The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-23
Trying TO GDR9AII
PRODUCTION OF COAL
ennsylvania Washeries Pro-
ducing 5000 Tons Daily.
DETRIMENT TO THE STRIKE
Attempt VIII Be Made to Induce Team
steTs and RailroadeIs TO Refuse &c
Haul Eon-Union Coa1-Fear Of vio-
Ience Where Coal Is Being Washed.

wILKESBARRE, Pa, June "a
number Of committees of the striking
miners started cut this morning to lock
over the situation at each Of the eleven
washeries. which are now producing
some six thousand tons q day. The sx-
ecutive board has decided to stop them,
as their working is a detriment to the
strike. It is difficult for the strikers
to get az the workers, most Of whom
are kept at the washeries urder guard,
and it has been decided to first attempt
to induce the Transfers and the rail-
readers to refuse to haul non union
coal
President Jasper Clark Of the Team
sters' Union is here, and is also in
curing into the matter this morning.
The transfers are organized. but it is
not certain that their numbers are
strong enough to prevent all coal being
hauled.
There is some fear CT violence at the
washeries. The strikers have gathered
several tines. and the peace commit
tees appointed by the strikers executive
board have been busy dispensing the
crowds. There is hope that the work
may be stepped without further trou-
bic, and today's effort Is to accomplish
this
The 5000 tons produced daily supply
in large measure the demand Of the
residents near the washerios. aud is
being bought and stocked By several
large mills and also stores along the
railroad. The strikers believe that il
the working is not stopped it viii lead
70 the opening OF more washerles and
the probable effort to gather sufficient
men 20 start the mines.
The meeting OF the rai1roaders last
night at Kingston resulted in no def
mite action That these weekly meet
ings are Of significance is not disputed.
It is Thought that when the proper time
comes and President Mitchell gives the
word. a certain proportion Of the rail-
road men will aid the strikers
The order for two-days' suspension
in the bituminous fields Of central Penn
sylvania, which goes into effect We'd
nesday, If followed by an order for an
entire suspension, even If it does not re-
suit in an entire stoppage Of produc-
ton. would open the way for a railroad
tie-up. because the trainmen would
then be able to distinguish between noa-
union ard union coal and could refuse
to handle coal from sections where the
suspension had been ordered.
This makes central Pennsylvania, Il
is said. the vital district to the success
of the anthracite strikers Many labor
leaders have eontended that the anthra-
cite companies could be more quickly
and effectively reached through a tie-up
OF the coal-carryiDg railroads than by
national suspension OF mining
Coke Bros. & Co., who decided to fol-
low the example Of the large coal CON-
panies and evict tenants from company
houses. have changed their plans and
today officially announced that no such
step would be taken for the present at
least 1t is said that the company is
now putting all meB on their pay rolls
who request TO be taken back TO work
with the understanding that the men
will be ready to aid the company at any
time the company may ask their assist
ance-