coal strike
scheduled to taks place April 1.
Questions Of financing the walk
out, the distribution Of strike
benefits, the placing Of 4 SUM-
Gent force OF men In the nines
to protect the properties while
the strike h. IN progress and the
assessing Of strike dues In local
districts to swell the g, 00o, 900
"War chest" Will be threshed out
at the secret meeting. Dele
gates to tornorrow's meeting are
scheduled to convene at 10 q. m.
New York. March 2s.-In an
eleventh hour attempt to halt
for q nation wide
Jtrike In the coal industry, the ar
dtration committee OF anthracite
miners and operators met behind
ocked doors here today.
The committee was composed of
'1ght men, four miners and four
miners and four operators, With
hem sat two non voting neutrals,
chairman and secretary. John
=. Lewis, president OF the interna-
oinal organization of United Mine
Workers, headed the miners. dele
,ation. The spokesman for the
,perators was p. ID. Warmer OF
he Lehfgh Coal and Navigation
ompany. Upon the conference viii
lepend whether the 100000 an
1ractte workers shall proceed with
heir 100000 brethren In the BIZ
luminous fields. and prepare to
lrop their tools April 1, while their
Nineteen wage demands are given
The miners repre-.
entatfyes enter the meeting with
title expectation OF reaching an
Representatives OF the operators
Ieciine 80 70 make any predictions
Delegates, chosen yesterday. to
ttend the meeting OF the national
eneral. policy committee at Cleye-
ard, are preparing to leave for
hat city tonight.
VIII Protect Mines
They. were nearly 200 delegates
rom bituminous unions. will de-
ide upon the distribution of the
en- thousand men who will he
eft in the mines to protect proper
Y while the strike is In progress.
Questions Of financing the strike
lso will be decided at Cleveland.
nd plans laid for distribution OF
trike benefits In case the, cessa.
lon Of activities continues until IT
forks hardships on the families of
he miners 4
Plans will deviced for the as 81
essment Of strike dues in local
istricts, to swell the $4,000.
war chest" which union leaders
stimate is already available.
Mr.. Lewis announced TODAY that
he United Mine Workers were
till ready and willing to meet with
he mine owners In any move to de
ide upon new wage scale. His
rganization was In perfect accord
18th attempts OF the administration
t Washington to urge the opera
DIS to change their policy Of 40
oluteiy refusing to deal with the
Mons" he said.
Statement From 0ompers.
The nationwide strike OF anthra-
lite and bituminous coal workers.
ct for April /. will be prosecuted.
with the fullest and most effectiys
operation OF the American FEEDER
ton of Labor" IL was announced
ere today, after visit to mine Of
Gals of ENJOYS of Samuel Gompers.
resident of the American Federa-
on of Labor.
With the assurance Of the Amer.
TConfinued scs,~se.><s. ,a-s