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* aie . y Che Progressives would net permit an election te be held, The Sheriff expressed the ‘opinien that the only selution te the dispute was an . immediate eleetion by secret ballet. FherveS¥er Examiner Clark contac ted Wr. Kane, General Counsel fer the Progressives and the Fregressive Offieers. The Pregresaive General Cewmsel and Officers flatly refused te eoneent to om electicn under any cirevmetaness, While Br. Clark ue in the Pregreasivw effiee, Mr. Kane, General Couzsel, called me te reiterate his refusal te sonsent te on eleetian and stated that ome thing had te be done te elinimte the effeete of the alleged intimidation before an elee tion qeulé be sondus ted. > Qu Jenusry Sré E’ummésen, Provident of the Ualted, advised Efeniner Clark that he had éefinitely decided te call a etrike on Jeneary 1fth if Kine # Bad net ty that tine resegnised the United as the ems iusive bargaining agent. Merosver, Mr, Bénundsen teolé Clark tint he aa oe ee 15h ate o -~§F2.~ Sb — | = = - pa January 15%5 Gall a beliday Ghreugneut ths Springfield area of ol} United mines. Edmundson further stated that he had called a ing of all the leeal officers of United Mines im the Springfield area severing tus or three eowties. Edmundson iatimated that if the foregoing pisn of atrategy was net produetive ef results he might thereafter throughout the state. fhere exists, of coursd the possibility, that _ United may fellew the example of the Pregreesives ene yoare age and pleket all Progressive Mines threagheut the State of Tilineias. A reer ie remparzt crong ths Mine 3 zapleysee that the United emtemplates the aetion ft dees fer the reasem that the Teard bas had this case for fourteen months. i. cawmally the United Officere and responsible for thia runer. It has teen fourteen months ainss the mine reopened, bat the petiticas sad shargea were sot filed will August ef 1940, ; On da. cary 8, 1041, the & -:al Course] of the Progressives expleyed the attermey ul: represented the Proyresaiw Minera Ghat serve comvistod and gontenced to the penitentiary, and tharexpen the Progressive veat inte the Dietriet Court end asked the Court 62 euferce an { junetion obtained by Nine B against the Pregrossivee. The Court isaced a citation in ¢-atenp$ against fsur United Wisere werkiag 0% Kine Bs Lee Bungardner, Bi Beoklobnek, Willics Lansky (Lansky was dicsharged abews 90 days age a reason of his aetivity at the aloe) end Charica Bshivasm, Preeideant of Mmited Mine Bleeel. he Dietriet Aitemey, loarsiag that Ivcalner Clark was ia Springfield, called Clark, The “laivist Attermmay sazresseé grave feare of epea warfare. Ee izéicated alge that the tine was wry opportune for the reaseca that there ia procently we etste militia in the State of — Tilimeia aad that rcoeutiy 100 csmtere ef the Il Masia State T Iles force resigned, The Dietriet Atteracy left Saturday Fight for Tashingten, dauary 4, 194), 274 casomeed Shad be was soquestirg the Pef+rel Sureee of Tavestication Se asue inte the Ming B Ol tention, The Fo Sriet Adterney advised Olark ti.at be hod written a Letter te the Atteraey Jusera] -cqueste lag the Jartieipatian ta the eutreveray af the PEI, etated that 1¢ was his telief that a Micew ef a]] che aimee in IMiiacts uma fiminoat, and thet ip