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Show 00 Miners Will Not Force to Interfere With Coal Strike SPRINGFIELD, III.. Oct. 27 Prefacing Pre-facing his announcement with the i.i.ment that he had received no communication from government I sources as to President Wilson's stan 1 . L.un.-i ihe threatened November 1 strike of soft roal miners, John L. Lewis, ac'.n president of the Uni'M Mine Workers Of America, today de dared "the widely heralded Iritlmation thai force may be resorted to, will not serve to allay the crisis." "The threats to prosecute and incar-cerate incar-cerate myself and associates vt.I neither prevent the strike nor terrain ate If. if it occur?. Mr. Lewis said. Visited at his home here, where tie came last night seeking rest, Lewis stated there were no new developments develop-ments in the strike situation. He ws keeping in touch with international headquarters at Indianapolis by long distance telephone. "There Is even yet a way in which this strike may be aoided." Mr. Lewis said. "The government should assemble assem-ble the coal operators and use its power pow-er and influence to get from them for the mluers a just consideration of their demand.' An agreement could be reached within three days if the co.t! operators would approach the question iri pood faith anrl with op-n rninrls." : am Lewis declared Ihe rr-ful of the ojr 1 rators to negotiate a new wage asra- MW 1 mnt nnd their insistence that the ' dialed pres. n t not 1 "rirp un,(i taselri April 1, 1920, was the eruv of Ihe situ- wf at ion . iras -- in Wilson Condemned, llo2 W'AHINHTiiN. net 27. The cc! sink- was discussed briefly today j 4wlricl1 the senafi Senator Thuiiui-, ro- ifW!not1, crnt. Colorado asked unanimous rov. sen! for immediate adoption of Wfflltier, olution ol full support of concrea mm r'ra to th" administration in Its efforts;'? 'nnCftl i : . . ml 1 p-i ::::; law and order, but one objectinn :. D Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, th- coat'i measure went over Senator Dorti P"" was nol 1 ! 1 1 nc to commit hini" Ji? ' in advance to an unanimous pre- ?ai ni "i tie administration In dealing BP with the threatened Btrikc, c:?' Senator Thomas announced that he m 1 would call up tin resolution again to1 I morrow :-A'!c President Wilson's statement on thj Qj 5te strike was condemned by both Sena- Sr'"0' tors Thomas and Borah, bur the Idaho n 1 tor said t! administration barf ,mf.menl . nnounced no definite program, addii J0 ar- thai if it was the purpose to use 'V' lmP militia to "decimate people" hevrcj i one-' oppo-- 11 'rid1nE Senator Borah told the senate he Boney ihoroucihlv opposed to the attitude of FLyw rib. 11 II i,..r . chairman of tie rties United s-;.i. . -!, , rornoration. zt! "em h rev 11 re 1 11 -'in? to deal vriti -f!"11!' laboi Senator Thomas also said b P1tl IMiioved of ir Can's stand, feat it 1' added thai con:; 1 . ss shoulJ act at once j. 0 to assure th,' administration of .p"c support in 1 lv coal sink- ..' 2 'D .' r-e, ii ei)Mis- .i rejie.tl of the jd" - I tions from prosecution .v . " "II is strange ' -.. 1! Mr Edce. "(W S.0 at 'he very lime le n labor ' ? 'g l; j squaring off in some cases. I fe'" ' 1.1 king ihe- law in its own hands-tf km'3 , 51 1 ati should pass h gisluion exempt; ted ing it from pun shment if it viola'-' thi anti-trust law." 1 Senator Kdge said labor w realb employed lv. capital, but by ti I HI public, which must pa;, the exorbr.- ' v"' mragi demand now l.ein- niade ( V Applause from both Democrats (TirArn 'Republicans greeted an announcem- tt(,-,,J .in the Iv.a- l.s hepubliean bxt : ' Mondell that he "mosi ihurouphly" m, "ad m.e heart. ly" .-ndor?ed rrwd-' corn W 1 Icon's statement regarding r n strike. The announcement - fcn,.01 ' prompted bv an inquiry of Represent" d"1Q? (live Aswell, Iiemoerai. Louisiana. nPejD . ,' i Mondell sought to have the preside Pri, it mem printed in the Concre.-si - ,tc al Record, bur Mr. Aswell objected. H'-'V The general industrial situation the subject of the prayer in the now b3 the chaplain, the Rei Henry-- o, Couden. , nioe llrie We are threaiened." said the lain, with a crisis which defies government and would overtbro v- sacred institutions, inaugurated ot fe, ir hundred thousand people and yn 'Uon1 about untold misery, sorrow.; p- g ,i.,,th to the cue hundred ano millions involved in an unwanjw tAQo, dispute between labor and capi Up Interpose, we beseech TjMltft all the strength of Thy holy 'ft 1 j' and so movp the minds and VlAl U3 those engaged in the conte:-'. 1 jIV and onler may obtain and pw ry happiness reign in our nudJt n |
