Show MOVES TO END COAL STRIKE r I COAL 51 STRIKE RIKE TOPIC AT A T 7 SPECIAL MEETING OF PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S CABINET Injunction toBe to toBe Be Continued I Fuel Director Garfield all allI and Director General Hines I at Session W. W i of ot bituminous s coal miners maters in par particular loular lou lou- lar Jar and tho Industrial situation situation In general general general gen gen- gen gen- eral eral were discussed by President Wilson's Wilsons Wilsons Wilson's Wil VII sons son's cabinet today at a special meetIng meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing called by Secretary Lansing of the state department Fuel Administrator G Garfield and General Hines of the railroad administration were pr present sent Before the cabinet assembled administration administration administration ad ad- ad- ad ministration spokesmen reiterated that the government was unalterably opposed opposed opposed op op- I Ithe posed to the proposal of ot Samuel Gompers Gompers Gom Gore pers pars president of ot the American Federation Fed led Federation n of Labor that the injunction suit against the United Mine 1 Workers of ot America be withdrawn as a preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- I to negotiation of ot a new agreement between tho miners and operators Officers said Mid that chat tho ho governments government's offer otter to arbitrate rate the tho contro controversy ersy was open and that unless It was accepted and tho the strike ended there thero was no course course for the government except to I press the injunction suit I LABOR LEADERS Before Defore A Attorney orne General Palmer I went vent to the cabinet meeting Samuel Gompers president Matthew Matthow vice president and Frank Morrison 8 secretary of tho the American Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor called on him and were i Informed that the government had not altered its decision to to press injunction proceedings unless the strike order vas has a withdrawn I I j Mr r. r Gompers expressed the tho opinion that a settlement of ot the strike could j not be reached if the government enI enforced enforced en en- en- en I I f forced legal measures against the I strike Ho lie also again called caned attention I to what ho said would be the tho effect of ot government by Injunction upon organized labor genera generally II P PLANS ANS UNCHANGED I I When Mr Ir Palmer left leU the cabinet meeting he r reiterated that tho I tion proceedings would be be withdrawn tho the Instant the officials of the tho miners' miners i I union called oft off the strike i i j Mr Mr Palmer hurried to to his office where he ho was wall to have another con- con with Compere Voll and and Morrison i None of ot the tho th members of ot the cabInet cab cab- inet met would say what say what happened at the meeting Secretary WH on would not reply to Questions as aa to whether he had hall had opposed the decision t el lon of of the government government government govern govern- I ment to press the Injunction proceedIng proceed proceed- Ing ings He lie Is reported to have opposed such Much action in the first place FOR LONG STRUGGLE 1 Officials In direct touch with the strike apparently I were w preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring for a n prolonged shutdown of I the mines While Ihfe the railroad administrations administration's admin admin- administrations administration's cf central committee would not divulge details of ot Its work memI mem- mem l I hers berR admitted that arrangements were I being made for full tull conservation ot of I 1 coal the strike become come a bitter bit bitI I I I ter t end nd fight tight i I In sonic Hom quarters the 1 belief pre pre- reI re- re that the strike on the edges R I of the solid union districts was losing I II its force Coree The Tho opinion was urea eXIN expressed d j i I that the tho walkout In such areas was i largely ly one ono of sympathy and a gradual gradual gradual grad- grad I ual defection deJection of ot those miners from the union ranks wa was wab l predict predicted pd I |