Show UNION OffiCIAlS PREDICT SUCCESS IN COAl STRIKE E Order Requires Men to Cease Digging Coal at Midnight March Meo-ch 31 Until Until Un Un- til Conference Granted INVOLVED IN BIG WALKOUT t Mine Workers' Workers Leaders Believe Believe Be Be- lieve Strike Will Be Per er Cent Effective Over United States Canada By Dy FRED G. G JOHNSTON United Press Staff Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS Ind Irni March 22 2 Half Halt a million members of the tho United Mine and thousands of nonunIon nonunion nonunion non non- union miners will declare an Indefinite Indefinite nite holiday at midnight March farch 81 31 Following orders Sf Of t their union chiefs mailed out from headquarters here late yesterday they will strike until mine owners agree to meet their representatives In Jn wage conferences conferences con con- r Both anthracite and bituminous fields will be tied up The Canadian lan miners will walk out too except In Nova Noa Scotia where wage negotiations ns are in progress progress The strike will be orderly William E. E Green treasurer secretary of t the tte e United Mine Workers Yorkers declared today No Rebel Move Is Anticipated NEW NEV YORK March 22 Un United ted Press The Press The great coal strike c called for midnight March March- 31 81 will be per cent effective officials of ot the United Mine Workers o of America q 5 J clar dared d today f r Reports from the the- anthracite and bituminous feUds feilds throughout the United States indicate that virtually every one of the miners will willobey willobey obe obey the order to suspend work President John L. L Lewis of ot the United Mine Vork Workers rs who Issued the order here yesterday believes there thero will ill be no rebel movement in the union ranks lie He asserted the of at Illinois would quit with the rest despite the fact that President Frank of the Illinois miners miners min mm- ers era a s quoted here as calling Lewis Lewis' action premature The mine union officials are gol ahead with plans for the great walk walkout out as if Sf there were no chance of ot federal intervention or possible settlement set set- of ot the trouble in an any mine district Daugherty Can See No Legal Step By PAUL R. R MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON WASHINGTO March A A. A public public public pub pub- lic appeal by President Harding to coal operators and miners to settle their differences and avoid a nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide suspension of work April 1 maybe may my be made trade within a a. week It was learned authoritatively today that Harding is inclined toward such sucha a move as a final effort eUort to draw the bituminous operators into a national peace conference and enhance the chances of settlement In all districts President Harding has consulted Attorney General Daugherty it was tras learned to find what steps he might take toward vard backing up the move he made In inviting the bituminous operators operators operators op op- op- op to conference Daugherty told him according to reliable information that ho he knew of ot no l legal gal steps that might be taken by any agent of the government towa toward d settlement before the fuel supply of ot the nation Is imperilled by the walk walk- out t. t Operators' Operators Excuse Declared Flim Flimsy y WASHINGTON ASHINGTON N March 22 Ass Associated Assoc Assoc- Press Bituminous Bituminous coal operators operators oper oper- who see danger to themselves from antitrust t law enforcement if it they confer with the miners' miners union nationally to fix wages ages were de declared declared de- de elated to be setting up simply a smoke screen in a statement issued today by the United Mine Workers The statement referred to an address by George H. H Cushing Gushing managing di director director director di- di rector of ot the American Wholesale Coal association h here re yesterday esterday in which the alleged dangers were dis dis- dis- dis cussed They know this is a ex x cuse but It is the one they have hae left the mine workers' workers statement said Only recently President Harding announced that Attorney General Daugh Daugherty had gh given n him an official opinion that the operators and miners would not violate any law of ot the United States b by meeting In Joint conference for the purpose of ne negotiating negotiating negotiating ne- ne a new wage agreement a S C Both President Harding and Secretary of at Labor Davis have been unsparing in their denunciation of th the the operators for their assault on business business' morals by breaking their valid contract contract con con- 1 tract with the miners The statement asserted that the operators in the central competitive s field were absolutely bound by contract contract contract con con- tract to enter a national conference which most of them have refused t to ip enter and added that the plain faced bald purpose in the heads of Continued on page S. S to UNION OFFICIAlS Continued from page Dale 1 the operators is the destruction of the of-the the miners' miners union Demand Seen for forGas forGas Gas and Fuel Oils v WASHINGTON March 22 Associated Associated Press An An increased demand for gas and fuel oils oUs may be anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- in case of or a coal strike the bureau of or mines said today and in I that connection Issued a statement I that the tho stocks of these onson oils ons on hand February 1 was l gallons Based on the tho daily dally average domestic consumption it added these i stocks are equivalent to sixty-eight sixty days' days supply The Tte production of these oils oUs in January amounted to gallons Stocks of or gasoline were Increased in January by gallons and andon andon andon on February 1 there was a reserve of gallons whIch is gallons more than for the corresponding corresponding corresponding corre corre- date a year year ago The Tho record was established in ia May 1921 with I I f I gallons These stocks a are re equivalent to a n. fifty days days' supply Canadian Operators May Negotiate CALGARY Alberta March 22 A Associated Associated As As- s- s Press owing Owing to the fa fact ct that district No 18 United MI Mine MineWorkers ne nel Workers Yorkers of America comprising A Aberta Alberta Alberta Al Al- l- l berta and Eastern British Columbia Columbi la a has applied to the department of ot lab labor or for the appointment of a conciliation n board It Is not likely that the cessation cessation cessa cess a- a tion of work wort order issued by uni union on headquarters at Indianapolis will af- af affect feet the local menThe menThe menThe men The act provides there shall be no no cessation of operations or change chango of wages or working conditions until t the he hex boards board's findings are announced e explained explained ex ex- x- x Robert Livett International al board member The miners still stin are hopeful th that at there will be a resumption of of negotiations negotiations as the Western Canada Coal Operators' Operators association will hold a special meeting Friday to discuss suggestions that negotiations be re resumed resumed resumed re- re or that operations be continued under the present agreement until the conciliation boards board's findings are announced Railroad Unions May Give Support CLEVELAND CL VEL ND March 22 United Press Press Possibility Possibility that the railroad brotherhoods strong may give their support to the mine mineworkers mineworkers mineworkers workers ordered to strike at midnight March 31 31 was seen today as Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land became tho the center of what may become the greatest mine strike In history This possibility was revealed in the admission slon sion from brotherhood officials that the protective agreement between between be- be tween miners and brotherhoods will doubtless receive the sanction of the railroad organizations The executive executive tive Uve beard of the United Mine Workers Work Work- Work Work-J ers it was said already have ratified the agreement BURGLARS RAID APARTMENT Burglars obtained several articles of Jewelry from the tho home of M. M K Rankin In the Kensington apartments last night A. A E E. Poulton South Second Second Sec Sec- ond West est street reported that his store J was entered and a quantity of groceries stolen I l. l S 'S L |