Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-02
435,820 MINE RS
IDLE AS RESULT
Of STRIKE ORDER
CLAIM Of CHIEFS
u, M, W, of A, Leaders Say
That the Command to Walk
Out Has Been Generally.
Needed by Coal DiggerS,
WILL NOT HAVE ACTUAL
FIGURES UNTIL MONDAY
Operators Admit Some of Un-
iontStS Claims, But Say
Many Non-Union Workmen
Have Remained ON the Job,

Chicago, Nov. Although tonight
found nearly all the nations vast BIZ
luminous coal fields closed as a result
of the miners strike effective Friday
midnight, thousands of non union
miners were at work and in scattered
districts where contracts still were in
force union miners reported today as
usual. Figures compiled tonight and
based chiefly upon union leaders
claims, although in many cases con-
ceded by the operators, showed that
435. $50 men were on strike.
In its physical aspects the strike
apparently had largely stopped pro-
duction OF soft coal, but with large
non-union fields in Pennsylvania and
Kentucky in particular still operating
al somewhat near normal. and with a
number of smaller fields also operat-
ing with union contract miners, the
actual effect upon production could
not be definitely stated.
The first day of the strike was All
Saints day. also Saturday, q virtual
holiday in many mining regions. and
the full power of the United Mine
Workers of America, which ordered
the strike, will not be fully gauged
until Monday.
Coal operators claimed thousands
of non-union ninors were nroduciny
coal in Tho usuaI nuantities although
conceding that in union fields the
strike was effective
Irnion leaders rnnorted in most In
stances that tho strike was virtually
Inn nor cont affectiva tbrougbout tho
country,
IYoi,pea on Numher of Mon Ont
Tontpbt,s fieures on tba numher of
mon out wera as follows
klahama % ana. Arkansas ooO.
Colorado 0O0 illinois q0 0O0. In.
diana % 06O Iowa 14o0O' Kansas
IA 900. Kentucky 80 400 Maryland
4 900, Michipan 400, Missonyd
| 600. Montana 600. NcV Mexico
500. North Dakota 100. Ohio 20
000. Oklahoma 10 500. pennsvIvanfa
| S7. 900: Tennessee 10 900. Texas 4
600. Utah GOO: Washington. q. 900.
West Virginia 40 O00. Wyoming
600
Although tba oua rternoster oeperal
| of The army ordered tbe monaeemant
of the O'Gara mine, near Springfield
! III which supnIias Camn Grant a
permanent army cantonment at Rock
| ford III to continue oneration the
miners remained awav froy1 tbo
mine
The numher nf mon renortnd on
strike is considerabIv in excess Of the
| 401. .4SO mcmbers in good standing in
the union at tbe end of August ID re-
norted m ninorss rational beadG,tar-
ters in IndiananoIis Union headers
explained at the time fully 15 nor
cent of the union n1en were behind in
their due and that since then nanv
had been reinstafed.
Hair n Eorca i'm Jxcntucl.y
whiie nnion minas wern tiad nm !,
PennsvIvania West Virginia Illinois
indiana and iowa 40 veil aa nthar
important coal produeing states about
half of Kentuckv,s A0 oo6 miners wero
still at work Tbat fact was lo,saiv
accounted FOR bv tho fac+ that IN tbo
western Kentuckv field tbe n,innre
and operators sirned an apraamont
ahout siy waaks agn snanieinali,, Ir',,,l,' rrn
yidinp that these rninas would rot he
q affected bv the strike
The most unusual situation was
that in Utah wbero the no iorit,, Of
the mines we've renorted stiII or Hyorll
TODAY That condition resu1ted from
conflicting instrmctions 70 tbe miners
John II McTennan stafo renrnsnnt
alive of the nnion called off thn etrilso
fortv-eieht hours ago az tho same
time announcing be had receivnd a
telegram from Iohn T, Lewis head
of inc organization saving tho strik q
was off That was renudiated nv Mr.
Lewis Then Mr.. McLennan rescind
ed his order, MANY miners were evi-
IDENTITY confused and reports today
said that the miners in that state gen
orally were at work. Reports were to
the effect, however, that about 900
were on strike.
In Colorado the Colorado Fuel and
| Iron company had five mines operat-
| ing in one district, 1t was announced.
But the company made no attempt
to operate in the Trinidad district
North Dakota's 1.500 Ignite miners
remained at work with the exception
OF l2o who struck IN the Burlington
tleld.
otate May Sohtroi MINES
An eIiort is pelns mace 10 nave the
state take cohtrol OF tne mines ana
fedch an asIeeliient Win tue miners,
only Low OF tne 4.ovo solt coai
, lninels VI 1te" NleAico were oii seilhe'
Cnai enerators ~ otrabomo p ad