Evening star., 1922-03-25
WILL ASK 100000
NON-UN|0N MINERS
|. TO Join BIG STRIKE
Call to Go Out Next Week in
Effort to Make Tie.Up
Complete.
HARRINGTON TO STICK
TILL CRUMBLING BEGINS
Chief of Engineers Brotherhood
Promises All Aid Possible.
Plan of Action Peaceful.

~ the Assoc atcd Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 20
S.eaders in the nationwide coal
strike. of union miners, set for April
Z turned attention today toward
winning 200. 900 nom union miners to
she walkout, which seemed assured
ahe united support of half miilioh
union men. Calls for the non-uHion
,nen to act will be issued in seVerai
states early next week, probably on
Monday.
The program of striking the nom
h,nion fields was decided on by the
general policy committee OF the
United Mine Workers of America
which in concluding its formal meet
ing here yesterday also affirmed the
unions policy of general suspeh-
sion of work, with no wage contracts
being made for any soft coal distr1ci
until an agreement had been reacheu
for the central competitive heiu.
Doubt that the policy could long pc
snaintained in some partly unionized
fields was expressed by Frank
rington, the Illinois leader, who voted
TO support it, but declared the III
nois union would make contracI
with operators "ueHSNSA thS
began to crumble.
Confers With Stone.
In addition to laying plans for ex-
tending the strike, the committee
meeting was marked by private con-
ference between John L. Lewis, the
miners international president, and
Warren S. Stone. president Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
pt ended with Mr.. Lewis announce
hnent that Mr.. Stone had ''profered
assistance in any way that 1t can be
kltilized," but the miners chief de-
Glined to define the nature of the
proposed aid. and Mr.. Stone refused
10 make any statement.
Mr.. Lewis, who remained here to-
play for conferences with various
he had no other conferences planned
with the leaders of the three other
big Four" rail brotherhoods. which
have headquarters in this city. None
of the brotherhoods has yet formally
ratified the alliance between miners
And the transportation unions to op-
pose wage reductions. and the con-
ference between Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Stone was described by Mr.. Lewis as
q review of the general situation
confronting the mine workers"
of the miners, also attended the con-
ference, but none of Its participants
would say whether the financial QueS-
tions were discussed.
Centers I'm Pennsylvania.
District union officials remaining
here after the committee meeting had
conferences today with Mr.. Lewis, the
principal subject being the conduct
of the strike. The unions move to
strike the non-union mines will CEN
ter in Pennsylvania, where there are
100000 non-union workers Special
organizers of the union are to aid the
district union officials in efforts to
lead these men from the coal pits
Other non-union fields that are ex-
pected to be invaded are West Vir-
ginia. Kentucky, Alabama, Colorado,
Maryland and Washington.
Union leaders professed their plan
of action in the non-union districts
was a peaceful one, asserting that no
disorder was contemplated, and add
tng that if trouble developed it would
be due to the mine guards that the
union men said would be employed by
operators.
Mr.. Lewis planned to leave here late
today for his home in Springfield. Ill,
for a'week end visit with his family,
going on Monday to the unions head
quarters at Indianapolis! Vice Presi-
dent Philip Murray left today for
Lewis place in conference with an
thracite operators on a new wage
agreement.