Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-03
MEN ORDEREDHEL
READY FOR SERVICE
Word From Coal Fields Indicates
Injunction Fails to Halt
Walkout.
BEGIN SEIZURE OF FUEL
Hundreds of Cars in Transit Are
Taken Over by Regional
Directors.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The War DEPART
ment today placed at the disposal of
MaJor-General Wood. commander Of
the central Department OF the army.
inc fourtecnth Cavalry. at Fort Sam
houston, for use. If necessary, in Colo
raoo in connection with the strike OF
soft-coal miners. In the absence OF
any deVelopments indicating trouble
IN the Colorado mine fields no orders
LOOKING to an early movement OF the
regiment were issued.
Federal troops already arc in West
Virginia and Tennessee for emergency
use. and General Wood was ready to
dispatch further regular army men to
any dangerous points upon requests
from civil authorities for Federal aid
State troops to the number of 1000
or more had modified or ordered to
mooolize In Colorado and Alabama and
IN other oal-producinE States, the au-
thoritles holding their forces ready for
calls Tor protection Of mines and mine
prperties.
Strike Movement Not Checked.
Information obtained from the btu
in which more than 100000 members
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea have been ordered out on strike,
tonight indicated that there would be
nothing which could check the mo-
mentum of the walkout. despite the
temporary restraining order which was
District cour, at Indianapolis. Do
prived OF the directing hands OF its
leaders. as result of the injunction,
the membershlp of the union was pre-
day since the strike order becaffts
7 en- eotips IN. an effort to demonstrate
lts ability to halt the production of
soft coal throughout the nation.
The operators, SO far as available
reports show, have not yet made plans
to combat the strike, notwithstanding
State. have been sent in many Instances
to localities from which they might
best guard the coal properties in the
Sent mee from tak6s to
places of the strikers. On the other
hand. there has been no reported pick
citing fana aesiyity aai,, ny members of the un-'
parently decided TO await developments
before either Of them takes a further
definite step In the controversy.
Seizure of Fuel In begun.
Reports from various railroad CEN
ters showed that seizure OF coal in
transit as ordered by the Federal gov
ernment had begun. Hundreds OF coal
laden cars in transit were taken over
by regional directors Of the fuel ad-
ministration and were side-tracked to
await possible distribution under the
administrations priority schedule.
orators representatives, as to the exact
manner in WHICH the restraining order
would be considered by uaion leaders
TINA tion was made that anything but
strict obedience to the terms Of the
Se % uno Rahes Rs as BY yha the
might cancel strike arrangements.
Themselves @ I've Would % obey nse sues orders de i in
event of their issuance. Some union
district chairmen have publicly stated
far to be Influenced by any writs or
injunctions whatsoever and insist that
tnrt the waRout viii p5esa In spite Of
tion or the claims, advanced by the
who had obeyed the strike order Friday
night.
Claim Production Is Normal.
In taking stock of the situation to-
day. SO far as is
union mine fields of West Virginia and
nonmnion miners. hroadiy ] speaking, ,0iU In
ators maintained that in that State
cent of normal. About SO per cent Of
Kentucky's 10000 union miners also
were at work yesterday under con-
In Alabama. where the miners chiefs
said $4,000 Of tho 10000 miners had
akeS nr Se ou wh 70 nss deny
the larger mines Of that state as still
in operation. These claims left some
would be dispelled tomorrow.
In North Dakota most Of the, $500
In Utah another confusing situation
prevailed. The majority of miners re-
mained at work. IL was reported, be-
cause. OF conflicting statements that
tho strike was or md that 1t was not
struck, 1t appeared.
Colorado Mines Closed.
Colorado's mining districts. were
rnSa lassey Sj1ssd sna adfwn }sn althoaGh the Col;
Yesterday's reports said only 500 OF
the 1900 miners in New Mexico had
struck
the great bituminous fields Of Penn
sylvania. West Virginia. Ohio, Indiana
and illinois, where mines We're opcr-
parently was fully 'effeetive. INC "'
The mines generally were closed ex-
cept for such men as the union per-
' er .yand yam otIsr eauipment. The acWar War
day, had ordered the oGara GaMn nine ses.es near
s2ans al M Shleh ill., msupRslhes Tpsh GaT
unable to comply as the miners re-
mained away from the mine.
sTATE-WIDE STRIKE
p1rrsnuthRydHq!! rsnuthRyd dsiHq!yer.F. PAa As.rv'SNs;1 Nov. "a
afeetins 100000 Hkssan'1sa workssrs. was laGGr an.
proved today by tho special eonven-
Of Labor. ato restors the tStT,1i eonstitStionai
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