The Washington times., 1919-11-01
COAL STRIKE /
IlOOPERCENT
/ effective, IS !
UNION CLAIM.


l.-More than l,eoe ninesu
cane into town town today -
attend . mass meeting prepsrs-
tsry 70 marching - upsrssnised
niniag camps and fsrcing tie
miners b unisaise. The nass
meeting. kowsvsr. was eallod Ell
BY the lscal unisn sffidala, fsl.
loving . request frsu Csvexns
CorHwen.
Practically all a tie miners
broaght suiScases With then. 4
vas reported nsst Il fheu
hreasht arms and annunitisu.
There are 100 trssps - dnf1 =.
here. rhsy are equfnnnop
,<aehius spna 11rn ~ -
III >f13 i s
- IA ,sa1a,uuII - =; -
nsar1y ~, ,oo9 meo - = II -
the htupia<n ~ zH66rs II ~
countxy. had responded TO abe striks
call, eaective last Midnight -
This azure repressnn practically
he entire union meubership.
The operators generally made no
estimate OF the number of men out IA
their respective districts. In IL
few instances where they aid, their
ngures were much lower than unioa
claims. although in one or two cases
he rival estimates agreed.
Act Wifhsuf LssAsra
Although omicials Of the United
Mine Workers OF America were tech
nically restrained from directing the
strike by the order issued yestsrday
In the Indianapolis Federal Court
the miners apparently were sufls-
sdentiy instructed 70 initiate the strike
without further orders today.
Federal troops are scattered
throughout the principal mining a.
tricts. but their services had not
been required to reprsss any disorder
up to ] O'Clock today.
Secretary OF War Baker vent (,
Pottstown. Pa, today. 1t was ~
nounced that his trip had nothiax
to do with strike distribux3oo of
troops. He viii plant q memorial
tree and lay cornerstone.
The latest step in Government cosI
distribution was the Appointment hy
Rail Director Hines cfNcommittees to
take charge of this work in the eight
regional railway districts, with hes1-
quarters in New York, Boston. Phil
adelphia, Atlanta, Pittsburgh. Cleve-
land, Chicago and ST. Louis.
Calls Strike Effective.
The strike order has been enee-
tive everywhere" Edgar Wallxce
United Mine Workers of America Of
ncisl stationed in Washington, de-
clared today.
when II was suggested that today
was holiday in some mining regsona
ano that many workers were expected
TO be back on Monday, Wallace ssiA.
''Nh y St bo(h Atb0hl.
Progress OF the strike in eein~
watched with the keenest interest A.
the White House. A detailed state
ment Of the situation will be laid h :
fore Presiden. Wilson late today.
Enforcement of the in,unctto,
against miners' leaders must b.
handled by the fndianapolis court
which issued the order. II was issrne6
here. The attorney generals ofncs
having applied for and oetained the
temporary restraining order, has done
all IL is empowered to DO until the
court acts.
Reports Are FraGnentaYy.
Only fragmentsry reports were re-
ceived at the Department Of Justice.
officials there said today'x advices
would be misieading - great num-
bers OF the miners were only taking
their usual holiday today.
The Government still holds out the
hope that enough men will remain al
work TO keep coming from the mines
a supply of soft coal. which. taken
with stocks on hand. will be suffs-
cient 60 carry the country through
the winter.
A record production--ls.ooo 900 tons
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