Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-27

the coal strike situation
and that the step con-
templated was a move to
bring the leaders Of the union min
ers and representative operators to.
gether for a discussion Of wage diff.
ferences
President Harding was said to feel
that the difficult and delicate nego.
tiatons between individuals and the
government necessary to bring about
the desired meeting would not be aid.
ed by public discussions.
1t was said at the white house that
if the government did find it poss BILE
to call conference representatives
of the government would attend Fur-
ther the administration 1t was said,
does not yet contemplate any inter-
ventiOn except by persuasion and con-
ciliation, If voluntary action of the
kind sought in the industry shows no
result and public safety is threatened
the goyernmen will make its intervea.
ton more pointed
Request for an administration ex-
preston on the Herrin, H., disor-
ders brought forth this statement:
Murder is murder wherever COM
mitted, bv wh0soever committed, and
there is never eXtenuation.'
Promises Wounded Safe Conduct.
Herrin, H., June 27.--A telegram
from Adjutant General Black asking
whether Mayor Pace would guarantee
the safe exit of wounded men from
the Herrin hospital when ready 10
leave was received by the mayor this
morning The mayor wired the adju.
tant general that he would absolutely
the safety Of the wounded
while in the hospital and that they
would be furnished safe exit.
Shoot Down Ohio Miner.
Bridgeport, Ohio, June 27.-One
miner was killed and another wound
ed this morning when they were fired
upon from hills while en- route to
work at the strip mine of the Gather
inc coal mining company at Union
ton reaching here The victims were
in an automobile when the shooting
began.
Wounded Give New Problem.
Herrin, H., June 27-(A. Pre-
moval from Bloody" Williamson
county and the Southern Illinois
coal fields of wounded non-union
men now in the hospital is one Of
he problems coming in the wake of
last Thursday mine massacres.
Twelve wounded survivors of the
guards and workers who
were sent on the death march" out
If the Lester strip mine still are in
Danger, according to information
'eacling state and federal investiga-
ers.
Lying on their hospital cots, their
wounds swathed in bandages some
If the wounded scnsed that they
we're still in danger and expected fear
If further violence if they leave the
hospital unprotected.
fIerrins law-respecting citiZenry
believes a body Of state troops would
solve the problem and dispel any
urther danger to the imported
guards and workers from the wrath
If striking miners.
Herrin was speculating today on
he fate Of nineteen missing men who
completed the gang of siXty-six in
he bunk cars on Wednesday night.
Allen + Findlay, of Chicago, time.
Keeper who is in the hospital with
Ia, ~ I,,1
ct in his foot is authority for the
statement that there were siXty-six
nen in the cars when the attack was
made. Whether the missing nine
cen escaped or We're killed in the
'ars and burned when attackers fired
he train was still unknown today.
Angered because their town has
,eon blamed for the atrocities Herrin
it2ens say Johnson Citv Ieigler
nd other mining towns should bear
,art of the responsibility because
many of the rioters came from other
owns to join the riot mob which
Telvin ThaXtOn said he mad been un-
bile to get any information leading
o the identity H any member of the
mob.
\ number of separahle investiga-
ions have been concluded by repre-
entatiyes of forces outside the coun.
V. General Foreman, head of the
pecial military board made his re-
,ort to Governor Small. Two men,
ers of the staff, of the attorney gen.
rails Office question many and went
aCk to Springfield.
Mother Identifies Son.
Herrin, ILL.,. June 27.-One of the
ixtCen unidentified dead buried in
'otter's field last Sunday was claimed
Dday Mrs Mabel Jacobs of York,
"a, identified the undertakers de-
criptiOn Of No Is as that of her son.
.awrence Jacobs. a steam shovel op-
rator The body was disinterred and
i'll be taken TO York for burial.