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Show oo GENERAL STRIKE IS ASKED FOR United Mine Workers Passes Resolution as Protest Against Colorado Industrial In-dustrial War. Peoria, ill. April 30. The Illinois district convention, United Mine Workers of niorica this afternoon passed a resolution asking the inter national organization of mine workers work-ers to request the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor to call a general strike throughout the United States in protest pro-test to the Colorado labor troubles. Quarter Million Donated. The resolution was passed following follow-ing a motion of Delegates Clancy oi Ixniugton. Ill that the order of the day be suspended so that the convention conven-tion might discuss the Colorado situation situ-ation and that the Illinois organization organiza-tion donate a quarter million dollars to the Colorado miners. A sub-motion was offered, providing for the naming of a committee o1 five to draft resolutions and provide for donations. Both motions were susperseded by an amendment from H. P Gerner that thp convention appeal to the International In-ternational Organization of Mine Workers asking that lxdy to appeal to the American Federation of Labor to declare a general strike. |