The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-25
United Mine Workers Will Try to Induce 100000 Non- Union Workers to Join in the Nation Wide Strike Called for April l
By Associated Press


 Cleveland, March 24.-A complete tie-up of the nations entire coal in- dustry by 100000 non-union miners joining the solid ranks of haif niii- lion union workers was the program adopted tonight by the general poacy committee of the United Mine Work CTS of America for the nation-wide strike set for April l. A
 By a unanimous vote or It's ~ members. the committee affirmed 'ne policy of general suspension VI union workers which prohibited the consnmmation of single state agree nents and followed this by directing district union officials to ask all non unon men to join the strike. Ihe u, s.nirnity of action late In the oas r fnitted a final adjournment 4. although the committee hao
 10 continue sessions tomorroW'
 offered By Btttner
 rx .sol,tion for an immediate cail to the nonunion men also prosiu. ad that the international ana aiseiie' unions exert all their powers anu ii, =. fluence to bring about serihe m :, ,ba non-union coal fields of America ,rha reaolutton was offered by van pittner of Pittsburg, who, represent ed the provisional Kansasa union VI panization at the committee heetins and 1t was adopted without Vo1
 tion and practically without discus- sion. oe q
 The indorsement of the policy or general suspension of the union min- gre was the committees acceptance If the program laid down by the unions convention month ago tne ssnsnenslon being ordered with the svowed purpose of gaining wage m crenses for anthracite miners and re taining present basic wages for the coal workers,
 f>t1sion l.siders said they hspsd wousu stir the mining of a pound Of coai after April 1. the committee declared i,sslt as not intending to cause any p,.rlfc suffering. In line with tnis stand. rhe committed authorized the district union officials to permit any mine to be operated whenever neces- sary to meet an emergency. unoer T this program. the officials saio II would be possible to supply tuei TOT public utilities and institutions when : ever the bi.r stocks now on hand run low. The aim of the strike, it was explained in this connection. was to prevent the mining of commercial coal as means of forcing operators to cuncede the unions wage demands.
 Affirm Protective Provision
 Tn addition the committee also af- firmed the provision of the strike call providing for all necessary pro lection being given to the mines dur ire the strike. The only condition, adied by the committee. was that pumpmen, engineers. firemen and others who will remain at work shall receive the present scale of wages. Ten thousand men. it was estimated, would remain at the mines under this provision, but the selection of these was left to district union officials.
 The rift in union forces threatened before the meeting by the expected fight of Frank Harrington. the Ilii- no;s district union and. opponent of International President, John l.. Lewis, disappeared almost before the opening of the meeting when MT. Harrington announced that he would not make a contract with Illinois operators without the sanction of the policy committee.