The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-01
5 No Union Labor in Mine
 District.
  OPERATORS MAY PUT BEST MEN BACK TO WORK Soldiers Are Expected to Stay
 Several Days.
 ---s---- srfetioA Hs. Deveiopea Among unioa Leader. and President Lewis Leaves the District--wsri<- srs wiil HoIa sasesins
 wednesday.

I Birnainsham, Aug. s1.--(Sps scial. )-- An official order calling off the strike of coal miners in the Birmingham dis trict was issued to all the camps In this section this morning. The order was signed by President Lewis. Vice President White and Sec retary-Treasurer Ryan. national cnt- cers of the United Mine Workers of America. The order ends strike which began July 6. and which has been marked by much yiolencs.
 The news was received with great 4 Fejoicing in Birmingham.
 " At the headuuarters of the miners Ia gloom prevailed. for the sura ender lhad been complete. Absolutely no lconference. and no concession. actual Tor implied, had been obtained from the operators. The miners sfmply met conditions with what grace they could, \ throwing the reason for calling of the strike onto the actions of Govarnsr ! Conner.
 rho order of the Governor sorbad- ding the erection of camps was the I knockout blow. Officials of the un- ion freely admitted that there was no way to get around this order. The other objection. that of the fear of fostering social equality, was also a \ strong one and the officials were ccn- fronted with situation they could not overcome.
 Union Men to Meet. The call for special convention of District 20. United Mine Workers, that went out along with the order call Y ing off the strike. is believed to have no significance, other than desire on tlthe part of the national officers to ex- plain to the men more fully the req sons for their action. The convention \ will meet In Birmingham Wednesday, vmorning. No other action will likely be taken.
 After the special convention in Bir- naingham, unless there are other com plications, there will be no reason for \ longer maintaining a guard.
 It was the Governor who received first notice that the strike had been called of, this information being ifn- l parted to him at a special meeting held in the First National Bank directors | room at 5:45 o'clock Saturday night. Sunday Tnidnt@&t MT. Ryan paid a visit to tho Governors home. where q, 1t was learned that the Governor would allow the miners to hold meetings to select delegates to the convention to be held wednesday fin Birmingham.
 President Lewis left town Sunday afternoon hurriedly. That is he went without having previously informed his associates of his intention. There are reports that there is a coolness between Ryan and White on the one side and Lewis on the other. The leave taking of the President makes these officials supreme in the situa- ton From now on they will hardly do more than notify President Lewis of their actions.
 the moving spirit in the organization, and 1t is believed he wields more au- thority than any other man in 1t.
 Blow to Unaon Labor.
 The collapse of the strike means that practically the entire mine workings | rerfa 6fSfricf an1nl0vfn e sctrns 10000 men, will be run on the open shop basis. The operators did not yield one jot from their position in the matter namely, to hold no commu- nication nor recognize in any capacity, even by inference, the miners union.
 In accepting these hard conditions the miners have been forced to swal- low bitter dose of defeat. It means that one of the richest districts in the South has been lost to the United Mine Workers. Of course the plan is to reorganize as soon as possible. and continue the fight in another season. but if is believed 1t will take at least 1.-two years, possibly three, to regain Ithe ground lost by the blunder of Iae08.
 ,< uressed a willingness ta take back all fha men. except those who have com- Ynftted or instigated acts of lawlessness. It is believed these later will amount 4A carnp will be expected to weed out its undesirables, and to keep them weed ed out.
 The future must show how well this , policy Is maintained. but Birmingham is happy for the present, which means that the bonds which have bound trade ana fled the wheels of industry have \ haen broken. All are confident that inc return of prosperity will begin with rush.
 The official order ending the strike was as follows:
 gro the Mine Workers of Alabama: son July 1, 1908, the Organized Mine workers of Alabama were asked to ac- cent A reduction of 20 per cent in theiI
 wages and other conditions that were tntoIerable. Rather than accept you re- fused to work. Since then the unor- ranized miners of Alabama joined the United Mine Workers and declared foI living wages and the right to belong te a labor union. This right was denied by the employers and the offer of the miners to arbitrate has been refused by the operators with scorn.
 ''Your refusal to work has resulted ir A general suspension of mining. Nc striJxe was ever more effective in sus. bending the operation of the mines.
 a.The operators used every means al their command to defeat you in youl efforts to secure better wages.
 You were ordereu nut Io SaAiy A.Liis and like good citizens. obeyed. YoI
 were directed not to march on the pub lie highways. and you promptly com piled with the order. You were evtctec from your homes and with your wtvei and children you left without mur. mur. You were furnished by the United Mine Workers with tents in whicl to live. upon ground secured from { symapthetic people in the mining com munity.
 ; ''By the order of the State authorities ! many of those tents were cut dowI and ordered moved away. Other tentI 1 have been cut down and taken posses V sion of by the soldiers. Many miners
 many sympathizers have been arrested and thrown into Jail without due pro
 sThrourh this stata of affairs the mi