Arizona republican., 1919-11-03
CRUCIAL TEST IN GOAL STRIKE |S
 EXPECTED TO-DAY
tReouslle.n A. p. Lea.ed Wire,

CHICAGO, Nov. "A crucial test of strength in the great strike of soft coal miners which already has made idle more than 4z6.80o men, according to- union leaders claims. was awaited to- night by both operators and miners to- develop tomorrow morning when the mine whistles sound the call to work.
 Although the strike went into effect at midnight Friday night, both sides to the controversy have agreed that Monday would prove the power or lack of it on the part of the United Mine Workers of America to stop produc- ton of bituminous coal In some sec- ttons. notably western Kentucky, union miners have continued at work under an agreement entered into several weeks ago.
 Tomorrow also will put to the test, in part at least, the power of the United States government as expressed through the injunction issued Friday by Federal Judge Anderson at Indiaa- poinis restraining union officials from issuing further strike orders or encour- aging the miners to join in tine strike. Most of the union cheifs gave imme- diate obedience to the government but the men in most instances left the mines Friday.
 Union leaders in announcing that more tha 100000 had quit work de- clared the strike was virtually 100 per cent effective.
 Coal operators did not wholly con- cede the union mems claims. The operators pointed to practically normal production in the huge non- union mine fields of West Virginia and | Pennsylvaia, there being about 15o, ,08( non union miners In those two states West Virginia operators maintained that in that state soft coal production
 was SO per cent normal. About 50 pei cent of Kentucky's 40,D00 union miner. also were at work yesterday. updei
 contracts.
 1 In Alabama, where the miners chief!
 said 23,0o0 of the 26,00e miners has walked out, operators, while not deny | ing the figures, pointed to some of thu larger mines of that state as still il operation. In North Dakota most o 1 the 1.500 Ignite miners remained a l work.
 I In Utah the majority of miners re I mained at work, 1t was reported. be cause of conflicting statements tha
 the strike was off and that it was no
 off. At least 1000 however, had strucl
 it appeared.
 l Colorado mining districts were large ly closed down although the Colorad
 Fuel and Iron company reported fiv mines in operation. I Yesterdays reports said only 800 co the 4.S0o miners in New Mexico ha
 struck
 } Elsewhere especially in the grea , bituminous fields of Pennsylvania . West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Hi } nois, the strike apparently was full z effective.
 The full effect of the government
 action in the strike, including the re , mobilization of the fuel administratio , and the seizure of coal in transit r the railroads for redistribution by re l gional committees has not been indi l cated. The war department, it becam known yesterday, had ordered tn
 O'Gara mine, near Springfield. III which supplies Camp Grant at Rock l ford, H., with coal, to continue opera l ton.
 g The company was unable to compl t as the miners remained away from th
 mine.
 Coal operators in many regions hay
 expressed themselves as ready to opel
 ate if possible under government ol
 ders and protection. Union leadeI
 generally, asserted not even the go,
 ernment could compel the miners 1 work.