Show to HEAD OF MINING MIMING federation SAYS WORKERS WILL STAND BEHIND THE STRIKERS union men consider present situation in mine fields one of the most important industrial battles battle in many years washington warning that the federal government would tolerate tol erata no use 1180 of violence to prevent coal production t luring during tiia threatened coal strike vils billed thursday by attorney general daugherty washington labor will drain its treasuries and fight to tile tho last ditch to protect anti anil provide relief for the chloal minors scheduled to walk out april 1 it if that Is found necessary lames lord head of tho the american federation of labor mining department 1 liero here thursday union labor considers tho the present coal situation one of tile tho most important industrial battles in its his tory lord in an exclusive interview with tho the united press pies charged wall street Is financing the strike anti and wants lt i i 16 le e uncompromising ing attitude of the operators opera tora reveals their decision to f ibrao aree a suspension of work tito the whole matter Is tin nn operators conspiracy to raise coal prices and hoodwink the public cleveland A possible serious break in ili tho the ranks milks of the united mine aline work era cis threatened to disrupt the organization as the members mei ubera of the mine policy gathered liero here for their opening sessions s tile committee of oc members was callei called to formulate plans for conducting the mine taeup scheduled to start at midnight march 31 possibility of it split was seen by cinton tinton loaders leaders in the thront threat of frank farrington president defit of the illinois district that lie and ami its ills follower would insist upon single enire v age negotiations with operators strongly opposed by international officers of ho miners privately it wan stilted stated in some soine quarters lu artera arters that Farring tons demands iro are based bascil largely on questions of internal union policy tito the illinois loader leader ass illon lewis personally for what was cornica premature calling of the strike farrington bell believed eved this order should have been withhold withheld propose proposed stand Is not regarded lightly because boci inse of the large following lie he controls the illinois district being tho the largest in tile the union |