Show flAY B BE MINERS MINERS' STRiKE NEXT WI APRIL APRI TOLEDO O. O 0 Feb 5 President Lewis of oC the United Mine Workers said toda today that there would be a general suspension of work in the bituminous coal fields o otha or of orth th the tha country countr April Apri 1 If I agreements on the wage wago scale vere not reached by that tha date This will wl not include Canada and four fourest est western rn states in whIch whets the tIme present contracts contracts con con- tracts do not expire April 1 according to t Peter Pete Patterson of oC Fernie B. B C. C C. C member member mem meat ber of ot th the international executive board of the United Unite Mine lne Workers e This board met here today toay President Lewis haYl notified g notified the members when the lie wage age conference adjourned last night in a deadlock over the tie admission of f the te Illinois miners Lewis sal said the situation in the lie central central cen cen- competitive field fed would woul not be con considered rQn- rQn and that tat no ito statement would b be given out after the meeting The situation as a It now stands stand wilbe will wil wi be taken b up by me individually he said The fo four r states excepted d are Colorado Colordo Washington Montana and V Wy In these states contracts will wi n not expire until until un un- un- un til tl September l in Iii British Columbia and Alberta contracts continue until April Apri 1911 Nova Noya Scotia Scota is now noS involved in a ml st strike rk We will not violate wi our agreements set with wih the operators said Mr Ir Patterson and new mw contracts cannot be bp negotiated until the present ones onES expire V. W. C O. O Richards national statistician of the United Mine Workers said toda toa today that a I national convention Con enton of the miners minOrs probably would be bE called caled to meet before bore April 1 to reconsider the Apri instructions ol of the lie Indianapolis convention |