Show EFFORT AT CONFERENCE NOT EFFECTIVE Mine Owners Who Have Twice Refused to Meet Workers Are Silent on Issue Still LABOR VOTE RESULT IS EXPECTED SOON Poli Policy y Committee of Miners Wi Will l Hold Meeting Soon to Map Out Course to Be Pursued Pursued- ay y iy i- i u u. u JOHNSTON Un United ed Pre Press Staff Correspondent dent INDIA INDIANAPOLIS APOLIS Ind md March l 13 Hope of ot of averting a nationwide coal strike April 1 was virtually abandoned today by officers of ot the United MineWorkers Mine MineWorkers Workers or of America Mine owners who have twice refused to 10 enter wage negotiations e were silent silent si silent si- si lent lenton on the governments government's efforts to to ef effect effect ef- ef feet a conference Union officers saw little tittle chance ot of ota ofa a meeting before the existing agreement agreement agree agree- ment mont with the operators rs expires March 31 Without an to become e effective cUve April 1 the miners will drop their picks President John I L. L Lewis said By fly the end of ot this wet c the final result from the miners' miners strike vote willbe willbe will willbe be made public It is expected to b bIn bin be bein in a a ratio ratio- of 9 to 1 favoring a a. suspension sus BUS pension unless the mine owners agree to open negotiations on the miners' miners demands for a 8 six hour day daj five day week and continuation of ot the present basic baI w wage u juu u C miners consider me the situation loaded They dont don't want to the efforts of Secretary of Labor Da Dala lato isto la is to avert the strike The union policy committee will meet within a few days to map out the course the miners will pursue in matter |