Show STRIKERS MEET FOR REPORT ON PARlEY General Situation Will Be Discus Discussed ed Relief Work Now Pressing Problem OPERATORS' OPERATORS THREAT GETS ATTENTION Many Miners to Leave Coal Centers Unless Agreement Is Reached HA HAZLETON LETON Pa Jan 14 AP At AP- National and district officials and local leaders from every section o ohe of oC the he anthracite fields gathered here today oday to attend a meeting of the United Mine Workers Workers' scale scale com com- comm m which wl will l consider the strike situation Many idle Idie miners also came to learn what action the committee would take The committee meets this afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon under the chairmanship or ot John L. L Lewis also president of the Ule miners miners' The scale committee committee com com- com coin was created by bya a convention of the anthracite miners last July and azid 18 Is empowered mp ver d to negotiate wage contracts subject to ratification ratification ratification tion of another convention The committee has not met since last November when it approved ed the peace peace plan offered by Governor Pinchot This plan was rejected by bythe bythe bythe the operators WILL MAKE REPORT The sub sub- sub committee of the scale committee will make a ed detailed report report report re- re port of of its unsuccessful negotiations with the operators In izi New ew York Other matters relating to the such as the wor work of ot relief foe fot needy miners and their families will be taken up up Miners here say they do not pot take tak seriously reports that hat some operators op operators op- op p- p will wm att attempt to s start rt U ur up their mines generally h have ve denied knowledge of pf any such intention n N Nevertheless it l i is J known knon that wh when n such reports reached the thel scale l ale committee committee- InN v York ork York they they g gave ve potice notice that iny ny a attempt temp were ma mate maJe e to p produce od ce coal m men 1 would be withdrawn tn from rpm the mines Failure of the N New Nw w York conference conference conference confer confer- ence has caused alarm among ch charity workers who have been hard put to care for destitute mitt min mittel'S miners ers elS especially in the smaller towns In Scranton heads of relief relict or organizations organizations organizations or- or estimated ted the number of appeals from needy families at a day RED CROSS AIDS The junior bra branch of the American American Amer Amer- l ican an Red Cross has opened a additional additional addi addi- dl- dl soup and bread centers enters for poorly nourished children Wives VIves of mari many miners are Jire working in mills to tide over the suspension In some quarters a general exodus exodus' ex- ex odus' odus from the mining field is eAp ex expected eA- eA p unless less peace peace is restored soon TheY The spec special tal s session sion of f the legislature legis legis- lature at at Harrisburg called by Governor Pinchot has before it two measures meaS designed to prevent such sucha a as as Is no now in force The measures provide for regulation of the anthracite Industry and for re repeal repeal re- re peal of th the state anthracite tax and miners miners' rs' rs certificate law The regulatory measures would make ke coal mining a public utility and would permit compacts be between between between be- be tween states for control of the r re retail retail re- re tail tall trade T They ey are supported by b Gover Governor or Pinchot Ct |