Show LABOR PLEDGES ITS FINANCIAL Am AID TO MINERS Head of American F Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion Mining Department Says Workers Will Stand Behind the Strikers PROPOSES TO FIGHT TO THE LAST DITCH I II I Union Men Consider Present Present Present Pres Pres- I ent Situation in Mine MineFields MineFields MineFields MineI I Fields One of Most Important Important Important Im Im- Im- Im Industrial Battles W WASHINGTON March 23 3 3 By the tha Associated Press Press W Preas Warning that the tho federal government would tolerate no use of violence to prevent pre coal production production pro- pro during the threatened coal i strike was issued today by At Attorney orneY General Daugherty By PAUL R. R MALLON United Pr Press ss Staff Corr Correspondent W WASHINGTON March tarch 23 Labor 23 Labor will drain its treasuries and fight tight to the last ditch to protect and provide relief for tor the coal miners s sched scheduled hed led to walk out ut t April 1 I if It that thatis is found necessary James Lord head bead of the American Federation of ef Labor mining department predicted here to to- to day Union labor abor considers the present coal situation one of the most Important Important im important Im- Im industrial battles in its his his- torY Lord In an exclusive e Interview with the United Press charged I Wall Vall street Is 1 financing the strike and wants it I The uncompromising attitude of ot the operators reveals their decision to toI force a suspension of work I The whole matter Is la an operators operator conspiracy to raise coal prices and I hoodwink the public j a I Serious Break Is a Possibility CLEVELAND March 23 23 United Press A Press A possible serious break Inthe in inthe inthe the ranks of the United Mine Workers today threatened to disrupt the organization organ organ- as the members of the mine policy committee gathered here hero for opening sessions tomorrow The cpm cpm- of ot members was called caned to formulate plans for conducting the the- mine scheduled to start at mIdI midnight midnight mId mId- mid mid- I night March 31 I Possibility of a split was seen by I union leaders in the threat of or Frank FrankI I Farrington president of ot the Illinois district that he and his followers would insist upon single state wage wago negotiations with operators strongly opposed by International officers of ot the miners Privately It was stated In some quarters that Farrington's demands are based largely on questions of In Internal Internal internal In- In union policy The Illinois leader lead lead- er assailed Lewis personally for tor what wa was wag termed premature calling of the strike Farrington belle ed this order should have been withheld until after the meeting hero hec tomorrow a Nevertheless Farrington's proposed stand Is not regarded lightly tightly b because I of the large lare following he controls control the tha Illinois district being the largest Inthe inthe in inthe I the union I One Chance Left Left To Avert Strike j i By FRED G. G JOHNSTON I II I United Press Pross Staff Correspondent I INDIANAPOLIS Ind Inch March arch 23 3 1 Separate state wage agreements between between be between be- be tween mine owners and miners may mayI I jet I-jet yet ft avert ert the nationwide coal strike I called caned for Cor April I 1 It was as learned today today to to- I day at United Mine Workers headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters here Whether the strike actually materializes materializes mater mater- depends now upon the International officers of the union are their subordinates subordinates subordinates able to ex exercise over o nates at a meeting of their policy committee In Cleveland Cleeland tomorrow Another Attempt To Halt Big Strike NEW NEV YORK March 23 In In another attempt to halt preparations for a 1 nationwide strike in the coal industry the arbitration committee of anthracite cite miners mine and operators I locked doors here toda today c cOn On the conference will 1 depend whether the anthracite workers workers work work- work work- ers era shall shaH proceed with the bituminous bi bl bi miners and prepare to drop their tools April 1 while their nineteen nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen wage demands demand are given consid consId- The miners' miners representatives A enter the meeting with little expectation of ot reaching an agreement to avert the the- strike I Of course we e have hope said Mr Lewis It It would be possible for us to conclude con con- elude clude an agreement nt within forty minutes min mm- utes Such a thing might happen But ButI I 1 recall that similar wage arbitrations In previous years have taken from four weeks to several months There is no reasonable doubt but that the tho general strike will wUl be call called d dApril April 1 as scheduled Representatives of ot the operators de declined de- de dined to make any predictions as to the tho outcome They continued to maintain maintain main main- tam tain strict secrecy concerning the pr program program pro pro- gram of wage reduction which they will offer otter as the basis for tor a new con con- Continued on page 2 I lABOR PlEDGES Continued from I page age 1 tract as opposed to the to-the the wage of the miners Delegates chosen yesterday sto to at attend attend attend at- at tend the meeting of ot the national general general general gen gen- eral policies committee at Cleveland are preparing to leave for that city tonight Record Broken In n Hoisting Coal HERRIN IlL March 23 The The worlds world's record for tor hoisting coal ell cj of a single mine In one day was broken broken bro bro- ken len at a mine mine- at Zeigler near here yesterday w when en en over tons fillIng fillIng filling fill- fill Ing railroad cars were raised mine at Orient previously held this 1 record |