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- 0VER1NMENT EFFO1iVT RESULTS IN FAILURE Miers Plan to Strike at Begini .Ing of Next 3onth In Spite of Appeal from President Wilson Made on Sick Bed. Washington, Oct. 24.-The last gov erinent effort to avert the coal strike set for November 1, failed utterly to night and half a million miners will (iuit work on the very eve of winter, with the nation's 'bins running danger ously low. 1Oven an alpeal from Pres ident Wilson sick in bed at the White Hlous'e. was not enough to bring peace to a conference that was torn and on the brcaking point. half a dozen times during the day. Charges and counter charges flew thick and fast as the groups of operators and miners filed out of the meeting which began some what hopefully four (lays ago. While the operators announced that thoy had accepted the president's of fer to wipe the slate clean and negoti ate a new wage agreement, the miners charged that the operators had bolt ed without the consent of Secretary of Labor Wilson, the storm center of an extraordinary fight to save the coun try unt old distress and suffering. Surrunded by a score of miners, John L. Lewis, president of the iTnited AlInc Workers of America, hurried out of the hall without stopping but halted long eough to announce that the striike order stood and that the min ers would walk out after a full day's work on the (losing day of the present month. The final breaking up of the conference, Lewis said, meant that of ticial notice of the failure would be sent fr rth with the unions everywhere to ordr lme men out of the mines at the appoinited hour. U. S. ARMY GOODS FOR SALE U. S. 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BRADLEY BONDED WAREHOUSE COMPANY The , president's appeal was nad through Secretary Wilson after the latter had exhausted every possible ef fort and -hdd pleaded until his throat ached. It was pointed out what a strike meant and urged the tw.o sides to get together, negotiate their dif fernees, resorting to arbitration only in the event that negotiations failed. The important point in the proposal, however, was that th'e mines 'be kept. open and th , miners stay at work. The miners and operators had left the conference room and Secretary Wilson, the tears springing to his eyes, was gathering up his, papers, whenli he announced that his efforts and the president's efforts had fallen down and that the conference had ad journed for good. ie brief explained the status, but refused to be drawn into charges of bad fai r. "The operators agreed to accept the proposal of the president in its en tirety, Mr. Wilson said, "and to pro ceed with negotiations and if they fall ed to come to a conclusion to submiit the matters still in dispute to arbitra tion, the mines to contimite in opera tion pending adjournment. "'The miners interpreted the presi lent's letter as two prop'sals. They were willing to accept the first, that is, to proceed to negotiate. The opera tors iaid that having expressed a will ingness to accept the president's pro posal in its entirety they held them solves ready to proceed to negotiate and arbitrate whenever called upon by (he seertary of labor or by the in i (rs' scale cotimmittee, and with that statemnent wvithdrew. "''he nil ners remained and ex pressed the ir' regret that he iegotia tions could not go oil, bti declined to proceed with til th negotiations untuil it h ad been determ ined whet her the re olts of t negotiations would be sic Ccssful or unsuccessful. " 'i'le conference then adjoun 'ed without date.'' That was all the secretary would say, except to Cx plain briefly how the tinrlic-'s position worked out. "The presideit ' proposal," he (de elared, "was, first. to negotiate second to submit tle matter to arbitration if negotiations failed and third to keep tIhe minc; inl operation. "The first the mininers accepted, and heid over tlte other two. "What is your next stcp " Mr. Wil 'on was asked. "Down to tle automobie,'" lie re plied. as lie saw the last of his hard work fall down. There was little hope of settling the strilke wlien the miners and operators met late today after two offers by the seeretary had been rejected. In op cning the ncting Mr. Wilson said lie had just. come from the White House with a message from the president urgi ng peace that tihe people miight have a bountiful stock of coal. Minrs and operators, sitting in separate roups, listcied closely while tle see rotary riad the following lette fr. the president, eilbodyin; his sligges ions for seftling tihe stirike. "I have ben w"aching with deep and sinicere inter'est yourt effots to birig abhou t a just o set Iiemiet of thle dirences bet w'een the operator's amnd thle ('oa! minecro in the h!iuuninous coal tir'bls of t he e: iintry. It is to he hioped th1at the good f.i:udmenti thiat has been cxi'r'ined by' th~iI opieratr.s an.d min thi''rl diferen'e , w'.ill ag'ain trevarll ini "'.\ Ii oirganai zedi' lety Yi deiendenit ily for the conitinuance of its e'xist eniee.lThe govenment let' appealed wi'th iiui(cess5 to othliir classe of workl( (Irs to ipurpse sitilar' tiuestlons itili I reasona ble adjuistmen t coulId be ar r'ivedl at.. "With thle pariIes of this ('0nt1rov'ersy re(sts t the resoniiity of seeing that the fuel nitpply of the nationi is miaini tainced. .\t this titmie whlen thle world is in nieedl of mor'e sutppllies It wotild be crni niegler of ouir high duity to) buitnanity to fail t hem. "I have r''ead thebr sngugstlion madse by yott that the wamge seale cotmmitt ees of thle oiieratIora and inerots go inito conife'rene w ithou t reser'vatioti totr the iturpiose of negotiatitig an agreement as thiottgh no dlemfandls already had beent made or rejected, having duhe re garto the, itnterecsts of their r'espec tillian OW GIS~lwb ' DV.GRIFF)TW tive groups. I am in accord with that suggestion. "No body of men knows better the details, intricacies and technicalities of mining than do the miners and op erators. No body-of men can work out the details of the wage scale on a more equitable basis. Their judgment would undoubtedly be based upon a sum total of knowledge of the Indus try. Whatever their differeinces may be, no matter how widely divergent their viewpoints may be from each other, It Is a duty that they owe so ciety to make an earnest effort to negotiate those difference and to keel) the mines of our country in operation. "After all the public interest in this vital matter is the paramount consid oration of the government and admits of no other action than that of consid eration of a peaceful settlement of the matter as suggested by you. If,' for any reason the miners and operators fall to come to a mnutual understand ing the interests of the public are of such vital nimportance in connection with the production of coal that it is incumbent upon them to refer the mat ter in dispute to a board of arbitra tion for determination and to cont inue the operations of the mines pending the decisionl of the board." Official Washington, beginning to realize the grim horror of a coal strike, was bombarded tonight with Conflicting claims as to wiclehm side was responsible. It turned, however, to what .\r. Wilson had dictated at the final break i) as the explanation with ()uI knowinlg tile next move. An n1ounmcement by President Lewis that the strike would begin 'at 'the time called, caiused a hu11rried rush to find out. how much biti minous coal there is on hand and how long it might last, once tihe imines shut down. The first reports were discouraging, althoulgh dealers' and brokers' estimates have indieated that the supply, withi proper ca re, imight last a mionth. The Quinine That Does Not Affect the Head Because of its tonie; and laxative effect. LAXA. TIVIE BROMO QUINJNINs hetterthain ordinary Quinine and does not cause ncr->usness not tinging ini hend. Renmelpber the full natc end %ok for the signature of E. IV. 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