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Show COAL STRIKE IS i HELD CERTAIN Miners' President and Sec retary of Labor See No Way Out WASHINGTON, March 14 A gen eral Ktrike in the bilnmiou.s coal In duHtry on or about April I, Inevitable, Inevit-able, Secretary or Labor 1 j la ind John j. rewls. president of the t'n:t-ed t'n:t-ed Mln Wcirkers' oT America, agreed today following a prolonged conference confer-ence at which they dlBCUBseifl t he sit -untlon growinc out of the odnfaovers) between the mlnern and mine operators. operat-ors. Mr. Lewis declared later that th operators were forcing the strike "a? a hold commercial policy for which the public, wil) pay." The miner?' president presi-dent reiterated today hi statement that th unions were prepared to pen negotiations looking (o the formulation formula-tion of sin agreement to take place of that which expires next month. 12 oo |