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Show PRESIDENT TO PUT U. S. FLAG ! AT EACH ME Volunteer Miners Will Be; Accorded Protection by Regular Soldiers SAME WITH ROADS (Drastic Action in 48 Hours Unless There' Is Change for Better "WASHINGTON. July 17. (By the j Associated Press) Intimation was given In well Informed government i circles this afternoon that the udmin-J istration was preparing to take drastic tion within the next 48 hours In the I coal suMke Situation. The president: ! was represented a.s being of the opin-llon opin-llon ihat inasmuch as the miners' rep-I rep-I entatlves had refused governmental I arbitration and the bituminous oper- utorr. were undecided on acceptances of such a proposal, that the interest mi the public demanded immediate re-I ! opening of the mines. FJUAGti Al MINES With this leellng It was said, the president was prepared o direct the mine operdtbrs to reopen their mines at oncO under protection of federal j troops and with an Ainericun flag planted u the entrance of ever mine i operated The operators would be ex-jpected ex-jpected to comply Immediately with i such an edict. CAM, FOR MINERS The president has In mind it was further reported, to pay If necessary ! for a short time a royalty on such coal as would be mined to meet the , iktk iic), If there ai- insufficient numbers of non-union miners to operate oper-ate the mines when re-opened under govt i niie nt protection, It was Intlmat- ed a call for volunteer miners would go out from the government, officials ; believing there are thousands of mln-j mln-j ers w ho now are engaged in other put' suits, but wbo would respond to such a call. SEMI. WITH RAILROAD The same method dealing with the railroad situation must be used, it was said if conditions did not change for the better. The administration, it was added, WS determined no longer to be balked balk-ed in its efforts to see that the con-, suming public and the Industries of : I the country get sufficient fuel John L. Lewis, president of the I, United Nrine Workers of America, and spokesman for the striking min-ers. min-ers. was said today to have informed j hi colleagues and friends that the; attitude of the miners In declining the ; I proffered mediation of the govern- : I ment as final. The bituminous op- I eratora. who are still in session, at-j at-j tempting to reach some agreement T: concerning the president's commls- ll sion idea of bringing the difference I between ooerators and miners to an t end, were said to be very much di- I Ulded 1 oo |