Show LABOR IN CHILE AGAINST BOOZE Coal Fields of Republic May Soon Be Dry SANTIAGO Dec 10 Coal Coal fields in id southern ChilI Chile will become dry soon If provision if-a-provision a provision of or an agreement Just signed between the miners and operators is en enacted enacted enacted en- en acted Into law and the fields may even become bone dry if a measure now before parliament is adopted The agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment apparently has settled a long standing standing stand stand- In ing controversy between the workers and their employers over q questions of or wa wages es and hours of or work and says among other things The representatives of the companies and workmen agree to ask the public authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au to declare the coal region completely completely com com- dry prohibiting the in introduction c inti hg hI and sale of alcoholic rinks drinks While this measure is being enacted they ask the prohibition of or sale of or liquor during paydays pay pay- days The newspaper commenting commenting commenting com com- on the provision says It is worthy worthy worthy wor thy of or note that the prohibition movement movement movement move move- ment In Chile Is supported with great strength by labor The newspaper asks early enactment of ot a measure introduced some months ago by Deputy Adrien of or orthe the Democratic party to which a a. large larTe element of labor belongs which forbids the Introduction manufacture sale or consumption of any kind of or distilled or fermented drinks drInks not only In the coal coalfields coalfields fields but in the he nitrate regions regins as well The bill has not yet been debated in the chamber |