Show CONCILIATOR HERE I ITO I TO INQUIRE INTO i MINE CASE I I As a result of charges made by I IJohn John McLennon 1 international representative representative representative I of the union of United Mine lIno Workers that the men employed by the Spring Canyon Canon Coal company I at Storrs Utah were forbidden to or organize organize or- or by A. A E. E Gibson superintendent superintendent of ot the mine and that the mine was closed as a result of the themen themen i imen men organizing g and that despite cold weather the men were driven from i i their homes on the company property j Charles P P. Connell of Los Angeles United States commissioner of conciliation con con- employed by the department con of ot labor is In m Salt Lake to Investigate McLennon asserts that the miners I at the Ule Spring Canyon Coal company I mine decided to organize early this month They made known their Intentions in intentions intentions In- In I to Gibson the superintendent superintendent superintendent and that he Informed them if they organized the mine would close down and the entire force would I lose their jobs Despite the threats declares McLennon the held helda I J a meeting and the the following day I j I were Informed that the mine had I closed and they must vacate the I i houses that they occupied on toe the company property WORKERS EJECTED Ejection was carried out charges charges McLennon despite e the zero weather and all were moved from the property i with but hut one exception where the wife of a miner was about to be confined con- con I fined The action of the company I I alleges McLennon Is an Interference j I with the rights of the miners to organize organize or- or i g recognized by bv the war labor board and proclaimed by President Wilson He Tie is preparing affidavits I to be submitted d to Connell in support support support sup sup- port of or his llis charges ALLEGATIONS DENIED The char charges es of or McLennon McLennon- were denied by hy J J. Will Knight ht manager of ot the Spring Canyon Coal Knight says the company's No 3 mine was closed down early this month because of ot a great decrease in the demand for coal and the necessity of immediately curtailing t the output of the company Fifty men ad added ed Knight ht were laid off at I that time but he instructed Gibson that no discrimination should be II shown against unIon unon men or men who showed any desire to organize Knight said he had never questioned the right of the men to organize When the mine was closed down the themen themen themen men were given notice to vacate the company's property says Knight but the instructions were wele that no men I should hould b be compelled to move immediately immediately imme- imme if it would entail suffering |