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wore en that Carranxa, evidntlr fari- ng- forJUs life, dropped averylhlne ana rap. leaving Gen. Qonzales to take full chareo of the Federal troops. Qen. Gonzales has a strong personal follow-In- ?. Train Delayed tr' Carrn. Gen. Obregon was formerly Minister in the Carranza Cabinet His recent resignation, with the announcement that he would be a candidate In the Presi- dential elections of next July, created jf great display of partisan feeling. It was alleged that a ho approached Mexico city campaigning, the Carranza Government managed to delay his train, doubtless on the theory that he would cause trouble as soon as ha reached the , city. The, death of Gen. Angeles cam, at the psychological moment to throw many former Carranza supporters to his J Ide. No details of the rioting In the city liavo been received. Obregon'a friend ship for Gen. Angeles dated from ISM, when Obregon was sent Into Chihuahua to attempt to settle the differences be- tween Carranza and Villa. Villa re- ceived the emissary warmly, but put a guard over him. \Where Villa was concerned such an act was usually equivalent to sentence ot dsath. Qen. Angeles and others Interceded by what diplomacy and .threat of force they could command and persuaded Villa to provide Obregon with, an escort back to the Car- ranza lines. After the party had started Villa changed hta mind and ordered Its recall. Gen. Angeles, however, sent a warning ahead of the messengers to Villa, and Obregon got out of Villa ter- ritory before he could be recaptured. A raid was made to-d- ay In a San Antonio hotel hy Provost Marshal Irwin and officers of the Intelligence Service which resulted In the capture of three Mexicans, supposed to ba gun runners, and the seizure ot 4.800 rounds of pistol ammunition. A fourth man escaped. The Mexicans have been making weekly 'trips across the border. It was sld. carrying back ammunition each time. Their explanation was that they bought the rifle charges from a hardware mer- chant In Ptadraa Negras, opposite Eagle Pass. Two of the men had no pass ports and refused to tell how they got over the ooraer. The ammunition was found concealed In mattresses, bureaus and closet a Capt. Irwin suspects there are many other Mexicans operating In the same way to get ammunition for revolutionary xoroes and said ho would Institute senr1 search of the city. TELEGRAMS DENY MEXICO CITY REVOLT . Governor De La Haerta Says Report Is False. Kooai.es, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. JS. Gov. Adolfo da la Huerta in a message rtceivea nere said he had eelved a telegram nied jat Mexico City at 3 P. M. to-d- asking hlra to give complete denial to reports of clashes be- tween troopa of President Carranza and aanerenta or Gen. Obregon. Gov. de la Huerta addressed thn m. age to the Associated Press from his capital, HermosUlo. It said: Please glvo energetic and (tat de- nial to the report of a clash between troops under President Carranta and adherents of Gen. Obregon. I hv receded telegram sent M 3 P. M. to- day from Mexico city stating order has not been altered In the least. Plcasa wire Consuls at San An. tonlo. El Paso. San Francisco, Los Angeles and Tucson to rectify falsa reports spread by several foreign newspapers. Gen. Obregon'a wife received a mes-ag- a from her husband this afternoon. It said: \Reports of disturbances between Carranza forces and my adherent are false. Everything Is tranquil here.\ Reports from Hermoslllo Indicate :hat quiet reigns there. Governor do la Ilueru telegraphed that ha expected no trouble In the State. 'Ilamon IturbMe, Governor of Slnatoa, arrived at Maiatlau from Mexico city last night afwr an official visit of teveral weeks and wired that all was quiet In his Stats. No reports had been received at the homo or offices here of Gen. Obregon concerning the reported fighting, al- though It was Bald meivages had com to-d- from the General, who Is In Mex- ico city. Ignaclo Gaxlola, Obregon'a private secretary, said hs received a telegram this morning from Gen. Obre- gon, In which the General said he was being accorded hearty support. Senora Maria Do Tapla Obregon. wife of the Presidential candidate, also re- - ported receipt of a message from her husband that did not contain news ot strife. I V. S. ACTED HASTILY IS MEXICANS' VIEW Newspapers Laud Reply to Jenkins Protest, By tAa Associated Prut. Mrxtoo Crrr, Nov. JS. American di- plomacy haa acted hastily and without complete knowledge of the facts, ac cording to the consensus of the newspa Vers in Mexico City to-d- In dealing with the situation between the United States and Mexico as a result of the iirest of William O. Janklns. the Ameri can Consular Agent at Puebla.-- . The Mexican Governments reply to the de- mand of the United States for (he ru lease of Mr. Jenkins Is characterized as a. prudent and energetic expression of public sentiment. Thn BxcelMor sffects to seo in the American note something akin to Aus. tria's demand on Serbia, and lays great stress on tho part It expects the Mexi- can question to play in the next Untied States Presidential campaign . This Journal does not sea tho possibility fit Immediate Intervention In Mexico by the United States. El Universal criticises what It terma the sharpneaa of ths American note and says \diplomacy must never ba Irri- tated.\ This nowspapcr expressed hope .that the Jenkins casa will be \adjudged with a clear mind.\ El Democrata, which Is always finds In the Mexican note \able dofenca of our sovereignty,\ and argues that the United States Is without legal right to demand the release of Mr. Jenkins. El Monitor Hepubllcano, organ of the followers of Gen. Obregon, says Ameri- can diplomacy \has fallen down lamen- tably In the Jenkins case\ and finds in the demands of the United States a direct contradiction of President Wll-aon- 'fl statement that Mror.g nations should not Impost on weak nations. It declares that \desptto our faults and Imperfections. Mexico has constitutional and Judicial order within the republic.\ \ The organ of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former commander of the Carranza forces In the capital, Mexico h'uevo, says of the Jenkins case that It Is a delicate, matter, but easy of solution when the' facts are known by tho United States. Et lleraldo de Jfezlco voices tho sontlment which Is expressed by all tho newspapers, that, although the Mexican Government has answered the United States \energetically but without potu-lanc- e. it Is hoped there will be no further complications.\ All the editorial are free from ran- cor. In them there N much specula- tion as to what the United States will do next Hllarlo Medina, Under Secre-ta- rr for Foreign Affairs, told tho news-pape- rs thai he considered the sltua'lon \serious but not grave.\ Et Wraldo published y a des- patch from Puebla, which says that the rebels, Juan libera and Fortlho Aya. u. CAN Tex., Nov. 28. Mexican Consul de Lamata wce!ved a telegram ht from Joso N. Manias, president of thev National ot Mexico in Mexico city, which as- serted that the American Consul there had refused to issuo pass- ports to Mrs. Eugenia Torres Melendez and Miss Hermilla Galindo, delegates to tho1 round table conference which meets hero next week. qulca, members of tho band which ab- ducted Mr. Jenkins, have voluntarily surrendered In order, that they may tell the truth of the affair. Mr. Jenkins remains In the peniten- tiary at Puebla, His friends say that tie Is being treated with every considera- tion, receiving dozens of visitors dally and conducting his business affairs from an office set up In the prison. Continued from Flrrt Page. regon had taken possession of Mexico city and Carranza had fled, fighting, to tha outskirts. It is said he Is heading for Queretaro, tha capital ot the Stats of that name, HO miles north of Mexico city. The Obregon forces which achieved the expulsion of Carranza are opposed by forces under command ot Gen. Pablo Gonzales, this report states. Charge d'Affaires Summerlln at Mex- ico city Is reporting frequently to the State Department It Is believed In soma quarters that tho State Department Is determined to play a waiting game un til tha final outcome ot the warlike cam palgnlng of Obregon and Carranxa for the Presidency Is realized. witn a chango of or a eottle-nie- nt of tha disputes between the two factions, a way for an adjustment of the American troubles may be opened. The State Department Is bearing In mind that Mexico City is the centre of a tre- mendous upheaval, and that the factions are both disturbed over the execution of Gen. Felipe Angeles at Chihuahua City. The reaction In Mexico City and Car-ranx- reported flight are believed to bo directly the result of the execution. Carranza supporters protested vigor- ously against It. Carranza' Flight Doubted. Gen. Obregon, In the campaign for the presidency, had been touring the country and was due yesterday at Man-zanlll- o, one of tho Pacific coast ports. This Is one reason for the scepticism at the State Department over the report of evacuation of Carranza at the capital under compulsion of Gen. Gonzales. It had been known that the fight for the presidency bad become warm, but It was not suspected It had reached tne rtvoiu tlonarv stare. Th,. ntlrd Klfitnffnn la belnr handled by the Cabinet and Secretary Lansing without d rcct reference to rTfsiciem Wilson. At tha Cabinet meetings Sec retarv Lanslntr has nrcsided and haa submitted his reports for advisement. It was believed after the receipt ot wo news of Wallace's death that the Presi dent would ba urged to take tho sltua- Von personally In hand, hut there were no developments nt to inaicaio uii this had been done. This list of Amerloin dead In Mexico since July 22 was announced late to- night as follows: July 31, R. A. cunningnam, ai juau- - morns. , August 28, Adam Schaerrer, at August 30. H. S. JIcGlll. at Coapa. September 2. A. P. Hennesy, at La Colorado. , j September 21, Lieut. C. II. Conneuy, U. S. A., at Bahla; Lieut . B. Water- - house, U. S. A., at Bahla. November It, E. K. LacX, at Mexi can. The day's developments put the Mexi can situation In Its gravest light The upset In Mexico city appeared to make the whole question of getting satisfac- tion from the Governm'ent more distant and tho silence ot the Charge d'Affaires on the report of the Carranza with- drawal from the capital was cause for worry. It was believed that communi- cation with Washington over official wires had been temporarily halted by the Obregon party. After announcing the death of Wal lace Secretary Lansing stated that tin usual Investigation had been asked for. This report is not expected beforo late Similarly, after the confer- ence with the Mexican Ambassador a more promising statement was expected from Carranza on the Jenkins case. It was Indicated for a time that ths State Department might have something more Important to announce ht hut a statement was not forthcoming and an other day of delay was recorded. Congress May Act Monday A message received from the Gulf Refining Company offices at Houston. Tex, stated that Wallace was prob ably w. M. Wallace, known to be In the Tamplco district and on the Potrero del Llane property. When Congress recon- venes on Monday demands for stringent action undoubtedly will be made. Sen- ator Ashurst was not alone In advocat- ing Immediate military persuasion. The total lack of order that has resulted from the Mexican Presidential cam- paigning making It Imperative for a new regime Is the only consideration ranza, constitutional disturbing Mexican situation, bother some for eo many years, at last has reached such a muddled state that im- perative action Is necessary. It Is evident that Secretary Laming at least feels a halt must bo called on further assaults against American citizens. The full text of Carranta's reply given out y hy the State Depart- ment In one respect differs essentially from that cabled to tho press from Mexico city. The language In this sec- tion of tha reply is somewhat milder. It reads: The Mexican Government does not see what foundation there may be for such demand (the release of Jenkins). It believes that It may not be solely the strength tha country which makes It, Inasmuch as the United States has character- ized Itself by Its desire, expressed on various occasions, that right and Justice should bo motto its diplomacy, and respect for weak countries tho basis of Its Interna- tional relations on the continent and refers to the terms of the nolo to which I as an Imperfect knowl- edge of our penal laws. KIN Esmond Harmstvorth Defeats Capt. A. J. West, London, Nov. 28. In the bye election held In the Isle ot Thanet division of Kent on Saturday, November 15, the Hon. Esmond Harmsworth, Unionist, polled 9,711 votes, defeating Capt A. J. West, Liberal, who received 7,058. The result is a rebuke to the Lloyd Georgo Government, for Harmsworth. while runnings on Unionist platform, mucked the wasteful methods of tht present Government He Is the son of Lord Ilothermere and neDhew of NorthcllfTe. The Northcllffo nrem h. ,n iwiuuu jimet ana ualhj Hall, IN led in of Diaz and Then for Causo of Was As find Ilis Toward U. S. Is Alvaro Obregon fa one ot the two real soldiers who have figured in tho Mexican fighting that began with the overthrow of Forfirio Diss. The other was Fellpa Angeles who died with his back against a stone wall at Chihuahua. City on Wednesoay, Angeles was a professional soldier, trained In the Mex ican West Point and an observer with the French army In the European war. Obregon was a rancher and village storekeeper In Sonora. northern Mexico, until Diaz fell, but ha had been a student of Napoleonic lore and quickly gained practical ability to organize and handle masses of men that were far larger than had been assembled in Mexico be fore. As Minister of War under Car ranza he had at one time. 167,000 men In the army. Obregon has posed as a simple soldier with a distaste for politics. He was loyal to Madero after his death. He fought old Huerta until the Indian quit and fled. He fought with Villa for Car ranza until the bandit chieftain de- veloped political ambitions of his own. Villa's ambitions very probably would have taken him to supreme power In Mexico city had It not been for the op- position on many bloody fields. Obregon cooperated with Gen. Per- shing In the invasion of 1JH In which Villa was sought by the American army to the extent ot not raising Issues that would have made the expedition an oc- casion for war between tha United States and Mexico. Ha was the repre- sentative of Mexico In the conferences with Gen. Scott that led to the with- drawal of the American army. Obregron'a Attitude Doubtful. Obregon'a attitude toward the ITnlud States has been doubtful. It Is probable that he shares the general Mexican dis- like and distrust of this country, but his position as a soldier has made It unnecessary for him to take a stand on International questions In a wav that would bring his views Into prominence. Certainly he did not look toward this country with pronounced friendliness aa did Gen. Angeles. He went on record, however, when he announced hmlself as a candidate for President In June of this year, approvlnx of Investments In Mexico by foreigners. Ho was looked upon as during tha war. In one of the few public statements on nis international views that Obregon has made ha denied hostility to the United States. This was late In 1913. He said that he had refrained hitherto from answering charges that he was unrrienaiy to foreigners because he re- garded them as being Inspired by his enemies. 'The Mexicans do not hate foreigners .\ he said, \but we do envy them for their superior education and business knowl- edge. Wo see them coming Into our country, getting good wages and living on the best In the land, while our people live In huts and earn barely enough to keep body and soul together. We do not hate foreigners, becauna on. them to teach us modern ways of minga. With the beglnnl'nir of hi nnmM for Obregon put himself lurwaru as mo cnamnlnn nf th lk... and tho peons against the land owning classes. Naturally these classes have cuinmiuea memseives to his candidacy. mm a preponderating Dart of the masses and the soldiers with him Obre- gon'a position Is far stronger than that oi any or tne dictators since DIa. In connection with his appeal to the masses It was recalled that when he was in possession of Mexico city In 1915 preliminary to the arrival of Car. ranza he issued public notice that h wou'.a withdraw his army and leavo tho city to a revolutionary outbreak If he were ordered to fire on the starving poor, mis was in a period of famine. It passed, however, without an outbreak. In tbc Prime of Life. Obregon Is about forty-tw- o years old Among .Mexicans he Is a giant, belnir six leet tan ana splendidly built. He is erect m carriage and la always Im- maculately dressed. He affects a simple manner or lira and his habitual un form has little to dlst ngulah It from that of a common soldier. Ills right arm was amputated a little above the elbow following a battle near Trinidad with villa's army In July, 1915. Obregon was farming, in Sonora when Madera organized the revolt against Diaz. He came of a family nf small land own- ers nnd there wan Indian blood In him. Tha Vaqul lndlnns are numerous In Honor. Tht'y were the first followers of Obregon, when he warred In Sonora nnd Chihuahua In association with Huerta for Madero. The Taquls have been with Obregon In all of his cam- paigns. He had sivrral thousand ot these Indians In the nrmy with which ho occupied Mexico city for Carranza. When Huerta seized control Obregon wasiea no time in declaring war, car that Is halting a general demand fir then Oovernor of the State of rrcnminauon against me oouniry. xne coahulia, organized the a of the ot reply a 1st movement Obregon joined Carranza and quickly gained recognition as a strong military figure. Obregon led a march of a thousand miles from northern Bonora toward Mexico city gathering strength as he went on. The campaign took a year, but eventually he Invested the capital. Huerta fled and Carranza came from Vera Crus to take the presidency. Villa, the Lieutenant, who had gained hla experience as a soldier as a bandit chieftain, did not long endure tho as- cendancy ot Carranza. When ho began his revolt he was looked upon aa un beatable. Hut Obregon had put the Mtx- - i lean army upon a basis somewhat ap-- I proxlmatlng that of the systematically I trained soldiers of larger Powers, and villas guerilla tac'.Ics were entirely un- successful. Tha former bandit was de- feated and did not reappear upon the scene until tho raid on Columbus, N. M., led to American Intervention. Obregon was Carranza's Minister of War until tho firs, chief of the appearod to have organized n Government that had, a chance to con- tinue. At the time he first became a eoldtei Obregon was a widower with two chil- dren. After he had become famous lio was married to Senorlta Maria Tapla, owner of many square miles of land In Sonora. Obregon Is reputed to be sev- eral times a millionaire, and to control the Gerbanzo crop of Sonora. Sisters Killed by Gas. 'Boston, Nov. 28. Misses Theresa and May LIcauaL sisters, were asphyxiated while they slept The girls had been to a dance last night and return- ing late, It Is believed, neglected In their haste to shut off the gas cock. As Inflnenia li an exatrerated form of Orlp, LAXATIVB unuu wui.ii.ir, Anicn uioma Do taken In. Been attacking the Government since 'W d0'\ uin Prescribed for ordlnarr ' Lloyd George's break with the owner ot1il' cntl1 J ill. I'UO AlcIk1A 11 UI fcmxillar LA I 1TTVW DnOHO QUININE Tablets la tlra.-i- v. THE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919. s.PaMPorts Rfud 'OBREGON WON FAME MINE WORKERS SAY ANTONIO, University an MEXICANS KILL TWO MORE AMERICANS administration, KORTHCLHTE'S ELECTED. PREYIODS RISINGS Overthrow Fought Carranza. SHOWED JIAIiKED ABILITY Regarded Pro-Gorm- Attitudo Doubtful. Constitutionalist Constitu- tionalists AliZi' SUN, THEY ARE TO FIGHT Conlinur.il from Firtt Page. Wednesday In order to preserve proper differentials. For that rea- son details should not be included in notice. Understandings between employers' and employees at mines which have been working will gov- ern dato on which increase Is effec- tive at those mlnos. Following is form of notice to be used at mines now on strike: 'The Government of the United States having doclded that mlno workers are entitled to a 14 per cent, average increase to bring, wages up to tho Increased cost of living, this company gives notice that .a H per cent. Increase In wages is hereby granted, effective at once. This average Increase will be divided so as to preserve present differentials. No chango will be made in conditions of employment. The new scale of wages will be posted as soon as possible.\ The Railroad Administration Is resur- - vevlnff the sudeiIv of bituminous coal and Is tightening up the distribution sit- uation. No change Is to be made as yet In priorities or the method ot Snrs Miners Ave In nebelllon. Georxo II. Cuahlnr. managing director of the National Wholesale Coal Asso ciation. Issued a statement declaring that the minors were In rebellion and were defying the Government The op orators, he said, would accept any Gov ernment dictation In the situation, slnv ely earning 'out all orders without Question. After the conference between Fres! dent Gompcrs and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor and acllnc President Lowls and Beer' tary William Oroen of the mine workers President Gompera dictated a statement declaring that though It did not meet the demands that the miners consiaereu Just they wero willing to take the 31 per cent Increase suggested Dy secre- tary Wilson. Tha Secretary, be said, represented tho Government Mr. Lewis left here Many of the operatore are still here, but the Government haa taken full charge of me situation and will see that coal Is pro- duced. All miners that are willing to continue at work are to be paid the wage that the Government thinks fair. They will be fully protected, Those who do not want to accept need not, but they cannot get together to Impede production. Tho statemont by Managing Director Cushlng follows: \There can be no mistake about tho position In which the coal trade finds Itself as the result ot the Thanksgiving Day action of the miners In refusing to accept tho decision of the United States Fuel Administrator. The Government not coal men made the decision. The facts upon which that decision rested were collected by the Government. Tlje finding on those facts was binding on all coal men alikeminers as well as operators. If any one refused to abide by those findings he was defying his Government. Tho operator assented. The miners dissented. Shoirs the Points InvolTed, \Several points were Involved and should be enumerated. \First the miners took the position consistently that all men who hold cards of membership In the miners' unio- n- even the Secretary of Labor snouw o considered active miners and should be provided with employment In the mines regardless of whether the demand for coal Juitlfted it or not In lieu of such employment they demanded that a rate be fixed which would assure all these men a satisfactory annual Income re gardlew of the time spent In the mines or ot the work done. Their demand upon the public means therefore that the people shall pay a price for coal which will support about 10 per cent of the members of the miners' union In perpetual idleness. \The Government having knowledge that we have now no Importations of labor and have had none for five years. and that other Industries need men. which could be easily spared from the coal mines, refused to accede to any such demands. The Government Im plied, without saying It. that If the mlnern could not find work In the mines they rhould look elsewhere. \Second the Government at no time and through no official invie a definite offer to tho miners. This point has been disputed, but the situation was mado peculiarly clear by Dr. Garfield on Wednesday night It Is true that In his capacity as mediator and conciliator Secretary Wilson suggested that op- erators and minors might compromise on an Increase of 31.81 per cent This was not an offer : It was a eug- - gestlon. Dr. Garfield said meroly that according to his figures It would take an average Increase of per cent to brlnsr the scale of the miners up to the highest figured Increase of tha cost of living of the country. He did not pro- pose this to the miners and operators as the percentage of tnereasa which must govern. He morely said mat was as much as tho miners could demand If they wanted merely to bring their scale up to a point where it equalled the present cost of living, Only SngKtlon by Government. The Government has made( therefore, no offer. It has made merely two \Tli rd. the only nat declaration mane by the Government was by Dr. GarfleU. He said that the price ot coal to the consumer must not Increase. In order to assure that this would happen ha was going to retain control of prices. He did not say for how long. Fourth, the doclsion or Dr. oarfleid was made on figures gathered by the Government through the Bureau of La bor Statistics reports of the Federal Trade Commission nnd Investigations by the United States Fuel Administration. Tho facts of the miners and the facts mMMWMmsmmsw m QOOD clothes have not so greatly risen in price. Rollins garments arc thus a truer economy today than before. Enduring vcr, superb ft!, unique itltes nt a prlet uitMn uour means. h m mm mm m mmmmm Sure Relief 6 Bell-an- s water Sure Relief RE LL-A- NS IWPfor indigestion of tha operators wero set aside. Tht facts of the Government were only relied upon. \In discussing the merits or demerits of the Government's decision In future It will be necessary to rest all comment upon Dr. Garfield's figures. These are available to the public. Tho miners? unions undoubtedly will try to combat Dr, Garfield's findings by using figures or weir own. The coal men may be terrptecT to, combat the miners by using ngures or tneir own. \Both ot such efforts could only lead to confusion. Dr, Garfield's decision rested upon his own figures. These fig' urea will have to ba used until they are proved Incorrect. \Fifth while the negotiations were nominally between the scale committee ot tho operators and the scale committee of tha miners the fact Is that neither one of them had anything to say. During this week the operators and miners alike have been sitting with their hands folded In the lobbies of the hotels watting tor Dr. Garfield and the Cabinet to reach a decision. \They were thus relying upon the Gov- ernment, which, by returning the United States Fuel Administration, will be su preme In eosl. Dr, Garfield got the facts and went with them to the Cabinet. He discussed his figures and the, situation with the members of the Cabinet. The decision was nominally Dr. Garfield's decision. Decision of the Government. \Actually It is the decision of the President's Cabinet, which is, as matters stand, the decision of yie executive branch of the Government That is, the decision was by those alone who are charged with the duty of protecting the people. \When that decision was reached the operators were powerless against It unites they wanted to defy the Govern- ment The operators accepted the de- cision. \Then the Cabinet's decision was reached. The miners were powerlesr against It unless they wanted to def) the Government They rejected the de- cision. They chose therefore to defy the Government. \As Indicating that their choice wa deliberate they went to the meeting ot the operators on Thursday with their railroad tickets In their pockets. They voted down summarily three proposals to arbitrate. Hot This adds tremendously to the gravity of the present eltuatlon. The present attitude of tne miners Is made clear by other facts. On October 15 they Issued a strike order which subse quently was declared by the court to bo a violation of the Lever law. They were ordered by the court to withdraw that strike call. The withdrawal order was not off! clal because, as promulgated, It lacked the written signature, of the acting presi- dent and the seal of the union. Whou the men refused to return to work be cause the strike order had not been oftl- daily recalled certain agents ot tha Government aro said to have tried to persuade the men to resume the produc- tion ot coal. Last week some machine runners In Ohio actually cut down coal. The miners' union was under an Injunction which restrained Its officers from In any way conducting tha strike. However, It is sam jreeiy in Washington that ngents of tha American Federation of Ijibor, who were under no such restraining or der, persuaded the leaders to refuse to loan out the coal. \This was outrlrht defiance nf (h uovernment The same attitude is re?. slsted in by the miners' union when thev now refuse to abide by the decision of in The miners' un nn hr fore Is In rebellion y against the rearrai uovernment What can be done or will be dnn in meet the situation Is now under serious ronsmeraiion. The first sten whtch logically suggests Itself that the Qnv. ernment should move through Judge court to compel tha miners to appear and show why thev are not In contempt of court because the strike br-d- has not been officially withdrawn.\ GOVERNORS OF COAL STATES TO CONFER Gardner of Missouri Calls a meeting SpttiaX DeipoltA la Ths Sc. CHICAGO. Nov. 38. Tha mal ullimtlnn In the middle West was raDldlv an. of the preaching a point y action by the State governments the las, resort to avert disaster. Steps along this line were taken by Gov. Gardner of Missouri, who Issued a call to all Governors of coal producing States to meet In Chicago Sunday af- ternoon for a conference. With tho ex- ception uf Gov, Sprout of Pennsylvania, who wen, on record against 8tate Inter, ference In the opal strike, all ot the Governors Invited to the meeting are ex- pected to attend. \It la the rlBhi thing,\ Gov. Harding of Iowa was quoted aa having said. \We should have done something a long time ago, but wa were expecting tho Federal Government to find a solution,\ Reports from tho coal regions show that tha failure of tha Washington conference to reach a settlement and Dr. Garfield's announcement that troops would be sent to tha mines greatly ag- gravated the already, serious situation. The maintenance men, consisting of engineers, firemen and pumpmen In the forly-Av- e producing mines of William- son county, Illinois, refused to return to work ht on hearing of Dr, Gar- field's ultimatum. Tho mines thus are In danger of being flooded. In the New River fields of West Vir- ginia twelve mines closed when word was received that tha'JVashlngton con- ference had failed, acoordlng to T, L. Lewis, secretary of the New River as- sociation. Between 9.000 minors In the Potomao and districts ot Maryland quit work for tha sama reason. Operators were not prepared to say what the next development would be. Some of them believed Individual operators and groups of operators would treat direct with the men. This view was borne out by n despatch from Ev- - ansvllle, lnd., which stated that South- ern Indiana operators had offered to grant the demand of a 31 per cent in crease in wages to the miners ot the eleventh district A report from Springfield, III., stated that the Btate authorities were consid- ering a plan of bringing the operators and mine lea'dera of the State together for tne purposo of effecting a settlement. Meanwhllo, a blizzard was raging In the entire Rocky Mountain region i'hctnlx, Aria., reported tho first snow- fall In fifteen years. MINERS TO REFUSE 14 PER RAISE Workers' Leader Says They Will Not Return. Johnstown, Pa,, \Nov. 28. John Brophy, president ot District No. I, Vnlttd Mine Workers, returning to head- quarters at Clearfield y from the disrupted Washington mtno wage con ference, said that in his opinion tha miners of the central Pennsylvania field and of tha country at lariro would refuse to accept the H per cent Increase proposed by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Ha also said he thought no separate scale would be mado for this field, but had no views to express as to the report that the Government would take over the mlnea of operators who do not put Into effect the Garfield Increase and use troopa to protect men who wish to dig coal. Brophy said Dr. Garfield ntlmliterl ha had \blundered\ when In January, 1918, he gave the operators of this field an Increase of SO cents a ton over the central competitive base of J2.15. Brophy told Garfield that the operators ior a run year naa tno benefit of the higher rate; that It gave the operators 130,000,000 and Increased the averae profits for the field to 84 cents a ton. while pre-w- profits were 8 to 10 cents a ton. On the other hand, said tho district president, the miners of tho field averaged 883 a month In wages for tho nrst nine months of this year. \For a solid year,\ aald Mr. Brophy. \Mr. Garfield was not very considerate of the publlq nor of tho miners either,\ uperators in th s Held wero at sea A considerable number of mines, they said, will of necessity be closed down If a 14 pep cent, wage In- crease Is to be paid entirety out of profits. With this President Broohy agreed, as the margins of profits vary greauy. STEEL MULS 800N TO CI0SE. 40,000 YounBitnwn Men Will De Idle Unless Coal Is Supplied. YoiwasTOWN, Ohio. Nov. 28. Steel milt officers said that the nlants of the Youngatown district, employing about 40,000 men, will begin io close by the middle of ne.U week because uf tho coal shortage. Ths Carnegie Steel Company's nlants can maintain present capacity operation ior a coupie oi weens. i leans of tho Youngstown Sheet and Tube Comnanv and the Republic Iron and Steel Com- pany said they could operate for \some little time,\ Coal Shipments Shut Off. Dutimi, Minn., Nov. 18, Shlnment of soft coal from doeks to all inquiries was snui ore wis afternoon by E. G, Brlgham and W. II. Oroverman of the fuel committee. Stern Brothers West Forty-secon- d and West Forty-thir- d Street Holiday Suggestions for the Music Lover INSTRUCTIVE BOOKS On Opera and Music The Opera Book--By Ordway Bft $2. 7Q Handbook Opera-- CENT. aA morocco fi nn rcioth . . 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The Prime Minister's re ply, In part follows: \His Majesty's Government are fully conscious of tha very serious economic situation existing In Central Europe and In conjunction with the supreme Coun cil In Paris are taking all possible means to alleviate the difficulty. They have reached the conclusion that only a com- - prenensivo arrangement for a largo in ternatlonal credit would meet the situa tion adequately and It is essentia) to the success of such a proposal that the United States should contribute that part of the expenditure which Is to be Incurred In dollars. Urgent representa- tion accordingly has been made to tho United States Government. \In thin sense the noble lord's pro- posal f Viscount Curzon's) for a free exchange of goods between the various countries undoubtedly would make con- ditions easier and Ills Majesty's Gov- ernment certainly would lose no oppor- tunity of presenting such an arrange- ment, aa they feel that the seriousness ot the situation Is such that all possible measures should be taken.\ When ho was asked to state the amount of credit that had been granted to Germany by each of the Allied and Associated Powers ho replied that the Hrltish Government had given no credits to Germany and they have no Informa- tion as to credits given by any other Government. The amount necessary to rehabilitate central Europe has not reached the ntago of being discussed In concrete Comment In the \Times.\ The London Time, commenting on the situation, says: 'The Prime Minister did not mention the nmount of International credit re- quired, but no surprise would be felt should It prove to be as much as 8100,-000,0- for Austria ntone during the period that must elapse before the next harvest. It is earnestly to be desired that whatever tho attitudo the United take to- - not return ward the peace treaty tho American Government should not dissociate Itself from the humanitarian work that mutt be done It Central Europe, and Austria particular,, are be saved from ac- tual famine, w \At the same tlmo tho contingency ot a refusal on the part of tha United States cannot be left out of account It would raise In nn acuto the question of closer economic cooperation betweon States liko Czecho-Slovakl- Gernian-Auotrl- a, Juso-Slav- la and Hun- gary, with the assistance and encourage- ment of England nnd Krance. \Although political animosities still are strong between the people Inhabiting the middle Danublan region it is nt that the economic collapse of one would be harmful to nil, and conversely that the giving of euch help as may be possible by one to another would tend to establish n footing of nclghborllness among peoples whose destiny It Is to live side by side. \It Is for the Allied Governments to Inculcate this view upon the of the peoples concerned and thus begin the work of economic recon duction In central Europe, without which thcro can he little, prospect for is Trust Company HOW'S YOUR APPETITE? 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Statesmen Are Confused, will be seen from this that tha statesmen of England reallio the dan;e. of allowing the present situation to brln; about a recrudescence of the old system In Central Europe, but they confure the Idea of Government aid, with aid partlcl, p.ited by the Individual Investor In thi United States. i Bankers here realize, however, as Ai the bankers of America, that the health. lest way to aid Europe and to Ktabllli world conditions would be to place an in ternational loan directly with tho peonl.i rather than have various governments extend credits which, unless backed b long term loans, would cause only an ln crease in paper money and Its contingent harmful effects. The people of .England, through long years of training, are familiar with foreign Investments to a greater extent than in America, where the publlu should bo urged or educated constantly concerning the necessity that tiny should absorb large blocks of fortlxu securities If the present world situa- tion Is to ba worked out with benefit not only to European countries but alj the United States. OPERATORS WILLING, BUT MINERS BALK Union Leaders in West Vim ginia Fields Defiant. Charleston, W, Va., Nov. 28. While coal operators In the unionized llelds ot Virginia y signified their wil- lingness to abide by the decision of th In granting a wage atlvanca 14 per cent, to the striking miners, nlon leaders declared the men wnuld Statea Senate may ultimately j to work under the now ec.ile, in to form Govern- ments to troop. Bankers eat a bowl It In to West Government troops or no troore.\ Kanawha dletrict operators aM thev were willing In every way to cooperate with the Government to Increaw coal production, and the spokesmen for th New River field said they too would do all they could to Increase production nnd that notice had been posted In their mines announcing they would pay the rate paid In the central competitive field. Leaders of the mlnern were- confldem the men would not accept the Govcrn-r,ent- 's proposition. 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