The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
MINERS WELCOME
SUSPENSION ORDER
More Than Ten thousand
Have Already Walked Out
of the ColIieries
OWNERS DEPENDING
ON CONSTABULARY
Companies "Cossacks" Keep
the Peace While Clerical
Forcr Work in the
Galleries
ANOTHER CHANCE
10 AVEKr STRIKE

CLEVELAND. O., March %
President John p. white. to-
night wired sserss easr. At Phil.
adsiph,a. that No had . propOsi-
ton to mako relative TO the an
thraciSo sisuasion. II 10 vsry pos
s,sss snAx q su4<s IN the an
In, aeits region may % avoided,
though the oroer tor suspensson
has wen sssuso.
word WIS received here TO-
night from mr.. pas~ tnat no wound
be GLAD to grant the request, and
anotner pausy 10 now assured.
WILKES-BARRE. PA, March 29.---
President John p. Whites oroer for
a suspension OF all work In the an
thracite fields on April / found the
miners prepared. and at sunset they
viii walk from the chambers tomor-
row afternoon ready to stand by the
national leadsr and tgnt out their de-
mands with the operators.
Over 10000 men have already left
the colleries and will not take adyan-
tage OF the opportunity 10 get in the
last day.
The suspension ordered Is consi,i-
cred by the miners to mean strike.
1t II exactly what they have been pre-
pairing for. The matter OF submitting
the strike situation to a referendum
vote means that the miners will stand
to a man and vote for a strike.
The defense forced upon the organ
iaation has 50 changed conditions that
mere wage concession could not re-
prevails that the question OF recogni-
ton must be definitely decided upon
In the meantime. The miners are
ready to enter struggle for the pur-
pose OF deciding this issue.
Miners Are Prepared.
Secret mass meetings OF the miners
have been called for tomorrow Al,
these meetings the order OF President
White viii be formally announced.
The Suspension order does not ere.
ate the fear that might be expected.
prepa ring for a strike and appear
happy. They are well supplied with
provisions. and union leaders say there
is plenty OF money available for a long
struggle.
Coal companies are prepared to look
alter their interests. The large con-
Germs today decided that their cler' cal
forces, which means about 5000 men.
have been ordered to get into overells
order has caused some disgust among
the clerks, but II they do not report at
the colleries they will be forced to quit
their positions.
The whole hard coal REGION - alivc
with guards and strike breakers. They
have been shipped into the districts by
the hundreds.
The coal compa nies do not denv the
fact that they will look t. tho State
corstsbulary. whose organization the
miners have termed "the coal COM
panies' CessariS." to keep the peace.
The national district leaders are
expected to arrive here early In he
week. They will call the-ren toeetfe-
In meetings. and some arrangements
hurriedlv made for the referendum
vote which viii. decide denniteIv
whether the miners are to strike. TIE
leaders have urged the men to BE uuiet
and are taking such stems as are nee
ess"ry IL essdre peace in the d'st-!rt.
The L.Ahivh Valley was first to take
not!rc Of the order.
Orders were issred here 10 cut ,lnwn
trrsn crews and reduce shon fs-ces Nv
hall. The order will throw at least
2,c00 men out If employment.