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in view of the inpertanee of the Tllineis Coal industry, the defense F. sgrem in the State of Tliinele night be seriously affected. Yesterday, danuary 6th, the Governor of Illinels wrete a letter to Edmadoen stating that mething would deter him "fren the wee ef the ferees of State Goverment te bring about a settlenmt if the mine unions foiled tn keep their pledge.” The pledge te whieh the Governor referred wae one that the tve miens would settle all their differences in a peese~ ful way. Bérundson replied te the Gevrersor by asking the Governer “te eonduet a eecret pell of ninere.. te determine whieh of the twe unions representa 6 ma ferity...and te avert possible epen clash between the rival fastiona.” I om attoshing some newspaper items appearing in Fpring?ield newspapers @uring the lact few Gays dealing with the eutject matter heretadefere Eisawezed aa well a2 a newspaper elipping from thie merning's Chieage Tribune evtiining the exehance of sorrespondense between the Geverner ef the State and Bénu dom. : Ta order te cbtain first hand {afermtion respeoting item (1 Bre. Stera’s semerendum, Ruwminers Clark ané Ryder interviewed and sbteined affidavite frem 64 employees of Mine B whe are the eucleyece alleged ty the Progressives te have been hired pursuant te the alloged plan ef discrinina- @ion, Mr. Clark is teday eempleting his check of the Progressive nenber- ahip relils and a rvpert om that will be trarmitted tn a dey or oe. Ie view of the urgeaey and iatensity of this situaticn I eoneluded that the information thus far sttained gheuléd be trersnitted for the Beard eansiéera- eLem and analysis. Se have unde: "-bea te elaesify these affidarite {nu order te faeilitate the Zsard's sensidsretica tharsef, Grow Bo. 1 sonaiste of “{ ampleyess hired aa ipprentions, The brigiml affidavits are herete sittached. In cen acation with the Board's sensidsration of thie greup, the Beard's attention ta iirceted te the file td eur prvvisce sports covering the difference ia peliey botvees the Frecresaive Minere and tha United Xinere on the subject of expleying apprentices. The Frecreesivwe elain there is ne difference iw thelr reapeetive pelistee, ‘The Uaited elaine that the Progressives have im preset” 2 edheved te the pelisy of not pormitting apprentices te be hired watil all -compleyed Progressive Fisere are at werk. The United on the sther baad pornite Ge aq sywen’t of apprextice miners se leng es the pereen te whee the Syyrention 1: ‘Yheehed fs a elose relative. ‘There fs no foubt dwt that the Puited coed thie 12 0 oanpaige mqrare and there is ne doubt that the Talted ovcalcors wclerteck te sonvince Progressive mentere whe had orse that were mei svklag Ghat if euch Progressive nombers would join the Tilted thely sons sould be given jobs az apprentices by reesen of the fey in the tus erginisation. Mr. Clark is j.2aenNy shocking the Bey ive uapberahip rells te sovertala whether the poraons to chom theese usaty- Cc cuplegess were apprenilsed were Pi. zresaive sombers, ond the $isg 2a Mwy wre last a Prograasivo coater in good 3 taading.