The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-28
MINE CHIEFS
ASSEMBLE FOR
STRIKE ACTION
VIII Decide Tomorrow Whether
10 Go Ahead With Walk. Out Set
for saturday-None VIII Pre-
dict the Outcome.
RAILROADS TO SEIZE
ALL COLORADO COAL
Available Supplies to Be Taken
Over 20 Run Lines-Fuel in
Dealers Hands Now Is Not
Affected.

DENVER, Oct. 2S.-The United
States railroad administration to-
day notified Colorado mine opera
tors II will take over ever pound Of
conl on hand and the entire pro-
duet Of the state s mines between
now and November first, when a
strike Of miners is imminent, in
order TO keep railroads in this see
tion Of the country operating.
II was understood the govern
ment's order would apply only to
coal ON hand today at the mines
and 20 the product Of the mines
between now and November l..
Coal already in dealers hands is
not affected.
INDIANAPOLIS. oct. gs.-.Up-
wards Of 100 leaders Of the United
Mine Workers Of America we're en-
route 10 or arriving In Indianapolis
today for the meeting here tomorrow
IN connection with the threatened hi
luminous coal strike, bur prior to the
actual assembling OF the conference
none 1f the union leaders would ven
ture prediction OF the outcome OF
the meeting.
The delegates face the task Of d.
recting more than 200. 900 members
Of the union In the FIRST general strike
ever called in the bltuminous mines
and the first big strike OF the organ
iyatiOn since the general anthracite
strike OF 1899. There are no Illusions
ns TO the magnitude Of the orort or
the adverse circumstances whicn
probably will surround them II the
strike goes into effect
The pressure OF the national AMI
state governments against the strike
order was felt. hut officials were
frankly puzzled as 10 means they
might employ TO meet the wishes of
the administration. II was pointed
out that the sca;e committee which
attempted to negotiate with the Op"-
rators at Buffalo acted under orders
OF the general convention at Cleve-
land and that this convention. by the
laws Of the organization. was the su-
prome governing body u the union.
Whether the executive council,
which has interim powers between
conventions, might override conven-
tlon decisions was question none OF
the men ON the ground would at
tcunt to answer definitely.
The presidents veto OF the pro-
hibitlun enforcement bill yesterday.
was advanced today by officials Of the
United Mine Workers Of Amoric1
here, as an argument In favor Of the
contention that the war emergency
has passed and that the miners are
no longer bound by wage agreements
effective during the continuation OF
the war"
II In hoped. they said. that tho ac-
tlon will swing public opinion thor
way and aid In securing their de-
Inands for 30-hour week and so
per cent increase In pay. failure Of
which has resulted In un order Tor
strlke of all bitumin0us coal miners
ON November l.
Acting President John l.. Lewis. Z
the mine workers today Is on his why
from Springfield. Illinois. To- attend a
meeting of tho executive board OF the
organization here tomorrow Many
members Of the board arrived here
today. President Lewis also has
nskcd rs district presidents Of the
mine workers and members Of the
miners scale committee Ia attend the
meeting tomorrow. this action being
taken In view ~ the presidents do.
mand that the order tor a strike No
Nembcr l ho reached.