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Show WILSON TO BE ASKEDFOR AID Mine Workers to Ask President Presi-dent to Bring About Greater Use of Coal Abroad. WASHINGTON. April 1 President Wilson will be asked to use his influence influ-ence to bring About a greater consumption con-sumption abroad of American coal, it became known today after a visit to the White House by Frank J. Hayes, president of the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Hayes said he expected expect-ed to sail soon for Taris with a view-to view-to bringing the question before the president Creation of a market for American coal in European countries particular-lv particular-lv in France, Italy, Russia and in Great Britain, as well as in Africa, was said to be one of the objects of the trip of the miners' president, who will be accompanied b Robert H. Harlin of Seattle, Wash . a member of the mine workers' executive board. The project, it is understood, has the approval of the department of labor, la-bor, although n was said the mine workers' officials were acting entirely on their own initiative, and did not represent the department in an official offi-cial capacity. The opening of new fields for the sale of American coal in the opinion of officials of the miners' union is necessary to prevent further unem ployment in the industr . Many mines are now said to be working part time,! due to over-production, which may be-' come so extensive as to result in further fur-ther curtailment of mining and increasing in-creasing unemployment President Wilson is understood to have been informed of the coming of the miners. Mr. Hayes declined to St ate in detail in just what way he expects ex-pects the president to be of assistance to the American njlners. While abroad, the miners' officials also will confer with British coal miners min-ers relative to increased production and will endeavor to revive the international inter-national mining conference which has been inactive since the beginning of the European war nn |