The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
DANGER IS PAST
IN COAL FIELDS,
OFFICERS DECIDE
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w Ol htlH hilN lfNA - ~ F'.'i' W.
merchants. bankers and mine SUI
perintendents here and In Marion
Their opinion, General Foreman
said. was practically unanimous la
favor OF the course he recommend
ed.
General Foreman declared he
did not believe that the inquest
over the bodies Of the Lester mlno
tragedy victims, scheduled 70 ho
held sometime tomorrow, was likcly
TO provoke further disturbance ana
that no had received the assurance
OF MAYOR pace of Hcrrln thnt no
would be personally responsible for
the safety of tho wounded uouuulOn
men now in the hospital here.
CANTON. III. juno 2i.-Travcl-
ing by automobilos forces ~ union
conl miners. IN parties variously cs-
timatot $40 between IL and 100 GOV.
cred all NJ Fulton county today and
stopped tho operation Of every strip
mine; 40 violence was shown. 81 o.
reported, md every strip mine
worker stopped work without ar
gument
CINCINNATI Juno 2i--prcs
John J.. Lewis ~ tho United Mine
Workers NJ America left here to-
night for Washington u. .. on nm
unaun0unCod mission. lie declined
10 say whether he had hccn called
there Tor conference with govern
mcnt officials
WASHINGTON. Juno 2i-Thc
purpose of tho visit hcrc OF John l.
Lewis. president OF the United Miuo
Workers OF America. was unr"-
vealcd In both government ana labor
circles tonight II his coming here
from Cincinnati IN for n conference
with government officials, n was be-
lieycd no action would be taken un.
til Monday because ~ the ahscnc,
Of officials from the city
President Harding, II was pointed
out was I'm IocsburE. Va, for the
week -cud rs the guest OF H.. Is. Nc
Lean, Washington publisher. while
both Secretaries Davis ana Hoover
were In Wilmington. Del, NJ the
guests OF friends with whom they
were expected TO remain over Sun.
day.
None. II was said, would probably
return 20 Washington before late to-
morrow night.
CHICAGO. June 2i.-Attornoy-
General Bruudogc declared today
that while he has not yet received
the report OF his assistants who
made survey OF the Hcrrln mine
troubles, he would do everything
within the limitation OF his power"
to fix responsibility for Thursdays
horrors. In which more than n score
OF men were killed.
"My assistants merely made
survey to ascertain the attitude OF
local officials said Mr.. Brundagc
today. 1T In too early TO attempt
10 gather evidence. We Will wait
until we see what action the states
attorney and other local officials
take and then work with them to
obtain the necessary evidence.
The attorney general suggested
that federal action might be taken"
but declined to amplify that state
ment. At District Attorney Clynos
office, II was said Herrin lies in the
Springfield district and would como
under the supervision OF District At.
torncy Knots there. II was said
that federal action was likely only
II the district attorney recognized
the orders ms rebellion or Invasion.
The report OF the investigators
from the attorney office.
Mr.. Brundage said, was strictly con-
fidentlal and Is not likely TO be made
public.
PITTSBURGH. June 24.--Rc-
sponslbllity for the mine riots In
Herrln. Ill, was placed upon the re-
fnsal OF the United Mine Workers
to negotiate n working agreement
with the operators, by A, NJ. Ogle of
Terre Haute, Ind, president Of the
National Coal association, In a state
ment made public here today.
mo words of condemnation arc
strong enough" said Mr.. Ogles
aatement. ito properly characterize
the Illinois mlhc outrage nor could
they increase the horror which all
must feel toward the shameful
atrocities that We're committed by
the mob"
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 24.--Re
sponslbility for the Herrin min'
massacre In which 23 or NOR,
strikebreakers lost their lives wa
laid squarely at the door OF th'
Southern Illinois Coal company
which was operating the mine. h.
Pres. Frank Harrington OF the Ill
nois mine workers in an intervleV
here today.
Harrington. who passed through
tho city en- route to the scene OF III
killing, denied that the description
OF the mine employees as "commol
soabs" contained In communica
tion from President Lewis of tn
United Mine Workers caused tn
trouble.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Th
Illinois mine strike was condemne
IN the senate today by Senator Ny
ers, democrat. Montana. as "mor
horrible. more shocking and NOR
mexcusable than any German Rtroc
ity in the World war"