The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-21
WORK WILL START
FOR FUEL SUPPLY
MINES UNDER PROTECTION
TO BE TESTED
RESPONSES TO APPEAL
Only One Governor Has Refus-
ed To Cooperate With
The President

Manchester, N. H., July 20
Governor Albert y. Brown to-
DAY ordered out national guard
troops TOR railroad strike duty
at Concord.
Minneapolis, July 20 Sharp
curIaument OF passenger train
service on the Northern Pacific
railroad on account OF the
strike of shop workers and for
conservation of coal was an
nounced today by the Northern
Pacific Railway company. Ap-
proximateIy twenty passenger
trains have been Withdrawn,
most of them in suburban ser
vice. The principal rain elimin-
ated is the Yellowstone Park
Special. Yellowstone Park pas
senaers will be carried on reg
uIar coast trains
Washington, D. c., July 20-The
center OF developments in the coal
strike was steadily shifting today
away from Washington and out In
to the coal fields where the policy
o. the government involving re-op-
ening OF the mines under state OF
federal L\otection will be tested.
Responses were yet TO come from
several governors to President
Harding's appeal for cooperating IN
INIT white house officials expressed
Ratification over the responses
thus far received. Only Governor
Morrison of North Carolina OF the
nineteen governors who had replied
TODAY refused absolutely the coop
Grafton the president asked, It was
pointed out by officials.
Operators Return Home
Most of the operators who came
IN Washington 10 participate in the
settlement conference caheo oy
president Harding but failed have
returned or were on their way nome
today bearing with them the preSl-
dents invitation TO e-open tne
mines with labor that applied iof
work. wi.
John L. Lewis, chief of the Unit
ed Nine Workers and leader in the
strike. was preparing to leave
Washington during the day atter
having been in Washington contln-
uouslV for nearly a month In con
ferences with government OFFICIALS
and with the operators. =
The mine workers attitude Is
unchanged" said Mr.. Lewis before
leaving. our people are determln
ed to continue the strike unul Ine
nrinciple collective bargaining and
past procedure in the industry are
recognized"
OFFICIALS Greatly Concerned
While the government today await
ed first indication Of the result OF tne
effort to re- open coal mines closed oy
raSnnnGaS from
governors of states called upon o!
President Harding TO cooperate to
that end. officials showed increasing
concern over the continued falling or
coal production, particularly at non
union mines due to inadequate car
SUNNY The curtailment emphasized
in the official view the CO. relation.
in effect at least, Of the walkout OF
railroad shopmen and the coal strlKe.
With response received up TO an
carly hour today from about twenty
IF the state executives addressed by
President Harding, that from about
twenty of the state executives ad :
dressed by President Harding, that
from Governor Morrison OF NORTH
Carolina was the only one decilnlng
support of the position taken by the
federal administration. Staung IN
effect that in the absence SO far as ne
knew of any strike trouble In the
mining industry of that state there
was no occasion TO invite miners 70
return to work, Governor Morrlson
added he would not do so anyway.
Member organizations of the Cham
her of Commerce Of the United stat
es were called upon in letter today
from julius II. Barnes, president oil
fine chamber, to take active steps ID
suuport of the governments position
regarding re- opening OF the mines
II Is the duty of every citizen and
~ every organization of business
men to uphold the officials of their
states and communities in accept
mo the purposes declared by the
resident" Mr. Barnes asserted In
Rrsing the appointment of commit
tees BY member organizations fol
service both to preserve free and
fair opportunity of employment fol
tbnse desiring to work and to sup
noTt "any effort leading TO a fail
and permanent solution"
Report From Trouble Zone
welIsburg w. Va. July pa re.
-ort of Adjutant General J. H
Ebarnock to state officials at Char
Saston that there is no likelihood Of
further disorders in Brooke county
a and an announcement by United
States District Judge W. E. Baker
~ EIlins, that he had issued q
the Richland Coal Company against
swaening Injunction of petition o.
the limited Mine Workers of Am
ERICA furnished the latest develop,
-mnt in the aftermath of the battle
of the Clifton mine on Monday.
The ad5utant generals report
: followed a personal tour Of the
mine region around Cliftonville We.
terday in company with count,