Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-11
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said he believed the miners were
entitled to some wage increases and
that he could see no reason why
there should not be an amicable ad-
justment of the controversy
At the request of Mr.. Brewster.
officials here telephoned to Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield at his home in
Massachusetts and requested that he
return to Washington. Mr.. Brewster
would not say what he desired to
discuss with the fuel administrators.
Labor leaders, who got their first
word from Indianapolis through
press dispatches. were distinctly sur
prised by the turn of events There
was much discussion among them as
to how the miners themselves might
view the action of their executive
officials in ealing off the strike. One
of the spokesm ent for the union said
large numbers probably would go
back to work to-day and stay out
tomorrow, while many idle to-day
would work tomorrow.
Cabinet Meets
I'VE may expect the worst sort OF
chaos for a time" he said, because
the men struck for more money and
better working conditions, which
they have failed to get"
President Wilson'S Cabinet met al
! 10 o'clock this morning, an hour
earlier than usual, so members might
be at the union station at noon to
greet the Prince of Wales on his ar
rival from Canada. Cabinet men,
bers were elated by the news from
| Indianapolis.
That's fine-they took the proper
course" said Secretary Glass, wher
told that the mine union officials ha6
announced that the strike order
would be rescinded.
While plainly showing their relief
administration officials said the act.
ion of the union officers in voting t.
obey the mandate of the Fedora
Court at Indianapolis, ordering thc
strike called off. was what they hat
expected from the first.
A. f.. of Il. Surprised
Officials of the American Fedora
ton of Labor showed surprise bu
would not comment.
Some administration officers saiC
the miners action had put the issue
Squarely up to the coal operators
! Representatives of the operator:
here, however, had no statement tt
make, explaining that any pro
nouncement would come from
Thomas T. Brewster. of st. Louis
head of the scale committee.
Despite the announcement b,
union leaders that the strike woult
be called off "the railroad admins
tration's coal distributing organi2a
tion will continue to function unit
a majority of the strikers return t,
work." officials of the central Goa
committee said. explaining that 81
far as the work of the distributIn.
! organization was concerned th'
strike would not have ended unit
something like normal productiot
| had been restored
Officials gave the first intimatiol
of the reserve coal stocks after hear
ing of the announcement by til,
miners officials. Director Genera
Hines estimated that the coal hell
under supervision of the central Goa
| committee aggregated about Is, 1000,
900 tons. This together with coal il
storage, and at tidewater bunke erins
stations constituted what was esti
mated as a 30-days' supply for do
mestic consumption.
The daily production, however
during the strike augmented thi
supply somewhat officials said
Figures for the bituminous outpu
on November 6, the only day foI
which the production was made pub
| lie, show that approximately 4S6, ,O0t
tons were loaded from mines. Norma
| daily production before the strik,
was estimated by railroad admins
tration officials at 1,S57,000 tons.