The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-31
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Springfields Oct. SIT. N. 50
With the advance guard OF the
miners--the day shiff-ieaving Iili-
nois mines At o'clock. the strike OF
10000 miners In this state was on,
Frank Harrington. president of the
Illinois miners. announced this after
noon. Il s
The striks q. Oh and we are 100
per cent. solid Tor 4 victorious end
ing" Farrington said. "The striking
miners have been Instructed to con-
duct an orderly etrike and to protect
the mine propertN harrington said.
In the event of Falls, squeezes or
fire, YOU are to assign sufficient men
to protect the tflines,s Farrington,s
instructions to the Illinois miners
reads.
Ia Bitter End.
"lnjuncticn or no injunction, the
strike order et@ads, Frank Farring-
ton, president If ths Illinois miners
union, hurled his defiant; rspIy this
AFTERNOON tSzths federal ieourt action
"The injunction has dete ernnined the
miners to carry the strike to the Bit
ter end" he said.
I'VE feel that it is so far reach :
ing, the strike has be come more than
a miners strike now. It will prove
whether workers of the country can
"Lenine and Trotzky could have
done no more to create a spirit OF
bolshevism throughout the country
than the issuance Of this injunction"
Mr.. harrington concluded.
Discussing the question of the suf-
fering of the public. harrington said:
There is something the public has
not realized in this situation. The
miners families will suffer just as
much as will any other family when
it comes to getting coal, but they arc
willing to force that issue to gain
their demands"
Blame For High Price.
Harrington charged the government
is responsible for the high price of
coal to the consumer, He declared
that Railway Director Hines "has
broken dcwn the price of coal to the
railroads until some of the operators
are selling to the railroads at much
less than the cost of production.
The railroads should pay as much
for their coal as any other indivd-
ual," Harrington said.
Indianians to Obey Order.
Sullivan, Ind, Oct 3l.-Bit,Imi-
nous coal miners in the Sullivan
fields will go on strike in conformity
with the strike call issued for mid
night tonight, despite the restraining
order issued against officials of the
mine workers union in Indianapolis.
This was revealed this afternoon
when telephone calls to all mines in
this district brought the word that
the miners will lay down their picks
and shovels at 5 o'clock, their regu-
lar quitting time, but will not return
to the mines tomorrow morning. The
majority of the mines in this district
are wagon mines.
Take Tools With Them.
Bicknell, Ind, Oct. 31.-The strike
of bituminous coal miners in the
Bicknell fields went into effect this
afternoon. When the miners left the
mines this afternoon they took their
tools with them and said they would
not return tomorrow. The walkout
in this district is expected by local
business men to be unanimous and
a long, bitter fight.
1900 kansans To Quit.
Chicago, Oct, 31.-The 10000 min
ers working in the Kansas district OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, will strike as originally planned
despite the injunction issued at In
dianapolis, Alexander Howat, presi =
dent of the Kansas miners, said here
today.
"We'll call their bluff-the strike
can't be stopped" he said.