The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-11-06
.45O,OO0 COAL
MINERS ARE OUT
GARFIELD RESTORES WAR Or
pERs WILL SEIZE COAL
As NEEDED.
INJUNCTION IS IGNORED
TABLE BY STATES OF MEN WHO
HAVE osEvED STRIKE
CALL.
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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. 3l-BituminOus coal
fields of the nation tonight are in the
grip of strike. Union leaders de-
clnred that 100000 are out.
Reports from the soft coal fields are
incomplete: even the union leaders
agreed they must wait before being
able definitely to know the number OF
men who had obeyed the strike call.
But in almost every instance the min
ers' spokesman asserted that the tie-up
of the mines would he virtually COM
plete, although the unions Will leave a
sufficient number of men In the mines
to man the pumps and keep the prop
erty i'm 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
Pennsylvania. West Virginia. Ohio, nli-
nois, Iowa, Kentucky. Colorado, Kan
sas, Montana and Wyoming had left
the mines at The close of the day shift
to remain on strike.
But with the strike starting of
flcially at midnight Sunday. II day
of nOn-prOduction, 1t was generally
conceded that not before Monday
would the actual effect of the strike
be known definitely. BY that time
union leaders Will have nearly COM
plefe reports from union locals, and
the coal operators will know to what
extent they will he able TO operate II
they should decide to attempt actual
mining work.
The following table by states OF
men who left the mines today and
tonight to obey the strike call is
based on reports, In most instances
estimates received by union leaders
throughout the country
Arkansas, 1000: Colorado, 5000: H.
lInoIs. $1,000: Indiana. 25OOO: Iowa,
1900: Kansas, 1900: Kentucky,
10000; Maryland. 1900; Michigan.
2,IOO: Missouri, 1000; Montana,
1900; New Mexico. 1000; Ohio, 49,
600: Oklahoma, 5000: Pennsylvania,
100000; Teniessee, 1000 Utah,
1000; Washington, 5000: West vir-
ginIa. 10000; Wyoming, 5000: Texas,
900
While no reports were available
from Alabama, Texas and Virginia,
union leaders said there were numbers
of men on strike and thousands
would be out tomorrow in the south
ern fields.
TomorrOw's reports would show,
the union chiefs said, that the Strike
Is of SO vast an extent as to pnralyze
production of bitumInous coal
In Utah miners were quitting work
today In spite of II notice calling off
the strike. rs issued by John H. Me-
Lehman, Utah representative of the
United Mine Workers of America.
Mr.. McLennnn announced That he had
received from John l.. Lewis, acting
president of the organization, mt In
dianapOlis, IL 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 he had.