Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1919 — GOODRICH TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT’S EFFORTS. [ARTICLE]

GOODRICH TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT’S EFFORTS.

Indianapolis, Oct. 27.—Officials of the United Mine Workers of > America, at the international head--1 quarters here, tonight were marking time, awaiting the arrival of Acting President John L. Lewis, from Springfield, 111., to attend the meeting of the executive board Wednesday. Mr. Lewis is not expected until tomorrow afternoon. At the meeting of the board Wednesday it is expected that a reply will be drawn up to the demand of President Wilson, made Saturday, ’•that the strike order be rescinded. I There was no iritimation tonight as to the nature of the miners’ reply. In a statement issued today Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers’ Journal, reiterated that the miners “are ready and willing to negotiate a new wage agreement before November 1.” He charged that thus far all pressure had teen | on the miners and none on the op-

efcatffitSK ... • ' ■ _ P. Goodrich = also issued a statement in support of President Wilson’s efforts to avert the strike of the miners on November 1 and declared that the president “can count on the support of Indiana in every step that he has taken, not only to prevent the carrying out of the strike, but in preserving order and in resuming work hi the mines at the earliest possible date.” In connection with the view of President Wilson, contained in his statement of Saturdays that the present wage agreement should remain in force until the peace treaty is ratified and war is formally declared at an end, William Green, inof jthe . mine workers, tonight declared that the president’s statement is inconsistent with his action today in vetoing the prohibition bill. Mr. Green said that the miners contend that the way emergency has passed and that this view was borne out by the president in his action today.

Fred Schultz, of Union townshin, will hold a big public sale on Monday, November 10. He has some high grade stock, a large assortment of farming implements and in addition will .sell at auction his 118% acre farm.