Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-01

Reports to the union leaders tonight
Indicated that the bulk of the miners
in the great producing regions of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Illinois Iowa, Kentucky, Colorado,
Kagsas Montana and Wyoming had
left the mines at the close of the day
shift TO remain on strike.
But with the strike officially start
ing at midnight, tomorrow being vir.
tually holiday in coal mining, and
sunday also a day of non production,
Il was generally conceded that not
before Monday would the actual ef,
tect of the strike be known definitely.
BY that time union leaders will have
nearly complete reports from union
locals, and the coal operators will
know to what extent they will be abls
TO operate il they should decide TO at
tempt actual mining work.
The following table by states of men
who left the mines today and tonight
20 obey the strike call is based on re-
ports, in most instances estimates re-
scived by union leaders throughout the
country:
Arkansas, 1000; Colorado, 5000;
Illinois, 10000; Indiana, $4,000; Iowa,
$4,000; Kansas, 10000; Kentucky, TO-
900; Maryland, 1900; Michigan, 2,400i
Missouri, 1000; Montana, 1000; New
Mexico, 1000; Ohio. 10000; Oklahoma,
5000; Pennsylvania, 100000; Tennes-
see, 1000; Texas. ESQ; Utah, 1000;
Washington, 5000; West Virginia, 40,-
900; Wyoming, 5000.
While no reports were available from
Alabama, Texas and Virginia, union
leaders said there were numbers OF
men on strike and thousands would
be out tomorrow in the southern fields.
What tomorrow's reports would
show the union chiefs, said. they were
unable to predict except that the
strike would of so vast extent a sto
paralyze production Of bituminous coal.
Nom Strike Order Unheeded in Utah
In Utah miners were quitting work
today in spite of notice calling off
the strike as issued by John McLennan.
Utah representative of the United
Mine Worker of America Mr.. McLen-
nan announced that he had received
from John L. Lewis, acting president of
the organization. at Indianapolis, a
message informing him that the strike
should be called off. Mr.. Lewis, how
ever, repudiated the message and no
further explanation OF the mystery
was to he had.
Elsewhere union leaders went ahead
with their plans for the strike, some
Of them defiant of the Injunction is
sued In the Indianapolis federal court
restraining the national officers and
presidents and secretaries from issuing
further messages or instructions To
their members to strike.
President William Stevenson of dis
trict number four (Michigan). de-
clared he didn't believe there was a
Judge in the country big enough 10
call off the strike" and that he would
pay no attention to the injunction.
Will Fight to Bitter End"
Frank Harrington, president of dis
trict ~ Qllipois9, said he had not been
OFFICIALLY notified Of the Injunction and
did not Fnow whether he had beer
named, and in the absence of sucb IN
formation he issued circulars TO the
lliinois miners encouraging them tc
strike, to preserve order and sta,
away from tie mines. In a teIegran
TO his chief. John L. Lewis actint
president, Mr.. harrington declared the
Injunction only makes us that rnnct
more determined TO fight to the bite,
end that let the consequences be what
they may, we fen we must now. ono.
for all, determine whether or not IN,
working man and woman can be en-.
slaved by writ OF Injunction"
Alexander ,Howat, president OF dis.
trict IA (Kansas), in Chicago tonigb
took a similar attitude toward the in.
junction proceedings. He said:
Ihey say America Is a democracy
Now Is the time for a show down. Tn,
governments Injunction does no
alarm u.s."
Mr. harrington warned the miner
against the faint of radicalism, but /,
commenting on the injunction said
would tend to produce agitation.
A less belligerent expression cam
rom frank ]. Drum, president of dis
lrict l5A OF Cumberland, Nd, who sai,
ne did not think the Injunction woni,
affect the miners and that thew wo,,i,
luit any way.
Controversy in Dakota
question in controversy In Mort
Dakota is whether the miners con
tract with the operators was effectiv
until September 20, 1920. The oper
ators contend that they have such
contract mat would make strike il
legal. Henry brennan of Billings
Mont. president of district 27, asserte
that was merely the operators vie'
and and that miners of both Montan
and North Dakota would all qui
work.
The strike actually started today /
eastern Ohio, where the first report
of the men walking out emanated. On
report said that 500 miners at Bellair,
Ohio, quit this morning. about IS hour
ahead OF the midnight strike hour.