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^ ' ' " ** * ' ' '*"* ' ' '' '' * * ' ' ^ ' " ' " '** ' "''' I WILSON DECLARES ' * STfflKEJJNLAWFUL PRESIDENT AND CABINET ARE I AGREED THAT 8TRIKE MVI8T NOT BE PERMITTED. | A MATTER FOR QUICK ACTION i Welt Being, Comfort and Very Life of All the People Are Vitally Con cerned in Impending 8trike. f Washington.?Holding the impend- 1 ing coal strike to be not only unjustl- 1 flable, but also unlawful. President 1 Wilson, in a statement issued with ^ me ??iijwn, oi aiB enure caoinet, call- j ?d on the coal miners of the nation, j both union officers and members, to c rescind the strike order effective No- fc vember 1. i, The President declined to enter into c ?.ne merits or the gontroversy n.ut em- 1 phatlcally declared that the strike, P which he characterized as the most far-reaching proposal in the nation's c history, to restrict production and dis- * ' tribution of all necessaries of life, had 11 apparently been ordered without a t vote of the individual miners concern- 8 ?d. For this reason, the President * aerved definite notice "that the law ' will be enforced and the means will u be found to protect the interests of a the nation in any emergency that may arise out of this unhappy business." 8 The President's statement follows: n "On September 23. 1919, the convention of the United Mine Workers' 4 of America at Cleveland, Ohio adopt- 1 ?d a proposal declaring that all cob- 1 tracts in the bituminous field shall be t declared as having automatically ex- 8 pired November 1, 1919, and making J various demands, including a 60 per cent increase in wages and the adop- p tlon of a six-hour work day and a fiveday week, and providing that, in the event a satisfactory wage agreement should not be secured for the central n competitive field before November, r 1919, the national officials should be f authorised and instructed to .call a 0 general strike of all bituminous min- (i ers and mine workers throughout tb.e t United States, effective November 1. 1919-. ii "Pursuant to these instructions, the ? officers of the organization have is- t sued a call to make the strikb effee- t tive November 1. This is one of the ^ gravest steps ever proposed In this p country, affecting the economic wel- a tare and the domestic comfort and health of the people. It is proposed 0 to abrogate an agreement an to wages p "which was made with the sanction of g the United States fuel administration, J and which was to run during the con- 2 tlnqance of the war, but not beyond , -J April 1, 1920. I Would Affect All Interests. | "All Interesta would be affected! I alike by a strike of this characters I and its victims would be not the rlqfc I only, but the poor and the needy ?i* I well?those least able to provide ii|^ * ?uiaui;ii a turn nujijny lur uumeSHM use. It would Involve the shuttf^H ^ down of countless Industries, and throwing out of employment of a latttQ t number of the workers of the coM^ j try It would Involve stopping jfljfi * operation of railroads, electric and gas plants, street railway line* and other public utilities. * "From whatever angle tha subject ? may be viewed, It is apparent that v such a strike in such circumstances p -would be the most far-reaching plan * ever presented in this country to limit the fascilltles of production and v distribution of a necessity of life, g and thus indirectly to restrict the production and distribution of all tne necessaries of life. A strike under tl these circumstances is not only unjus p tillable. It is unlawful. v "The action proposed has apparent c ly been taken without any vote upon ti the specific proposition by the liidivld- e ual members of the United Mine Workers of America throughout the tl United States, an almost unprece- ^ dented proceeding. I feel convinced Cj that individual members of the Unit- ^ ed Mine Workers would not vote, 13 upon full consideration. In favor of v such a strike under these conditions. "When a movement reaches a point p where it appears to involve practically the entire productive capacity of the country with reRpoet to one of the most vital necessities of daily domes- j, tic and Industrial life, the public in- w terest becomes the paramount conslderation. Q Time for Plain Talk. j, i "It is time for plain speaking. These c matters with which we now deal touch p not only the welfare of a class, but Bl vitally concern the well being, the comfort and the very life of all the y, people. I feel It is my duty. In the u public interest, to declare that any attempt to carry out the purpose of this strike, and thus to paralyze the Industry of the country, with tho consequent suffering and distress of all our people, must be considered a jj grave moral and legal wrong against p, 'the government and the people of the s tTntted States. I oan do nothing lest than to say the law will be enforced, t( And the means will be found to protect the interests of the nation in any |A emergency that may arise out of this unhappy business. n j (Signed) WOODROW WILSON. w VASTLY EXTENDED STRUGGLE IS ON iAMUEL GOMPER8 HA8 CALLED MEETING OF HEAD8 OF 112 ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS. ) IN ISSUE CF LIFE OR DEATH L KjfBltlon Is Suggested to Assess flUfMKourth of the Net Earnings (H|1 embers to Finance Fight. ton.?What may prove one H9Sl9Tentest in(lllstrial battles in BjH|ftras believed by some obserto be forecasted by the anItjBHjjKnt of Samuel Gompers, ffialflK^Mof the American Federation i wR^B.1bat a conference of the international unions affillhe American Federation if'I^^^Hrould be held in WashingonflflHgL "near future" to discuss ir^^^^^H impending disputes. H^N^^Bbefs' announcement- was onytfKjd fa a telegram to the Illinois 'VtNMBpKpf Labor in Peoria. His nesftj* liriy in reply to one In which he Illinois Organization asked that a poCTil convention of the American pederntion of Labor be called to perect an alliance of the international inions of the United States and Canda and the railroad brotherhoods more effectively to flght out the life nd death struggle of the workers low in progress." Federation officials also pointed out hat the Illinois branch proposed that he aid of the farmers be enlisted and hat assessments Reerevatlne one ourth of the net earnings of organizd workers be made "until the obects of this drive be accomplished." IE8ERVATION8 PROPO8EO BY LODGE BITTERLY OPPOSED. Washington.?The democrats will ot .accept the treaty if the Lodge eservationB are adopted. Thejr preer to defeat its ratification. Some f the leaders are very bitter in their enunciation of the Lodge reservalons. "We shall stand firm if we go down a defeat" said Senator Underwood It would be better to defeat the reaty than to ratify with the reservatons proposed. But, I do not believe ha&Mr. Lodge can put through his E can't believe that the senwith him." ote against the ratification Ly if the reservations prohe foreign relations cornaccepted," said Senator "The reservations offered , ult to the American peoPARTMENT 18 TO PRE88URE ON MEXICO. on.?Pressure of the most re will be brought to bear exlcan government to use es at its command to ob lease of William O. Jenican consular agent at o was robbed and kidbandits, And now is being Id for $150,000 ransom. The Amer-1 embassy at Mexico City was intruded by Assistant Secretary of ;tate Phillips to keep in close touch rith the Mexican foreign office and to ush unremittingly Its request for all osslble action. , VITH THOU8AND WORD LETTER iREAT CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. Washington.?With a recommendsIon to President Wilson that the apoint a commission to carry on the rork which the National Industrial onference was unable to accomplish,1 lie public group, the last remaining lement of the hody, finally adjourned.! The report of the public representaives, declining to assume the task for rhlch the original gathering was ailed, was transmitted to the White louse through Chairman Bernard M laruch in the form of a 1,000-word etter. OLICE OF CHICAGO ARE ARMED WITH TRENCH GUNS. Chicago.?Federal troops at Gary, id., patrolled with "trench guns," 'eaponB of the sawed-off shotgun rpe. They were thus enquipped by rder of Col. W. S. Mapes. commandlg the strike area under military ontrol, after he had received reorta that the Infantrymen had been , toned by strike sympathizers. Elsewhere In the district the Indus- , -lal situation was reportod generally i ncbanged. IVELY MOVEMENT OF ALLIED WAR CRAFT 18 IN PROQRE88.i Flume.?A lively movement of al-t ed war craft stationed In Adriatic ( orts is in progress. The United , tates torpedo boat Foote, which has een stationed here, has been ordered ( > Spalato and left ior that Dalma- , an port. The Press correspondent was In- t irmed by an American naval com- , lander that the movement probably , >as connected with the Flume sltuoL OIL L: "FLYING PARSON" vWWS TRj x'.-l ;-x-;X:vLoiBK^al^rK faft ? - - ?v .... . w. wt i*'M??u\. ... ?V*8.. Virw?^4SiA5S5>L>i^<Aifcsl*?Ai Lieut. B. W. Mayngrd, the "flying pa from Mineola to San Francisco and bacV Trlxie, a captured German dog that acco VAIN APPEAL FOR HARMONY A No Predictions Are Made As to What L< Action President Wilson Is Likely to Take in The Premises. Washington.?Labor withdrew frcun the national Industrial conference at- ta ter its final effort to obtain adoption se ?.f a collective bargaining resolution m had been defeated by a vote of a ma- a jority of the capital group. tr Although the representation of both re the' public and capital announced their intention of remaining in the I conference, the next move in the ef- 8?^ fort to restore Industrial peace to T1 thp country evidently rests with ^ President Wilson. na Mr. Lane will make s personal re- t port of the situation to the President, but neither leaders in the conference la nor officials generally would venture Pr a prediction as to what course Mr. Wilson would take. I Withdrawal of the labor group was' wj announced by Samuel Oompers, president of the American Federation of *' Labor, after a dramatic speech. Jt. came only a few- hours after Secre- ' tary Lane, in an 'effort to prevent what ? many from almost the first had regarded as the Inevitable, had read a letter in which President Wilson, die- ? tatlng from his sick bed, appealed for 00 harmony in the conference and tor the final working out of a program of W industrial peace. RIOTER8 USE MOTOR TRUCK IN FIQHT WITH POLICEMEN. 80 r? tO New York.?Rioting broke out again e? around the Lexington theater when for the second time this week the ^ Star Opera company produced Ger man opera over the protest of veter- } ans of the world war. 1 The rioting continued for several hours. W1 Defeated, the attacking party de- w parted to get reinforcements. A few re minutes later they reappeared, headed to by a motor truck containing nearly th two score men. EPiar.ODAi runoru * o?nn?.i? ^ ? W >1WI nnnnuurio r< ITS OLD ORDER OF BUSINESS. Detroit.?Three radical departures p< from the old church order were ac- re complished by the general convention m ol the Protestant Episcopal church. gu The house of bishops concurred In ja action of the house of deputies creat- ^ Ing an executive board to have general charge of the work of the church, virtual approval was given the plans pf for greater unity between church m bodies, approached through the con- gT cordat being worked out with the Congregational church and greater powers were granted the oight provincial n* synods. ARMY CANTONMENT IS LOOTED Rl BY SOLDIERS DURING SUMMER. Wilkesbarre, Pa.?The arrest here by a federal agent of Marshall Brown, aged 27, of this city, a discharged soldier, revealed a conspiracy, according to government authorities, itc through which $85,000 worth of army en property was stolen from a Virginia le! cantonment during the summer. Federal agents from Washington. It is '? understood, are making arrests in other cities of seven former soldiers bo whom Brown has implicate^. RATIFICATION OF TREATY BY ul FRANCE ABOUT OCTOBER 30TH. Paris.?Federal ratification of the [Jerman peace treaty probably will be Pr accomplished October 30 and a call th win be Issued for the first meeting Rc of the council of the league of nations. au to take place within ten days. vl' The French foreign office explains that the delay stated, was due to the m' great amount of preliminary work such as the creation of commissions and the preparations by the military 'n missions for the tasks provided them. l'ri UNS-CONTINENfAL RACE. D ^^HHQHMV^BMM^vsHh ^ :'^-H Hngi^r - <5 rBon.* 'who won the army air race ^ i to the Atlantic coast. His mascot, ed mpanled him, also is seen. tt< MESSAGE OF CONCILIATION fi Jo itter From President to Conference gc Will Only Be Uaed By Chairman ct Lane As Last ResorL P; Washington.?After a day of uncerinty, during which President Wilson nt to Secretary Lane, chairman, a ri, essage of conciliation to be used as as "last resort," the national induB- ei ial conference cleaned its slate by th jecting all collective bargaining res- pi re utions, as well aa the labor propo- t)( 1 for intervention in the steel strike, ta le public group aligned with capl1 on the vote against both the origi- A id collective bargaining and steel rike resolutions, although the decration on collective bargaining was opoeed by the public delegates. Should labor show a disposition to A ilt the conforonce, Chairman Lane ill undoubtedly use the Prosident's iu Iter in an effort to avert the crisis, in le message, It was understood, re- in a ted the purpose for which the con- el rence was convoned, emphasized et e urgency of the need for allaying he dustrial unrert, and makes a plea th r further work on the part of the tn inferences. If B I LSON'S V ABOR LETTER 18 *>' NO 8IQN OF BETTER HEALTH. <" Washington.?While President Wil- N n was able to formulate a message Secretary Lane for conference, no fort was made either by Rear AdIral Grayson, his physician, or by w hite House officials to create the 01 tpresslon that the action was lndica- A re of a decided Improvement In the &i *esident's condition. A Writing of the message, howaver, ai M pointed to by members of the R hite House staff as further refuting ol ports that Mr. Wilson was unable Id transact any necessary business th at might require his attention as P< ilef executive. F 3RTY ARE KNOWN DEAD IN GREAT MINE DISASTER < tii mzance. Eng.?Forty bodies have al- 8l ady been recovered from the Lavant t) ine at St. Just, Cornwall, as the re- a( ilt of a disaster caused by the col- q pse of the main winding engine: et title 160 men were being lowered in-|ei the mine. It is probable th$t other 8C rsons were killed. Dozens of the t0 iners were injured. It was the C( eaiesi cusasier in tne history of w ining in Cornwall. Nearly all of p{ e entire underground staff of the Ine were in the levator at the time lo the accident. et JSSIAN 80VIET FORCES ARE N BEING SLOWLY BEATEN BACK London.?Forces of the Russian soet government are being slowly m iven back to their last defenses in th snt of Petrograd. General Yuden- Cc :h has captured Pulkova, about sevmiles south of the city, and Ligova, w is than eight miles to the southwest. o< Bolshevik troops are apparently to rmed along the Petrograd Luga- w; ov railroad, where they are stub- in rnly contesting each attempt of the fr idenitch -forces to drive eastward, m SI ION IIINRFR PDMBWT r. ? ? i ri LEADERSHIP IS AUTOCRACY i Washington.?Unionism under its esent leadership was attacked in m e senate by Senator Frelinghuyaen, pi tpubllcan, of New Jersey, as a "new an tocracy," tending toward bolshe- Jo sm. LI The New Jersey senator said the de- 111 and of the miners, half of, them R. lens, were "inordinate" and could tr t be granted as they would result to decreased production and an in- at ease in price to the consumer. tr< OOR RESULT FROM! LABOR CONFERENCE EPREGENTATIVE3 OF LABOR AND OF- EMPLOYERS OUIT AND RETURN TO HOMES. NLY PUBLIC GROUP REMAINS iked to Make a Report and Give Advice and Suggestions for Future Industrial Policy of Country. Washington.?Out of the national dustrial conference, which began its ssions here with representatives of bor, employers and the public in atndance, there remain only the deletes appointed by President Wilson act for the public^ Meeting after the withdrawal late the labor delegates, the employer id public groups heard through Sec tary Lane, the chairman, a mes go from President Wilson requestg the public delegates to carry on e work for which the body was calll?the establishment of a new rela>nship between capital and labor. Chairman Lane, after laying the resident's wishes before the two 'oups, declared the conference adurned. In declaring the conference adurned Chairman Lane said that the >ing-out of the .labor group had tanged the nature of the conference. "Therefore," he added, "it 1r the -esldent's desire that the nature of ,e conference Itself should, because the change of conditions be changI and that the work should be cared on by the public group inasmuch i the burden of these quarrels that cist in industry falls ultimately upon ie public. And so, gentlemen, the lblic group will be asked to muke a iport and give advice and suggesons as to the industrial policy of .is country." RTHUR BALFOUR RETIRES FROM BRITISH CABINET. London.?It is officially announced lat Earl Curzon haB been appointed reign secretary in succession to rthur J. Balfour. Mr. Balfour retires after almost ilf a century of public service, havg first taken his seat in parliament 1874. His connection with the forgn policy of the British empire was itablished almost Immediately, as s was appointed private secretary to te Marquis of Salisbury, tben secrery of state tor foreign affairs in 178, and he was a member of the ritish mission under Lords Saltsiry and Beaconsfleld at the Berlin inference in 1878. O HUNNI8H OPERATIC8 FOR FOLK8 IN JER8EY. Paterson, N. J.?German opera hero as forbidden by the chief of police 1 complaint of the American legion. New York local of the White Rats, 1 actors' union affiliated with the merican Federation of Labor, had mounced a performance of "Deer astjlblnder." When tin local post ' the league protested, Chief Tracey iformed the proprietor of the hall tat no German production would be irmitted until peace was proclaimed. RENCH PEOPLE TO 8ELECT A NEW DEPUTY CHAMBER. Paris.?The campaign for the eleeon of a new chamber of deputies to icceed the lower house of the warms parliament will be in full swing 'ter the opening Bpeech by Premier Imenceau at Strasbourg. The ticks of most of the parties are, howirer. still far from complete. The >clallsts, who, as usual, are the first i get Into action, had practically jmpleted their lists of candidates hen moderate representatives of the irty, whose candidacies had been (eluded, resisting political exile, ok steps to nominate separate ticks in the department of the Seine. . Y. SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENT ON GERMAN OPERA. New York.?Arnument on f'p local erits of staging opera In German in is city came up in the supreme ?urt. The Star Opera Company, Inc., hirh siicrppilpfl In nrpnenflnc two erman masterpieces at the Lexlngn theater under police protection, as prepared to ask that a temporary junction restraining city authorities om interfering with the opera be ade permanent. IVE TRANS-CONTINENTAL FLIERS HAVE FINISHED RACE. Chicago.?Five aviators in the 5,402ile twice-transcontinental army airane race had finished their flights id, of the eight on their homeward urney, the one nearest the goal, eut. H. W. Sheridan, at Mendota, s., stiN^had 900 miles to fly. Lieut. S. Worthington, the only flier now avellng from east to west, expected get away from ltoc* Island, Ills., ter a day's delay due to engine ouble. COMPANY FORMED TO ORIUFOR OIL GREA8Y SCUM IN EXCAVATION GIVES PROMI8E OP LIQUID TREASURE BENEATH. COMMISSION IS APPLIED FOR I rhe Estimated Cost of Carrying Oper- i ations to Definite Conclusion ia Around $100,000. Clio.?About two years ago strong evidence of oil was discovered on the , plantation of C. H. Jackson at Five j Forks near Clio. It was a very wet ? season and an excavation that was be- | ing made on the place became filled ; | with water that seeped in from below ground. It was observed that a heavy j scum or greasy substance began ap- ( pearing on the surface of the water, , and though disturbed and partially re- < moved each day, it readily reformed, i Discussing this phenomena with ac- I quaintances, they became curious and began lnvetsigatlng and speculating ] on the probable composition of the l substance. A newspaper which was j saturated with the substance burned 1 with explosive rapidity, which was ( sufficient evidence of oil possibilities to create considerable excitement. I Mr. Jackson was urged at the time I to develop the prospect. This he has i Anally agreed to and states that a t petition for a charter has been mailed 1 the secretary of Btate, asking for a 1 commission to create a corporation of ! about $100,000, the estimated cost of carrying the operations to a deAnite conclusion and he hopes to begin oper- < ctions soon. Camp Jackson.?The Thirty-ninth brigade has arrived complete at Camp | Jackson. The brigade is composed of > the Forty-fourth. Fifty-ndxth and | Flfty-Arst regiments, coast artillery. < Charleston.?New Orleans was cho- 1 sen as the next meeting place for the 1 Southern Unitarian conference, at the business session, and George J. Jolonick of Dallas was elected preal- 1 dent, succeeding Capt. Alfred Plrtle of Louisville. 1 Columbia. ? The fourth Masonic lodge to be instituted in Columbia started on its mission with 35 charter members. The new organization will be known as Columbia lodge, and I regular sessions will be held every Saturday night at the Masonic temple. Hartsvllle. ? W. C . Elchelberger. chief state constable, H. H. Redfearn, chief of police and J. K. Brand and J. O. Kelley, policemen, destroyed two ' stills within the limits of the town of Hartsrllle and one Just outside of the limits. Columbia.?The necessity of a warehouse system extending into all communities throughout the ootton belt is emphasized In a statement issued by John T. Mackey, of Camden, treasurer of the South Carolina Cotton association and a member of the central committee of that body. Bennettsville.?A serious accident occurred near Bennettsville when a westbound freight train struck the automobile driven by Jeter Manship. In the car were Mrs. Manship, her mother and sister, Mrs. Copeland, and three children. All of the occupants were more or less injured and Mrs. Copeland is thought to be dangerously, possibly fatally, hurt. Greenville.?Virtually all the mills around Greenville will have night schools in operation this session for adults, the movement having proved of Inestimable value In the rural sections. Numerous letters are on file in the office of the superintendent of education from students between the i ages of 25 and 60 who were taught to read and write in the night schools of the county. Canadian Exhibit at Greenville. Greenville.?Many novel features will be offered at the Carolina fair to be held here November 4-8. In connection with the fair, the annual ex hibltion of the Greenville poultry show will be held and the officers behind thin enterprise assert that entries will be made from all parts of the United States and Canada. The agricultural exhibits and the big show will be interesting departments, and there will be the usual "ballyhoo, the midway, with high class amusements In the mammoth Textile Hall. To Quit Camp Jackson. Camp Jackson.?Army T. M. C. A. officials are completing arrangements for withdrawal from Camp Jackson on October 31. By this date It Is planned to have all huts and bnildings in shape for the closing, which will mean the end of the "Y" at Camp Jackson. Notice has been given by Dr. John L. Weber, namp general secretary, that all activities of the T. M. C. A will cease October 31. and all buildings will be closed. Secretaries and other workers will quit after that date. PRESIDENT WILSON 1 ON THERED GROSS f rHIRD ROLL CALL OF THIS BENEFICENT SOCIETY RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 2 TO 11. GENEROUS RESPONSE URGED Ventures the Hope Th?t Its Membership During Times of Peace Will Excell Its War Period Record. Washington.?President Wilson has addressed a letter which is published In part below, to the people of the country appealing for support of the third Red Cross roll call, which is to be held from November 2 to 11: "As President of the United States md as president of the American Red Cross, I recommend and urge a generous response to the third Red Cross roll call which opens on November 2d, the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice. "Twenty million adults joined the Red Cross during the war. prompted by a patriotic desire to render service to their country and to the cause 'or which the United States was on;aged in war. "Both the greater enduring domesLie program and the lesser temporary foreign program of the Red Cross de?erve enthusiastic support, and I venture to hope that its peace time membership will exceed rather than fall below its impressive war membership. "Woodrow Wilson." STEADY IF SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN PRESIDENT'S CONDITION. Washington.?President Wilson obtained rest after several days during tvhich the difficulties of the national Industrial conference and the threatened coal strike had forced Rear Admiral Grayson, his physician, to res:Ind in part the order against his active participation in governmental affairs. In his midday bulletin. Dr. Grayson said: "The President continues to Improve slowly." BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN VISIT NEW YORK THEATER. . * New York.?The famous "diamond horseshoe" of the Metropolitan opera house glittered with jewels in honor of the king and queen of the Belgians, the wealth and fashion of New York packed the great auditorium from ptt to dome to hear a special performance for the benefit of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital rund, one or her majesty'? most cherished charities. DENIKINE ARMY C0NTINUE8 ITS SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE. London.?Heavy fighting Is going on along General Denikine's entire front. The fighting extends for 700 miles from Tsaritzkyn to Kiev. The chief of the British military mission with General Denikine reports that the battle so far is going successfully for the anti-Bolshevik forces. WILLIAM II CONSPICUOUS ONLY AS AMATEUR RULER* Berlin.?William II was conspicuous as an amateur, which is the real reason why Germany's foreign policies were never clearly defined. Conrad Haussrr.an, vice president of the national assembly informed the deputies in the coure of significant speech In the debate on the foreign office budget. PRESS CLUB MEMBERS AT WASHINGTON FORM POST Washington.?Members of the National Press Club in Washington who served in the army, navy or marine rorps during the world war am organizing a post of the American T^er'on within the club, to be known as National Press Club post. THE ESTATE OF ROOSEVELT IS VALUED AT $810,807 Mineola. N. Y.?Colonel Theodore Roosevelt left an estate valued at $810,607, according to affidavits filed with transfer t->x nenraiser Gehrig by executors of the will. After approximately $84,000 has been deducted for funeral expenses, counsel fees and debts the entire es ...in win in ii'e widow or the former president in trust to be distributed the children in any proportion she may determine . LEWIS IS STILL MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR STRIKE Washington.?John L. Lewis, president of the TTnlted Mine Workers of America, worn out by a week's session of scale committees, bad left hero for Sprinflgeld, 111., to take personal change of the strlge before the presV dent's statement was Issued. "The situation so far as the miners are concerned Is unchanged," Lewis said ' We art still ready and willing to negotiate a new wage contract befcre November 1. j f' V':