Evening star., 1919-11-09
COURT ORDER TAKES
LIFE OUT OF STRIKE
Believed at Cumberland End
Is Near Despite Assertions
by Miners Leaders.

by Miners Leaders.
"a staff correspondent of The Star sent
to investigate the conditions in the Western
Maryland coal fields, because Washington re-
ceires large proportion of its supply of
bituminous from that region.)
From STAT Correspondent.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November s.
All the heart went out of the miners
strike in this district today when
news of Judge Anderson's order di-
recting recall of the strike order was
received here. Officials of district No.
16 maintained a brave front. but many
of the miners themselves. as we'll as
representatives of the.operators, rail-
road officials and merchants, expressed
belief that the strike will be ended
and the mines open again within a
week.
Union Secretary's Statement.
Secretary Trickett of district No
Is. in the absence OF other district Off
cials OF the United Mine Workers OF
AHucEfSas <aothota1co lue AoliOW ing
tatement:
< Judge Aaderson's order will have
NO effect on the coal striLA President
Lewis has no authority to recall the
strike order. and do not believe he
will do so. When he promulgated the
order he was merely carrying out the
orders of the convention.
'-Only the union itself can recall the
strike order. If President Lewis does
attempt to recall the order I do not
believe the men will pay any atten-
tion to him. because they will UNDER
stand his action was taken under
duress- I do not believe the men will
go back to work. court order or no
court order, until their Just demands
have been granted. The strike is not
over yet"
Believed Older Men Will Control.
1t Is the belief Of others familiar
with the situation in this field. how
ever. that the older men Of the union
now will take hold and no longer
leave the directing of affairs in the
hands of the younger and more rad
ical element It is certain that the
older heads have not at any time
given whole-hearted support to the
strike, but rather have expressed the
belief that a strike at this time was
not the best way to gain the desired
ends. These members, however, were
overruled, and the result. SO far as
this district is concerned, has been to
aid in precipitating an industrial
struggle in which the miners find
public sentiment arrayed solidly
against them; find the conservatives
In their own ranks only half-hearted
in their support; find the government
and the federal court their active op-
ponents, and, worst of all. find their
defense fund tied up SO tightly that
not a dollar Of strike benefits can be
disbursed.
Production Figures.
Coal production figures for fields
adjacent to this immediate section
showed another increase for Friday.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, ac-
cording to report Of division head
quarters here to the railroad admin
istration, loaded 1,1ss cars Of coal at
the mines in the Somerset, Fairmont,
Morgantown, Kingwood, Boswell and
other fields in the twenty-four hours
ended Friday midnight This was
ninety-eiEht cars more than the
Thursday report. The total for the
first five days Of the strike was $50
cars.
pany installed powerful searchlights
on the tops Of buildings at its work.
ings and on hills overlooking its
mines. officials of the company said
no trouble was anticipated. but that
il was deemed advisable to take all
proper precautions.
Clarence n. Gearhart Of the train
masters Office, Baltimore and Ohio di-
vision headquarters, today was made
regional fuel director in charge of al
locationg coal to essential industries and
for domestic use in this district. He
will have charge of the distribution of
coal mined along the Baltimore and
Ohio and Western Maryland railroads
or transported over their lines.
About 500 cars Of coal were added
to the number on Baltimore and Ohio
sidings near here today. These cars are
, In the yards just west of here. which
are rapidly filing up with loaded coal
cars.
The Consolidation Coal Company late
! today began moving strings of empties
| to the sidings at its big mines between
here and Frostburg. Local representa-
tiyes of the company had no expIana-
tion to make of the move except to say
that tho cars would be on hand if they
'wops nseAsA early next week. F. G. II.