Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-17
DRASTIC STEPS TO
CHECK liners DUE
within 48 HOURS
Washington, July illumination was given
In we'll informed government circles this afternoon
that the administration was preparing to take

drastic action within the
next forty-eight hours
In the coal strike situa-
tion. The president was represe nted
as being Of the opinion that inasmuch
as the miners union had refused
arbitration and the bituminous opera
tors were undecided on acceptance of
such a proposal, that the interest of
the public demanded immediate re-
opening of the mines.
With this feeling the president
was prepared TO direct the mine OBJ
orators to reopen their mines at
once under protection of federal
troops and with an American flag
planted at the entrance of every mine
operated. The operators would be
| expected to comply Immediately with
such an edict
The president has in mind. IL was
reported to pay. If necessary for
short time royalty on such coal as
would be mined to meet the emer-
gency. II there are insufficient num-
bers of nonunion miners to operate
the mines under control of the gov
ernment, it was intimated call for
volunteer miners would go out from
the government officials believing
there are thousands OF miners now
engaged in other pursuits, but who
would respond to such call
The same method of dealing with
the railroad situation must be used,
1t was said, if conditions soon do
not change for the better.
The administration is determined
not longer to be balked in it's efforts
to see that the consuming public and
industry of the country gets sufii-
cent fuel.
Springfield, H.. July 17.-Reopening
OF the nation's coal mines under pro-
lection of federal troops and the
United States flag will be taken as
tantamount to breaking the strike inso-
far as Illinois is concerned it was said
here this afternoon State laws for
bid working OF the mines by any per-
sons by licensed miners and as Illi-
nois is thoroughly organized non-inion
miners are practically non-existent iE
this state.
Should government intervention
actually occur. it was said, officials oe
the Illinois mine workers are author
lied to call a special state convention
to close a separate Illinois wage con
tract with the operators
Pennsylvania Ready to Act.
Washington, July ia specific pro.
gram, designed to bring an end to the
coal and rail striker is understood to
have been discussed today at the
white house conference between Presi-
dent Harding and Gov. Sproul, Senator
Pepper and Attorney General Alter,
of PENNSYLVANIA.
On leaving the white house Cover
nor Sproul issued q statement that
Pennsylvania pledges immediate and
continuous support to the federal gov
ernment
Il am ready the governor stated,
ito set in motion at an instant notice
all organized agencies of the common
wealth to effectuate such measures as
the president of the United States
may determine upon in what we all
must recognize as a national emergen-
cy."
In response to inquiries Governor
Sproul said the possibility of seizing
coal mines was not discussed at the
conference. lie said the coal and
railroad situations were so intertwin.
ed that both We're considered during
the discussion.
g Die In w. Va. Mine Battle.
Wellsburg, w Va. July 17.-Sher-
if II, II. Duyall and eight men are
known to have been killed and
large number of wounded in a fight
at the Clifton mine of the Richland
coal company, ten miles from Wells
burg, near the Penna state line today
Six of the dead were brought to
Welsburg and the wounded taken
to Wheeling hospitals.
The mine which has been working
on open shop basis was reported to
have been attacked by a large party
of men from over the Pennsylvania
line. After the fight they burned the
tipple
Governor Morgan has ordered
Sheriff Harry Clouse of Ohio county,
to take charge of the situation State
police and all Ohio county deputies
are enroute to the scene
Sheriff Cl0use before leaving for
the mines said he had been informed
that miners We're involved in the fight
and that they had burned the Rich
land tipple and fired houses at Cliff
tondale. a mining village nearby.
Four deputies, Cody Robinson.
Charles Nichols. T. Emerson Hough
and a man named Mosingo all seri-
ously injured have been brought to
Wellsburg At 10 A. NJ. an ambu-
lance loaded with deputies started
from Nellsburg to try to force their
way to the mine to bring the wound
ed and the bodies of the dead
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