The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-07
100000 COAL
MINERS ARE OUT
GARFIELD RESTORES WAR OR.
oERs WILL SEIZE COAL
AS NEEDED
INJUNCTION IS IGNORED
TABLE BY STATES OF MEN WHO
HAVE oseyED STRIKE
CALL.
Newspaper Union New. Service.


western Newspaper Onion News Service.
Indianapolis, Oct 31.-The strike OF
bituminous miners went into effect to-
night with the national headquarters
here of the United Mine Workers of
America silenced by restraining or
der issued today by Judge A. b. Ander-
son of the federal District Court
Chicago. Oct. 31.-Bituminous coal
fields of the nation tonight are in the
grip of strike. Union leaders de-
clared that 100000 are out.
Reports from the soft coal fields are
incomplete; even the union leaders
agreed they must whit before being
able definitely to know the number OF
men who had obeyed the strike call.
But in almost every instance the min
erS spokesmen asserted that the tie-up
of The mines would be virtually com
plefc, although the unions will leave Il
sufficient number OF men in the mines
TO man the pumps and keep The prop
erty in shape for resumption of work
when the strike shall be ended. Some
union leaders refused to talk on ac-
count of the restraining order issued
at indianapolis.
Reports TO the union leaders tonight
Indicated that the bulk of the miners
in the great producing regions OF
Pcnnsylvanin, West Virginia. Ohio. Illi-
nois Iowa. Kentucky, Colorado. Kan
sas, Montana and Wyoming had left
the mines at the close OF the day shift
TO remain on strike.
Bur with the strike starting of
ffciufIy at midnight Sunday, day
of non production, it was generally
conceded that not before Monday
would the actual effect of the strike
be known definitely. BY that time
union leaders win have nearly com
pIete reports from union locals, and
the coal operators will know to what
extent they will be able to operate il
they should decide to attempt actual
mining work.
The following table by states of
men who left the mines today and
tonight 10 obey the strike call is
based on reports, in most instances
estimates received by union lenders
throughout the country:
Arkansas. 1000; Colorado. 5000: "a
linois. 10000; Indi pa 25,0OO: Iowa,
1900; Kansas, 1J,0OO; Kentucky,
10000; Maryland 1,S00; Michigan.
400; Missouri,l 1000; Montana,
1000; New Mexico 4,OOO,; OfiO,. 4O.-
600; Oklahoma. 5000 Pennsylvania,
100000; Tennessee, 1000; Utah..
LOCO; Washington, 5000: West VIr-
ginia, 10000; Wyoming, 5000; Texas,
$500.
| While no reports were available.
from Alabama, Texas and Virginia,
union leaders said there We're numbers
of men on strike and thousands
would be out tomorrow in the south
ern fields.
Tomorrow reports would show,
the union chiefs said, that the strike
is of so vast an extent as to- p0ralyze'
production of bituminOus coal
In Utah miners We're quitting work
today in spite of a notice calling off
the strike, as issued by John EI. Nc
Lehman, Utah representative OF the
United Mine Workers of America.
Mr.. McLennan announced that he had
received from John l.. Lewis, acting
president of the organization, at In
dianapolis, u message informing him
that the strike should be called off,
Mr.. Lewis, however, repudiated the
message and no further explanation
of the mystery was to be had.
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