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READY TO LAY DOWN
LIVES FOR BOOZE. 1
Paris, Oct 29. Taking as their
motto "Glory to alcohol which fires
,J"f soul," two societies have been
'formed in France for the purpose
of fighting "pussyfooting American
prohibition propaganda" in this
country.
One is called "Sons of Rabelais"
and the other the "Red Flag Club.'
Chanting "Here's to wine," hundreds
of anti-pussyfooters met and
adopted a resolution- declaring that
the world owes to wine the valor o
the French poilu, vctory in the great
war and progress in art, literature
and philosophy.
"VVe are ready to lay down our
lives in the cause of booze, out
greatest friend," shouted one speak
er, who was wildly cheered.
ACQUIT MINISTER
ON WAR CHARGE.
Superior, Wis., Oct. 29. Rev. An
ton Oslin, formerly of Glenwood
City, Wis., was acquitted-in federal
district court of the charge of inter
fering with the selective draft law
during -the. war. The prosecution
sought to prove that Mr. Oslin had
-urged not to kill the enemy. Oslin
entered a general denial.
WON'T DECLARE
HIMSELF ON WOMEN.
London,' Oct. 29. Answering the
Daily Express query, "When are
women most interesting?'' a sub-,
ject which is. now exciting' London.
George Bernard Shaw replies:
"You are tempting m? to make a
fool of myself. Get thee behind me."
WOMAN ASLEEP
FOR THREE WEEKS.
New York, Oct. 29. Mrs. Dora
Minz, 29, has been asleep for three
' weeks, and all attempts to arouse
her have failed, Dr. Rjyal S. Cope
land, health commissioner, .an
nounced. The young woman first
became ill October 1, when she com
plained of a sore throat. A few
days later she developed a severe
headache, and on October 7 she
went to bed and has been in a semi
comatose condition ever since.
She has been given nourishment
in liquid form. The "sleeping sick
ness" is believed to be the after
math of an attack of influenza.
CHALONER TO SHOW UP
LUNACY LAWS IN PLAY.
New York, Oct. 29. John Arm
strong Chaloner, recently victor in a
22-year fight to be declared sane in
New York, is' to go on the stage. He
has announced that he willippear
in a Broadway production in his
own play, rtRobbery Under Law,"
written five years ago as part of his
crusade for lunacy law reform. Mr.
Chaloner will take the part of the
hero. HughStutfield.
'The character and adventures of
Hugh Stutfield," Mr. Chaloner said,
"are mere photographs of myself
and my experience at the hands of
the present iniquitious lunacy, so
called, law of the state of New York
and some 40 per cent of the other
states in this enlightened union.",.. .
ANTI-SALOONISTS TO ASK ,
FOR PROHIBIT iWTAX.
Columbus, O.. Oct, 29. Immedi
ate introduction f legislation pro
viding for a proli.bitive tax running
. perhaps, as high as $500,000, to pre
vent the sale of intoxicants between
the date of ratification of the peace
treaty and January 16, 1920, 'when
constitutional prohibition goes into
effect, will be asked of congress by
the Anti-Saloon league, according to
E. H. Cherrington, secretary of the
league's executive committee. He
declared that there was little, doubt
that such a measure, if introduced,
would pass.
Existing and impending labor
troubles would aid the passage of
such a measure, he asserted. The
' amount of liquor in the United
States he estimated at 65,000,000 gal
lons. '
He stated that hi its proposal to
dry leaders in congress the league
would set $100,000 'as the minimum'
figure for the prohibitive tax.
A conference of dry leaders will
be held in Washington at once, he
concluded.
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Flames Are Spreading Back
Towards Men Caught Hope
lessly in Passage of Ohio
Mine After Explosion.
TRIP DRIVER ESCAPES
IN CAR PULLED BY MULE
Crowd' of More Than 1,000
Men, Women and Children
Throng Entrance Eager for
1Aord About the Entombed.
HOOKWORM HOLDS UP
PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
New Yorfc, Oct. 29. The ravages
of the hookworm among the gold
miners in Colombia, are seriously
interfering with the production of
the precious metal, according to Dr.
C. T. Brosius, mine physician. When
the disaster is particularly prevalent.
Dr. Brosius said, production is cut
as much as 50 per cent.
Colombia is the only South Amer
ican country which has refused the
aid of the Rockefeller institute in
fighting the hookworm.
ASTOR TRYING TO
LOSE HIS TITLE.
London, Oct. 29. Maj. Waldorf
Astgr has done everything in his
power to rid himself of the title
which his father gave up everything
to get
Since the death of his father, the
first Viscount Astor, which auto
mativally raised the major to the
peerage and gave him a seat in the
house ot lords, the heir has con
sulted the best legal talent to see
if he might pass along the title, it
being suggested that Bobby Shaw,
Lady Astor's boy from her first hus
band, Robert Gould Shaw, be given
the peerage. Major Astor is still
consulting officers of the crown on
the subject, but there seems to be
no way of avoiding the heritage of
nobility.
Major Astor's object has been to
remain in the house- of commons,
where he hoped to attain distinction,
of which he gave great promise. He
also desires to continue his work
in the ministry of health, where no
public man in Britain has shown
such enthusiastic interest in the ap
plication of scientific sanitation as
he has, and this is work of vital im
portance to the countrv
Major Astor thotignt he might
escape the peerage, where ambitious
nowadays consider that they are
"buried alive." His father devoted
years of effort and his huge fortune
and risked and incurred humiliation
and the scoffs of his countrymen in
, America to Ret the viscountcy.
" Lord Selbourne once tried to quit
the house of lords for the commons.
He did not succeed- tradition being
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Amsterdam, O.. Oct. 29.--With
flames spreading back toward the
21 miners trapped in the north pas
sage of No. 2 mine of the Youghio
gheny & Ohio Coal company mine
officials feel no hope for the men.
Rescue parties could remain in the
mine only a few minutes because
of the intense hast and smoke. "
Four American-born workmen
were reported to be among the min
ers entombed when an electric gen
erator operating a fan exploded and
set fire to the wood braces, accord
ing to company officials. The flames
started 200 feet from the elevator
shaft it was said.
Partly suffocated and his clothing
and hands burned, atrip driver
emerged from the burning mine
early Wednesday night. He related
how he lay on the floor of a mine
car and 4iis mule pulled him to the
shaft.
A huge water tank was emptied
into the shaft
A crowd of more than 1,000 men,
women and children thronged the
mine entrance eager for. any word
as to the condition of the men back
of the flames.
7 DEAD, 60 HURT,
..WHEEEASSENGER
TRAIN IS DITCHED
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Those Aboard Mainly Froml
San Francisco and North
ern California Points
.Los-Angeles, Oct. 29. Seven per
sons were killed and 60 injured
when Southern Pacific train No. SO
southbound, was wreckid near Ac
ton at 3:20 o'clock this afternoon,,
according to a message received
here from Constable D. Hunter at
Acton.
The engine, two baggage cars and
five coaches went into the ditch,
tearing down all telegraph and tele
phone wires. The conductor ran
to the nearest ' commercial tele
phone and reported that the en
gineer, fireman, express messenger
and one baggageman could not be
found. A relief train was dis
patched from Los Angeles.
Cause Undetermined.
The cause of the wreck was un
determined early tonight, but ac
cording to railway officials . it oc
curred on a 10 degree curve and on
a sharp down grade. Three stand
ard sleeping cars, a diner and a
tourist car, composing the re
mainder of the train, remained on
the track.
First information of the wreck
reached railway officials here
through Conductor Alexander Cam
eron, who caught an automobile and
rode to the nearest telephone at
Acton, two and a half miles distant
from the scene of the accident.
The passengers mainly were from
San Francisco and northern Cali
fornia points.
England May Put Peace Pact
Into Effect Armistice Day
London, Oct. 29. The German
peace treatyjnay come into effect on
the anniversary of Armistice day.
It was announced Dy taecn narras
worth, under-secretary for foreign
affairs, in the house of cpmmons
today that the governmen hoped
the treaty would be formall ratified
on November 11 and come into force
the same day.
The Bees Free Shoe
fund :
Into The Bee office yesterday
walked a man who might be one of
the "Cheerably Broths," mentioned
by Charles Dickens, for he looked so
benevolent and happy.
"Fifteen dollars for The Bee's
Free Shoe Fund,' he said, handing
the cashier three $5 bills. "Just put
it down Three-in-One.' "
That is the name he has used in
giving other contributions to pre
vious shoe funds and milk funds. ' -
The happiness on his face is a re
flection of the good he is doing to
the needy.- All through this winter
he can think of several poor kiddies
whose feet will be warm because of
his generosity. .
PttIog1t nckaoweldced SIMM
Al. Folk 1.00
ThrM-ln-One" 15.0
Total '
K7.00
Senators Have Warm Discus
sion on Question of Writing
Into Treaty Preamble a Ref
erence to the Deity.
42 AMENDMENTS ARE
DEFEATED IN SENATE
Last Survivor, - Proposal of
Moses to Revise Voting
Strength in League of Na
tions, Is Lost, 47 to 36.
Washington, Oct. 29. The 4-5
amendments attached, to the peace
treaty passed into history today
when the last survivor, a proposal
by Senator Moses, republican, New
Hampshire, to revise voting strength
in the league of nations, was de
feated in the senate, 47 to 36.
The senate then upset two more
proposed textual changes brought
in by individual senators. One, pre-J
sented by Senator Sherman, republi
can, Illinois, and proposing to write
into the treaty preamble a reference
to the Deity, was laid orf the table
by a vote of 57 to 27. The other,
sponsored by Senator Johnson, re
publican, California, as a new solu
tion for voting inequality in the
league, was killed, 43 to 35.'
At adjournment, however, the ef
fort to hasten final action had been
brought up against an obstacle which
seemed likely to prevent further
progress for several days.
: Plan Determined Fight.
, Tomorrow a determined group of
senators will launch a fight to elimi
nate the labor section, opening a de
bate which 'will last, leaders expect,
for a, week. The battle is expected
to be -the more spirited because it
is regarded as holding out whatever
hope remains, of writing any amend
ment into the treaty.
'. Nine-republicans joined the dem
ocrats in overthrowing the Moses
amendment, which provided that
none of . tlje British dominions
should vote in any league contro
versy directly affecting any one of
them. Three democrats voted with
the republicans supporting it. On
the new Johnson amendment, pro
posed as a substitute for the one re
jected last week, the lineup was the
same as. on his original proposal,
the only changes in the record vote
being due to absences and pairs.
Most of the republican leaders
helped to defeat the Sherman
amendment.
Realm of Religion.
The greater part of the day's de
bate related to subjects not direct
ly under consideration. The labor
section got the biggest share of at
tention. Senator La Follette, repub
lican, Wisconsin, centering discus
sion about it with a three-hour
speech assailing the proposed inter-
national labor organization as filled
with peril to American labor.
During consideration of Senator
Sherman's amendment the "debate
got irfto the realm of literature and
religion. Mr. Sherman declared Vol-
(Contlnned on Pbro Two, Colugin Seven.)
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Turks Criticize the
U. S. for Refusal of
Armenian Mandate
Constantinople, Oct. 29. (By The
Associated Press.) Unfavorable
criticism has been caused here by
dispatches from English and Ameri
can sources to the effect that the
United States will not accept either
the American or Turkish mandates.
In cpmmenting on the situation,
the newspaper Vakit says:
"President Wilson's illness is a
disaster for us, as he is unable to
carry outhis plans. He has been
apprised of our wishes for Ameri
can help to maintain the integrity
of our territory."
It is pointed out that, so far, no
American statesman or business man
has been heard from relative to the
Turkish mandate.
Backyard Airplane's Day
Arrives in America
: Dayton, O., Oct. 29. Announce
ment from . McCook aviation field
that successful tests . have Men
made with a reversible airplane pro
peller means, according to officials,
that the day of the "back yard" air
plane is here.
With the new propeller airplanes
can land and be brought to a stop
within 50 feet by actual test, officials
said. : . v
1 The new device will also increase
the climbing speed of an airplane 40
per cent and permit of higher alti
tude flying, 50,000 feet being a pos
sible limit. Seth Hart of Los An
geles, CaL,' is the inventor of the
propeller.
Gompers Visits Belgian King.
Washington, Oct. 29. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, called upon
King Albert of the Belgians.
"He is a real man, even if he is a
king." said' Mr. Gompers as he left
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Prohibition T,oday Is Absolute
as It Will Be In January
1920 Senate Over
rides Veto. .
Washington, Oct.' 29. Armed
with the drastic provisions of the
prohibition enforcement act, which
became effective as to wartime pro
hibition with passage by the senate
of the measure over the president's
veto, agents of the bureau of in
ternal revenue today took up- the
task of making absolute the ban on
the manufacture and sale of liquor.
The few remaining saloons in the
United States were legally open to
day for the sale only of beverages
containing less than one-half of one
per cent alcohol. .Sale as well as
manufacture of beverages of more
than that amount of alcoholic con
tent laid the saloonkeeper as well
as the brewer or distiller liable to
heavy penalties. But despite its
drastic provisions, the law could not
touch the man who had stored up a
supply in his own home for his
own use.
Robbers Blow Door
Of Safe Deposit,
Vault;-Take Bonds
Rock Island, 111.; Oct. 29. Blow
ing the door off the safety deposit
box vault ana breaking open me in
dividual deposit boxes, robbers to
day made a haul of $35,000 in liberty
bonds from the State bank of Sher
rard, 111., near here.
Because of the similarity of the
Sherrard robbery to the one at
Mason City, la., the night before,
in which $10,000 in liberty bonds was
taken, the authorities are trying to
link them up in an attempt to run
down the robbers.
Last Yank Contingents in
France to Sail at Once
Brest France, Oct. 29. The last
n( Vi American Irnnnt rnntineents
V l W vawvf w U
dan iirill rfftlirn tn tVlf TTnitpd States
on board the army transports Mer-
cury, ureat xsortnern ana jviann
Washington, which have arrived at
Brest. The army transport Presi
dent, which sailed from New York,
October 18. with trooos. is expected
to arrive Thursday.
. i Starts on Long Hike.
Cle 20 Dan O'Learv.
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78-year-old pedestrian, has depart-
carry him into every state in the
union, calling on eacn oi ine govci-
nors. He said he wouia oe gone iwo
years. -
MEXICO FEARS
MOBILIZATION ;
OF U. S. TROOPS
Forces Being Organized Along
. Boundary, According to
Mexico City Story.
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Douglas, Oct. 29. A serious men
ace is seen in the alleged mobiliza
tion by the United States of troops
along the boundary between this
country and Mexico, according to a
Mexico City special to El Tiempo,
a newspaper published in Cananea.
This article, claiming to have been
given by the Mexican government tn
the press, says that various large
bodies of troops are being mobilized
in the interior of the United States
for service on the frontier, "with
unknown intention." The Mexican
government had inquired of the
United States, says the article, the
reason for the military movement.
It also says that Generals DiegUez
and Pineda have held conferences
with the American generals, Dick
man and Hornbrook.
Public Health Service
Drive to Save 250,000
Lives in IL S. Launched
New Orleans, La., Oct. 29. San
Francisco was chosen for the 1920
convention of the American Public
Health association at a general ses
sion of the 47th convention.
Election of officers included Dr.
W. S.' Rankin, Raleigh, N. C, presi
dent, and John Armyot, Ottawa, and
G. HY Sumner,' Des, Moines, vice
presidents. ' . N ,
Resolutions urging the appropria
tion of $1,000,000 by the government
to combat plagues and objection to
the pending bill prohibiting vivisec
tion were adopted.
A public health service drive to
save 250,000 lives in the United
States in 1920 was launched by Dr.
Leslie L. Lumsden of the public
health service.
Belgian Crown Prince Taken
. Jll at Dinner of Lansing
Washington, Oct. 29. Crown
Prince Leopold was taken ill at the
dinner given in honor of King Al
bert and his consort at the residence
of Secretary Lansing. He was re
moved to the Long residence, where
Lieutenant Colonel Nolf, the king's
personal physician, attended him
and ' announced his ailment as a
slight attack of indigestion
Valuable Jewelry Stolen
From Farnam Street Home
Mrs. J. R. Morris, 3919 Farnam
street, reported to the police that
her home had been burglarized be
tween 6 and 9 o'clock last night
while she was absent and a woman's-
solitaire diamond ring and a
diamond stickpin, both valued at
$400, taken. - The house was ransacked.
GIRL BEATS OFF
NEGRO'S ATTACK
NEAR HER HOME
Twenty-Six Arrested After
Attempt by Black Man to
Enter Thomas W. Hazen
V
Residence';
Zeta Monohan, 3010 Davenport
street, 21-year-old daughter of W.
Py Monohan, was attacked by ah un
identified negro in front of her
home at 6:05 last night while she
was returning from .work at the
Fairmont Creamery company.
The negro muffled her mouth with
his open hand, bit her on the cheek
and fell to the ground with her.
Miss Monohan kicked her assailant
and moaning he stumbled away
north on Thirtieth street.
Autos Near .Scene.
. The attack occurred in full view
of Turner Park boulevard. Automo
biles were passing within 200 feet
of the scene. Miss Monohan was
about to turn into her yard when
the negro stepped up from behind
her and threw his 'arm across her
shoulder and his hand across her
mouth.
"I had heard some one following
a few yards behind before he seized
me," said Miss Monohan. "It was so
early in the evening, hardly dark,
that I thought nothing of it until he
grabbed me. I couldn't scream at
first as his hand covered my mouth.
In the tussle 1 fell down kicking. I
gave him one good kick and he took
his hand away from my- mouth.
rThen I yelled. The negro stumbled
down towards the corner and north
on Thirtieth street My father and
neighbors heard me creaming and
ran out to my assistance."
Miss Monohan said the negro
wore a tan raincoat and that he was
rather small in stature.
s Search North Omaha. A
The police searcned North Omaha
last night ior a- negro who at
tempted to break into the home of
Thomas W. Hazen. 4802 Florence
boulevard, while Mrs. Hazen was
alone. The search was unavailing.
, Mr. Hazen had gone downtown to
get his automobile.. About 9 o'clock
Mrs. Hazen heard someone on the
(Continued on Pr Two, Column Five.)
Ryan Attacks "Soreheads."
' New York, Oct 29.VThe con
gressional committee investigating
the army air service was vigorous
ly attacked today by John D. Ryan,
formerly director of. aircraft pro
duction, for having made intimations
against "persons whose services had
been of value to the government"
on the testimony of "soreheads who
failed to obtain government con
tracts." Mr. Ryan appeared as wit
ness before the subcommittee of
the special committee which is hold
ing hearings here. . .
Miners Say Strike
Cannot Be Avoided,
So Must Walk Out
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Blame For Situation Laid at Feet of Operators Because
' "They Had Refused to Negotiate Wage Agree
ment' Action Is Held Illegal by Attorney General
Palmer Government Moves Swiftly to Protect
People From Possible Great Distress Fuel Ad
ministration May Be Renewed.
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Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 29. After pronouncing a strike
of bituminous coal miners inevitable, and blaming the opera
tors for forcing a walkout that may involve 500,000 men
directly, the conference of officials of the United Mine
Workers of America wound up its business tonight and dis
solved. District presidents and members of the scale com
mittee left for their homes to direct the locals in the strike
which is to become effective at midnight Friday.
fl Only a new wage agreement to
replace the one which they claim
expired with the war emergency is
I wished by the union, its leaders em
phasizing that a call from the mine
owners tor a joint meeting would
find the organization ready to nego
tiate on any 'or all of the demands
formulated at the Cleveland conven
tion oi tne union.
These and other points in the
union's position were set forth in a
statement 'prepared by a committee
of the conference and adopted by
unanimous vote. J"he statement was
characterized as the "final word"
from union forces and John L.
Lewis, acting president, 'and other
officials referred questioners to the
statement as embodying everything
that could be said and as answer
ing all rumors as to motives actuat
ing the union.
No Communication.
The statement brought out that
no i communication had been re
ceived from the national administra
tion, and that the union had knbwl
edge of President Wilson's attitude
toward the strike only through
newspaper accounts. It combated
the prtsident's clai mthat the strike
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whs mcgdi y asserting limi ine
right to strike, or quit "work had
been upheld" by the courts, and that
in leaving their jobs the men would
exercise a constitutional prerogative.
Charges that the. miners were en
deavoring to force nationalization
of the mines were indignantly
denied, and again the language of
the statement "that all of their de
mands are incorporated in the wage
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Emphasis .was laid on the last
sentence of the statement as fol
lows: 'Thl itcfi tine hjn tnarj and
if it must be steeled upon the
field of industrial battle, the re
sponsibility rests fairly and squarely
upon the coal barons alone."
Ready to Negotiate.
The word "if" was explained as
significant of the readiness to
negotiate. While conceding that
there was no way of preventing the
strike, the union s spokesman, Ellis
Searles, argued that with the strike
in actual effect, the operators' de
mand that the strike order be with
drawn as a condition precedent to
negotiation was automatically wiped
out.
"We fully expect this difficulty to
be settled as all difficulties in the
coal-mining industry have been
settled for 30 years by direct
negotiations between the owners
and-workers," he said. "When that
point will be reached, we do not at
tempt to say. But the strike will be
so big and have such far-reaching
effects that we do not believe it can
last very long before a crisis is
reached."
Tomorrow the executive board of
the union will meet to clear up a
big batch of business incidental to
the strike and various routine affairs
which have been accumulating.
Government Takes Action .
for Protection of People
Washington, Oct. 29. The gov
ernment, confronted with refusal of
the miners'' organization to call off
the strike of 500.000 soft coal work
ers ordered for Friday night, moved
swiftly today to protect the people
from great distress. - ;
First of many steps to deal with a
situation, admittedly critical, prob
ably will be these:
Ample protection for miners will
ing to remain on the job, as urged
by President Wilson.
Revival of the fuel administration,
armed with full wartime powers, to
prevent hoarding and profiteering.
Allocation and distribution of coal
to homes, railroads and essential in
dustries. Efforts to bring the strike to a
speedy end through mediation. ;
T?-lir t Tit ...
o jbsiaoiisu illegality.
The government will establish the
"illegality" of the strike of coal
miners "without in any way im
pairing the general right to strjkfe
as the "general right to strike isWt
in issue in any sense whatever tn
the present situation," it was de-
ciarea in a statement issued to
right, after a conference in the of
fice of Attorney Generat Palmer, at
which he discussed the situation
with Secretary Wilson, Director
General Hines, Secretary Tumulty
and Assistant Attorneys General
Ams anH Hirvan
The statement, which it was said
fully represents the attitude of the
government, declared that the im
(Continued Tft Two, Column OuJ
The , statement issued by the
miners today following their deter
mination to strike November 1, fol
lows: "The conference of United Mine
Workers, composed of members of
the international executive board,
the scale committee of the Central
competitive district and the district
presidents, United Mine Workers of
America, gave most profound con
sideration to the statement of the
president ot the United States, which
appeared in the public press recent
ly, relate to the impending strike 4
of bituminous miners set ior
November 1. No communication
was received by the international of
ficers of the United Mine Workers
of America from either the presi
dent of the United States or any
representative f the federal gov
ernment. ' "A canvass of tne entire situation
shows that a strike of bituminous
miners cannot be avoided. A regu
larly constituted convention of
representatives of the . United lline
Wnrltpr held at Cleveland. O.. on
September 25, ordered a strike of
bituminous coal mine woncers to uc
come effective November 1, in the
event a wage scale was not
negotiated . before that time. The
highest authority in the organiza
tion has acted in this manner, and
no representatives of the organiza
tion have authority to set such ac
tion aside. The facts are that the
same supreme authority which
ordered the pending strike is the
safne as that which approved the
contract which has now expired.
Lay Blame to Operators.
. "The responsibility for the strike
rests with the coal operators. They
have refused to negotiate a wage
agreement, notwithstanding the fact
the mine workers representatives
have urged and beseeched them to
do so. The fundamental causes
which prompted the mine workers
to take this drastic action are deep
seated. For two years their wages
have remained stationary. They
appealed one year ago to the Fed
eral Fuel Administrator, Dr. Gar
field, and from him to the president
of the United States for an increase
in wages sufficient to meet the in
creased cost of necessaries of life.
Their appeal was rejected and their
requests refused. Notwithstanding
this, they continued mining coal un
til now their contract expires, when
they are determined that their griev
ances must be adjusted in a reason
ably satisfactory manner.
"The courts have held that the
wnrlcinirmen have a right to strike
and may work either singly or col
lectively for the purpose ot rearess
inir Grievances and riehting wrongs.
The constitution and guarantees of
this free government give men tne
right to work or quit work indi
vidually or collectively.
Exercising Their Right.
"The mine workers, therefore, are
but exercising the right guaranteed
by the constitution and which can
not be taken away by the represent
atives of government when they quit
work or when they refuse to work
until their grievances are adjusted.
The mine workers' representatives
are ready, willing and anxious to
meet the coal operators for the pur
pose of negotiating an Agreement
and bringing about a settlement of
the present unhappy situation. They
will respond at any time to a call
for such a meeting and will honestly
endeavor to work out a wage agree
ment upon a fair and equitable ba
sis. Such action alone will put the
mines in operation and guarantee
the nation an adequate supply of
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Belgians Compile List of
1,150 Germans to Be Tried
Brussels, Oct. 29. (French, Wire
less Service.) The Belgian ministry
has given its approval to a list of
1,150 Germans, soldiers and civil
ten, who will be prosecuted on
charges arising from violation of
the laws of war at the time of the
invasion of Belgium or during the
occupation of this country by Ger
man troops, according to the Inde
pendence Beige. The list will be
sent to the peace conference in
Paris.
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