Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-19
HosnitaIs without Fuel.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 19.-In kilograms
sent today to local miners unions in
Illinois, now on strike. Frank Far
rington state president of the miners
organization, declared that, in mines
where the men are not back to work
4 BY October %, local charters will be
revoked.
"a While federal administrators and
i union mine officials were redoubling
their efforts to get the men back into
the mines, hospitals and charitable in
stitutions are said to be facing q
crisis. Unless the strike is settled inn
mediately, and fuel is available their
furnaces cannot be kept going for
more than few days. it is declared.
I. Ia no Avoid Conscripdon.j
President Harrington said his ac-
/ ton Was prompted BY desire to save
miners OF Illinois fran Industrial con-
scription which, he stated, would fol-
sSlow8if paralysis of the coal mining in
ssAAd iss had received % hnndredss -of
sStelegrams from local unions in al
l parts Of the state pledging fidelity to
I the governmentsa and stated reports 70
& his Office indicated that the men on
strike were realizing their best inter-
4 ests would be served by returning to
IL york. as,s.sl
8 Shortage ESQ 900 Tons.
il. A solution Of the coal problem for
i Illinois, which involves the strike OF
10000 state miners and shortage of
fuel estimated at .1,250,00 tons, was
approached today from. many angles.
Frank Harrington, although ex-
pressing confidence that the strikers
Monday morning. lis scheduled to meet
! In Springfield today with pit commit
tees. ,s
J. r. White, president of the United
Mine Workers Of America, and ad-
visor Of the national fuel administra-
ton, has gone to Indianapolis to ask
the miners in Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio to resume work.
John III. Williams, Illinois fuel ad-
mintstrator, is in constant touch with
the situation and is advising federal
authorities Of conditions.
Miners Are In Revolt.
Despite the threat of Frank Far
rington, president Of the Illinois Mine
Workers. to GUST any striking miner
from that organization who did no,
immediately return to work, it was
predicted here today that the coal
strike would not be settled until the
fuel administration permitted a
I higher price schedule SO that the oper.
ators might meet the miners, de.
mands.
The Black Diamond, organ of the
coal industry, will say in tomorrow's
edition that no settlement is possible
unless Fuel Administrator Garfield
yields d. w. Buchanan, an official OF
the Illinois Coal Operators associ.
alton, said reports received from
southern illinois were that the miners
] were on the verge of open rebellion
aSainst Garfield. Harrington and John
Fs White, international president OF
Il the Mine Workers.
The situation in Chicago became
4 more critical today as the temperature
\ shot downward toward the freezina
mark: Fred W. Upham. president Of
the Consumers company, announced
that his company would be without
coal within five days and that no new
Z orders were being accepted. Hos.
pttals will be unable to get coal after
next week. The department store,
are fortunate in having about two
weeks coal supply in various yards
/. Other loop buildings appear to be IL
desperate straits. 5> s. b
Kansas City, Oct. .1s.-Thtrty-five
thousand coal miners who were !, te
have struck this morning in tte
southwest Held, are at work and rem.
resentatives Of the ;nins workers and
the operators have resumed negott.
ations in an effort TO adjust their dif.