Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19
NOT TO
ACT ON HARDING
ORDER TO REOPEN
Springfield, July l9.-Awaiting the arrival
in Springfield of President Frank Harrington, of
the Illinois mine workers, Acting Governor Sterl-

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did not intend to take
any formal action on the
Presidents orders to open Illinois
mines.
"conditions in Illinois are far dif.
ferent than in any other state" Mr..
Sterling said, "and we must act care.
fully | am waiting for a conference
| with President Harrington of the
Illinois miners to get his opinion of
what happened at Washington"
Mr.. Sterling made this statement
with Presidents Hardings telegram
before him.
Leading operators of Illinois have
given informal advice to the acting
executive to the effect it was said.
that not single mine in Illinois will
work today, nor this week. unless
some sort of an agreement between
the operators and miners is arrived
at. Illinois operators, 1t has been
pointed out. have stood ready to meet
the miners at any time either in state
or central competitive field" confer
ence.
Launch w. Va. Quiz.
Wellsburg, W. Va, July 1.-TWO
men with wagon appeared late yes.
terday at Cliftonville, scene of the
Clifton mine battle of Monday morn
ing. took down all the tents of the
miners colony and drove away. The
pair were said to be union officials.
| The miners and their families who
| lived at the colony have disappeared.
Residents said they had gone to 9TH
er mining villages and some had
crossed the state line into Pennsyl-
vania. Prisoners now confined in
Ohio and Brooke county jails as a
result of the roundup by state police
and deputies on both sides of the
border total forty-eight, a dozen ar
rests having been made yesterday.
They were on warrants charging
murder.
Circuit Judge J. B. Sommerville, of
Wheeling has issued an order direct
ing that special grand jury be con-
vened in the circuit court of Brooke
county on August II to investigate
the killing Of Sheriff H. Fl. Duvall and
three other men who fell in the mine
fight
The order came after a conference
between Judge Sommerville and Pros
ecuting Attorney A. S. Wilkin, Of
Wellsburg.
A guard at the mine is being main.
tanned and the whole vicinity was pro-
tected. Deputies were also on guard
at the standard mine of the Richland
Coal company following reports that
outbreaks there were likely.
Capital Awaits Reply of Governors.
Washington. July t9.-(By the App
Administration officials awaited with
confidence today the response of
state executives. coal operators ami
miners to the governments determine
tion to secure a resumption of coal
production notwithstanding the con.
tinued strike of mine workers.
Meanwhile plans went forward to-
put the government fully in position
to fulfill the pledge of every assist
ance at its command, given by Presi-
dent Harding in the telegram ad-
dressed to the governors of twenty
eight coal states yesterday, In which
they were called on by the executive
to give necessary protection and safe
guards to men and employees willing
to resume work in the industry The
failure to reach voluntary adjust
ment of the present controversy, the
President said in his message, made
it necessary in the name of the CON-
mon welfare that miners and opera
tors under assurance of necessary
protection, be invited to resume pro-
duction.
Despite the reduced car supply ct
present producing mines, resulting
from the rail strike, officials we're con
,fdent that some additional supply
would result from the governments
action.
The rail situation showed some I'M
today. but it was evident
that the government has decided to
obtain a full resumption. of transporta,
ton as we'll and that high officials
see close relationship and inter-con'
nection between the rail and coal sit.
uation.
Asserting that the Presidents mes.
sage to the governors was merely
gesture which would not produce coal
in any substantial quantity" was made
in statement yesterday by John T..
Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers. and q similar prediction was
made by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
In the government view, however.
there was no certainty that the entire
of the miners union
would support their leaders in refus.
ing arbitration and the project of sep
arate district agreements In efforts to
support mine operation was rHmorsi
here today.
Hope Men Will Work.
President Harding and his advis- Z
ors have hopes that the attitude OF