The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-11
1900 LOCALS
RECEIVE ORDER
Miners Officials Tell Organ
izations of Acceptance of
Presidents Plan.
IN OPERATION BY FRIDAY
Full Production by Next
Week-Illinois District
Holds Out.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec Ill. N.
G.l--Telegrams ''instructing and d.
recting" the bituminous coal miners
cf the nation to resume work i'm
III 3ately" today are in the hands Of
local organizations of t he
Hui Mine Workers and union off,
fl9}6 Who yesterday voted to accept
E1HSideut Wilson's strike settlement
uropusni, snFe confident that mining
on&i8 lions ss&t6rywhere will have been
n 61n&d byt &0Inorrow night. 1t is
cGIlceded, however, that full produce
tion n coal cannot he expected be-
fore next week. Miners returned to
work at some places this morning,
according to advices received at min
ers' headquarters here. At the Globe
Mining company stripping mine near
Petersburg, Ind, operations were re-
sumed with full force at midnight
last night. This was the first mine In
Indiana to start operations since'the
strike became effective Nov. !. s..
Extyeme Ratification is expressed
over the outcome pf the negotiations
Nv all three PARTIES t6 the contro-
versy~=the miners, tlic oyernfrept
and the operators. gs
All Back At Bloomington.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-Practi-
cally all union coal miners in the
Bloomington district returned to
work today. 4a.r..
Waiting At DanvilIe.
Danville, H., Dec. 11.-Coal miners
in the Danville district are waiting
for official notice of the settlement OF
the strike before returning to work.
Less than 100 of the 1000 miners in
this district returned to work today.
Pennsylvanians to Obey.
Johnstown, Pa, Dec. 11.--Only a
few miners returned to work in the
Central Pennsylvania field today, the
official word of the settlement in In
dianapolis not having been received.
Central. Illinois BaIks.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-Miners IN
Central Illinois failed to return TO
work today. Reports at state union
headquarters here indicate no re-
sumption of mining in Illinois despite
the strike recall order. Oficials do
not expect the men to go back until
Friday, pointing out that locals Will
require time to consider the new
wage proposals before accepting 1T.
None Back in Peoria.
Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-None OF the
5000 coal miners in the Peoria dis
trict returned to work in the mines
today.
One Indiana Mine Opens.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 11.-Early
adyices from the Indiana mining dis
tricts today revealed only one in
stance of resumption of mining ope-
rations in response to instructions
from the executive officers of the
workers. This was at the Glope
Mining company, a stripping mine
near Petersburg, in which Gov. Good
rich is understood to be interested.
At Terre Haute an unofficial meet
ina of about 100 miners representing
a number Of locals was held and q
was insisted that the confe renee o.
miners, officials in indianapolis had
no authority to accept President VIII
sons proposal.
ohians Await Orders.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 11.-Resump-
ton of coal production in Ohio today
was on a very small scale. Whistles
blew this morning notifying the men
that the mines were ready for ope-
ration. but on account of official noti-
fication from Indianapolis failing to
reach most districts, the men delayed
entering the mines.
$4,000 Miners Waiting.
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE 22,O0t
coal miners in the Belleville, Ed
wardsville and Staunton, Ill, districts
of the southern Illinois fields did not
return to work this morning. the
order calling off the strike was re-
ceived by officials last night and was
communicated at once to locals ir
the districts. The men are expected
to hold meetings and approve the or