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Show RAIL MEN MINER MEETING FEB. 21 l.N'I 'lAN.U t HdS Ind . Fet. 11 Acceptance by the railroad union chiefs of an invitation for a meeting with officers of the United Mine Workers of America to discuss a proposed pro-posed alliance of 2.000.000 workers to fight against any (rage reductions was announced today by President John L. Iwis of the miners' union, who set the meeting for February 21 at Chicago. Chi-cago. The meeting will follow clobcly the i miners' special convention here next week, w hich la expected to declare j against taking any cut In wages when present agreements with operators expire ex-pire March 31, and posslblv uHcIng for an Increase. Mr. Lewis' announcement of the Chicago meeting to discuss the proposed pro-posed "defensive alliance." tald 'hat 15 of the 16 major rail unions, including in-cluding all the big brotherhoods, had anSWerSdi accepting the invitation for the meeting The one not answering was not named, but was apparently regarded among the lessor rail organisational organi-sational but Mr. Lewis said ho had reason to believe that it would approve ap-prove of the proposal |