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Show WTO ;''Ve;ll Show Him He's Got a Bigger Job Than He ( Thought," Statement MONTREAL, June 1C. Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas 'district of United Mine Workers. In an address here today, before the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor convention, defied Governor Allen to enforco his court of industrial orders, on which he "at-' tempted to ride, on, to the .While House." "The United Mine Workers," declared de-clared Mr. Howat, "will strike whenever when-ever they have the right to strike. "We will show Governor Allen lhat he has undertaken a bigger task than j he anticipated. Every mine worker In Kansas Is willing to go to jail before be-fore surrendering their rights a.s American citizens. Governor Allen says he is being patient until ihe miners mi-ners come to their senses. He realizes real-izes he has a law he cannot make good. He will bo patient some more and will be given every opportunity to demonstrate whether or not he can make good. "We claim ho cannot make good." Mr. Howat said Governor Allen had told the country he would have saved the people of Kansas from freezing by getting volunteers to work the mines. He asserted that during the thrfre weeks that "1.000 volunteers , were In the mines with 2.000 soldiers' 1 to guard- them. Governor Allen only I produced tho same amount of coal j that some of'the Illinois mines could I produce in one day." 1 "1 also want to tell tho people,"' 'added Mr. Howat, "that the ccal pro-iduced pro-iduced by Governor Allen cost ihe people peo-ple of Kansas . $200 a ton." Mr. Howat's address was in support j of the convention action in condemningthe condemn-ingthe court of industrial relations! and 1. nidging its support to fight such I legislation to a finish, i The convention approved Mr. How-I How-I ai's resolution condemning "Governor "Gover-nor Allen and his despicable efforts to wnslave the working class of Kansas, I and finally, the working class of the United States, in prostituting his office as governor of Kaunas lo the work of crucifying the working class." ' |