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Show ILLINOIS 'SURE' TO JOIN STRIKE CHICAC.o, March 20 Illinois miner min-er will Join the nation wide coal strike set for April l and no hope of a postponement or of Initiation of o separate state agreement could be found. Krank Farrlngton. president of the Illinois miners, told heads of the state operators" association. In conference con-ference here today Only an emergency emerg-ency could change the situation which now prevents him from negotiating a new wage contruct. Mr Farrlngton told the operators. It was learned 'LID D RADIX K NKW YoKK. March 29. iBv The Associated Preae). Casting aside as a "remote possibility" the prospect of hettlink' their differences ,'n :mo- to avert the gcnerul strike act for three daya hence, members of the anthru-clte anthru-clte sub-commltten on wage contract regotiatlona today girded themselves for a long, hard struggle over the miners' min-ers' 19 demands. "Nothing but a miracle the immediate imme-diate acceptance of each and ver one of our demands can avert the 6trike I now." said Thomas Kennedy, dlstnSM' president of the l'nlted Mine Vork- era. "I'nder the present elrcumsfanre.8, It 111 probable thut the suspension will col I Into effect April 1, according to the miners' program " said S. B. Warrtn-1 er. vice president of the Iehigh Coal Navigation company. |