Show NEWS REVIEW OF 0 CURRENT EVENTS government refuses to vacate legal proceedings against fi coal strikers GOMPERS APPEAL IS IN operators declare he has misrepresented the facts peoples attl atti tude toward radical labor leadership shown in massachusetts election by EDWARD W PICKARD firmly refusing to bo be put in the alie position of compounding a felony the federal government tins lias rejected the lie proposition of 0 the union labor lenders that flint it abandon the legal proceedings against tho the coal strike as aa a preliminary prel lint to negotiations for pence peace on Satur saturday dily assistant attorney general allies risked asked federal judge anderson at indianapolis to inneo permanent the restraining order thus establishing tab lishing shing tho the illegality 0 of tho the strike if tills Is done according to tile the leaders of tho the miners the strike will bo of long duration because the men will resist 0 to o the last any attempt nt at wrongful compulsion in most of the bituminous fields there was little change in tho the status though operators in colorado and west virginia reported gains in production in several states the shortage shor trige of coal began to make itself felt and there were appeals tor for the release of coal confiscated by the railroads a number of trains were cancelled to save fuel in some places tho the schools were closed for short periods president wilson gave to fuel administrator garfield full fill authority over prices distribution and shipment of nil fuel doctor garfield delegated to tho the railroad adal administration ration ills his authority over distribution stich broadly was tile coal cent istrice ake situation at the time of writing there was little sign of yielding on either side the operators of illinois were of the opinion flint the strike would last two weeks longer and lint flint then public opinion and the government would compel the miners to call it off rind accept arbitration in which case tho the operators would agree to tile five day week it assured of adequate supply of cars rind and would grant an increase of wages |