Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-28
GRAVE RESULT OF
A GENERAL STRIKE
Coal Supply Would Give Out in About
Three Months.
MIDDLE REGION OPPOSED TO STRIKE.
manufacturing AMI Al! Industries Through
out the United States Would Soon
Be Paraiyzci II the Mineworkers' Con-
vention Should Order a General Suspen-
sion of Work.

Indianapolis. Special =; is esti-
mattel by W y. Wilson. secretary and
treas,'"cr oi tho United Mine Workers
OF America. that the present supply OF
bitumn"u. and anthracite coal above
ground world be exhausted in less than
three month, ii there should be gen
cral suspense IL oi work in the mines.
According 10 This estimate. il the ma
nonal convention OF mine workers i'll
Indianapolis July y should vote for a
general suspension work in support
OF the anthracite strike rs is now pro-
posed. tine vast industrial machinery OF
the nited Sta;cS would be handicap
ped Tor iuel 50 that thousands OF iacto
ries " Md have 70 suspend work
Mr. Wilson has statistics showing
there are approximately 10000 miners
III the country scattered through 60
States. he miners oi II States would
be actively involved ii there should be a
suspension III operations In Idaho,
Nevada. California. tine Dakoias. North
Carolina and two or three other States
brown { al. known - ignite. is mined,
but the organization did moi take these
States in,o consideration when il issued
the call for the national convention
Thee are now more than 100000
,"cmbcr> ui the mine workers organic
ed Mr. Wilson >ay~ that nearly every
non union man would 20 out ii a gen
cral suspension oi work should be or
dercd. During the first anthracite
strike two wears ago there were only
Sooo anthracite men i'll the organization,
yet more than I15.COo men went out
The anthracite organization now in
cludeS 1900 men and since the strike
was ordered 4 few days ago the Nir-
cinia and West Virginia men have been
ilocking Ia INC union.
In Indiana Io.Soo men are employed
in and about the mines. The Indiana
operators have a short supply OF coal on
hand Probably the larges; supply OF
coal is in the bins al Buffalo. \. ". and
other cities along the Great Lakes. Mr..
Wilson says j; is impossible TO keep a
large supply oi bituminou> coal long.
becau>e oi the liability oi loss from
spontaneous combustion
Anthracite coal can be stored indcf
ni:ey but The supply i'll the collicries
is now running short, The bituminous
mines i'll mos; localities are being work
cd At capacity, but the supply is shorter
than usual
Canada has no coal on which this
country could draw ii there should be a
general tic-up. The British Isles might
supply = part oi tho market. but at a
price that would be almost productive
IL tn manufacturers and ordinary con-
SINNERS. he tariff on imported coal is
no cents = ton more than the miners re-
ccive a. 4 rule ior mining i'll the United
States.
Al inc coming convention the belief
i, that tbs competitive dis;rict-Wcst-
ern Pcnn>y lvAnia. Indiana. Ohio and
Illinois Mil take a hand against gen.
erai strike. These States have contracts
tina; :hcy do not want to break The
combined vote ~ the competitive dis
trict. with thai oi Iowa. is expected TO
prove strong enough TO prevent the
success u III proposition Tor a general
strike