Show ANTHRACITE COAL STRIKE IS T TABOOED Wilson Issues Ultimatum t to Mine l Operators Operators' in Wage r age Scale Parley That There Be No Walkout Bv By Auda Associated 1 Pre TO W v ASHINGTON ray May Ia i 22 Anthracite cite operators and miners were warned earned t today day by br President Wilson that there must must be no strike in the tho anthracite c coal fields during this critical crit exit ical period perio in the readjustment of the country Writing to the members of ot the Joint scale scalo committee which has been conducting conducting con con- ducting d negotiations for two months month tho the President said that if It tho the committee commit commit- tee should be unable to reach an nn agreement he would insist that the tho question in dispute be submitted B to th the determination of ot a commission to tobe tobe tobe be appointed by him and that work worl be continued In tho the mines pending the decision of the thc commission Ho added that tho the award to bo be made mado would bo be retroactive to April 1 It tho the date of ot the n of the old ola agreement t. t between be be- tween the operators and minors miners Tho The President said he would hold himself in readiness to appoint a a. commission similarly constituted to tho the one ono which I recently appointed In connection with tho the bituminous mining min mm- ing Industry AS ns soon as ns I learn that both sides have signified their willingness willing willing- ness to continue Jo at work and abide by bp Ito Ho decisions |