Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-11-07
THE MINERS STRIKE
END OF STRIKE NOT CLOSE AT
HAND ANTHRA-
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Washington, Nov. 5.-Leaders of the
striking soft coal miners, visibly dis
| turbed by the refusal of the United
States Department of Justice to with
draw the injunction proceedings,
agreed tonight with the operators on
one point-rhat the statement of the
government 8 position swept away all
Iope of immediate settlement Of the
strike.
One Of Two Things to Happen.
The restraining order issued by Fed
eral Judge Anderson at Indianapolis
last week was made returnable Satur-
day. Counsel for the miners will go
INTO court that day and ask for dismis.
sal OF all proceedings. One OF two
things will happen:
The court, according to officials
here, either will grant the plea of the
miners or continue the temporary in
junction, until a later date for a final
| nearing and put into effect a manda-
tory order to John l.. Lewis, acting
president Of the miners association, to
~all off the strike.
Representatives of the miners and
other labor leaders emphasized today
chat withdrawal of court proceedings
| would bring peace to the coal fields
| within 48 hours. Lewis statement that
the miners would be willing to negotiate
a new wage agreement without reser
| vations,'' meant they said, that the
slate would be wiped clean and demands
Tor fve-day week and six-hour day,
| together with TO per cent wage in
crease withdrawn. But labor leaders
declared there was no hope Of miners
returning to work in a body until the
| new wage agreement had been ratified.
Garfield Gets More Power.
| President Wilson, sick in bed, issued
orders giving Fuel Administrator Gar
field authority to regulate price, dis
tribution and shipment of all fuel, in
Guiding anthracite. This action restor
| ed all powers vested in DR.. Garfield
! during the war.
The fuel administration was in con-
ference continually today, checking up
IN the coal supply and arranging with
Director General Hines Of the Railroad
| administration for its distribution
where most needed.
Northwest Railroads Are Reducing
Service.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Bcginning of cur
Jailed railroad service and the pinch
ii inadequate supplies of soft coal in
several states today marked the fifth
day of the miners strike. So far as
/ the strike itself was concerned, there
,'as little change, although operators
in West Virginia and Colorado report
cd gains in production.
The principal developments were the
| following:
| Removal of six passenger trains
from service Of the Chicago & North
western and the Chicago, Milwaukee e.
St. Paul railroads.
Refusal Of the Federal Department
Of Justice to consider labor leaders
suggestions that the government in
junction against the strike be rescind-
ed.
Garfield Gets Full Pc-.-
! Clothing Of Fuel Administrator Gar
field, by President Wilson, with full au-
thority over prices. distribution and
! shipment of all fuel.
Appeals for coal made by several
| Nebraska towns to state railway COM
missions.
Iowa fuel administrator complaint
against railroads seizures Of coal
| WIlllC IIdluS
ming, sent to Washington.
Topeka, Kan, schools to close tomor-
row for one week; brick factory closed j;
many coal dealers bins empty and EN-
ployes laid off.
In Utah, railroad officials began pre-
parations to clear up the congested rail
\ lines in accordance with orders of the
fuel administration to release coal ship
.ncnts held up in that state. The Utah
miners, or the majority Of them, contin-
ue at work and all mines remained in
operation.
iowa Trains Discontinued.
Two local passenger trains on the
! Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road we're suspended, officials announc-
ed, at Ottumwa, Ia. At Mason City,
Ia, the Chicago & Northwestern took
off two, trains and curtailed freight
service, and two other local trains be-
tween Chicago and Wisconsin points
we're annullcd, although officials made
no announcement that the latter two
were removed because Of the strike.
Freight service generally has been
reduced by the virtual stoppage Of
trans portation Of coal from the mines.
Many railroad yard crews have been
| laid off as result.
DO IT NOW
A number moro bills have been mailed
! the past week, but even those who
have not as yet received them, can cas-
I lily tell the date to which they are paid
by consulting the figures at the right
Of their names. For instance if the
date is 111-l9. it means that you are
paid to November ] Of this year. Up
to January l last the rate was $50
From that date 5000 per year. Especi-