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Show Nationalization of Coal Mines Sought L By Mine Workers WASHINGTON, Auc 26 Nat ionali- tatl.on of the eoal mines is sought by manj mine workers and a bill to that md has been prepared. Harry N. Taylor, Tay-lor, president of the National foal association as-sociation testified today before a senate sen-ate committee investigating the coal situation. The plan is for the government to buy the mines and turn them over to the men for operation, Mr. Taylor said, j Already many of the miners are demanding de-manding a six-hour day and a fivc-iday fivc-iday week, he added Referring to strikes of miners in Illinois. Kansas and Missouri, Mr. Taylor Tay-lor said a serious labor difficulty presented pre-sented itself and must be met nulesfl the country is to suffer a severe shortage short-age of coal durinc the coming wiuter. These strikes, he declared, were in violation ot the agreement blwoei the men and the fuel administration SPRINGFIELD, 111 . Aug. 26 Orders telegraphed today from state miners' I headquarters to secretaries of all coal mine locals in Illinois, said charter of all locals which persisted in ihe I present strike on or after Saturday, August 3. would be revoked. |