The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-13
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coal fields, today were ordered to re-
turn to work next Monday by their
union leaders This action was taken
at a meeting here of the policy COM
mittee of the district, which voted to
accept the mandate of the federal
court. at Indianapolis. About eight
Thousand men in this district obeyed
the strike order in these fields.
Des-> Moines. Ia, Nov. 13--1owa
miners remained idle today in spite of
notification that the strike order had
been rescinded. Miners officials and
operators agreed that not a single mine
had re-opened since the strike became
effective.
Knoxville. Tenn. Nov. 13.-Approxi-
mately $4,000 coal mipers resumed
work today in the east Tennessee and
southeastern Kentucky coal fields, ac-
cording to reports received here Or
ders cancelling the strike were re-
ceived by local leaders late yesterday.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-Bituminous coal
miners today were expected to return
to work in increasing numbers in
many of the country's lesser fields. but
what they would do in the great Penn
sylvania and Illinois areas and the In
diana and Kansas mines among others
remained uncertain. The workers
generally showed a disposition to
await formal notification by their i'm
mediate union officers of the strike
recall message sent out by John l..
Lewis, acting president of the mine
workers
Howat Sees No Early Return.
While the recall order had been re-
ceived in Illinois. Frank Harrington,
district president, said he did not be-
lieve the men would return to work
Alexander Howat, president of the
Kansas miners numbering approx
mately 10000, also was quoted as say
ing he looked for no general resump-
ton of production in that field for the
present. In Indiana it was indicated
mining on an extensive scale could not
be resumed before next week at the
earliest.
Pay No Heed to Recall.
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 13.-South IL
| linois coal miners showed little incli-
nation today to return to work.
Miners were not operating this
morning and with few exceptions none
were at work today. The order re-
scinding the strike call has been re-
| ceived generally thruout the district
but is going unheeded-
| Freezing weather hit southern Hi
nois in the meantime and considerable
suffering is predicted.
Fargo, n. D., Nov 13.-Leaders of
| the Non-Partisan league today claim
| ed North Dakota's league government
will be able to meet the miners de-
mands in state operation of the mines.
pay the mine owners royalty and still
make a profit.
Mine owners recently claimed they
| could not meet the miners demands.
| Negotiations to prevent strike failed.
l The state. by proclamation of Cover
nor Frazier, took over operation of
| the mines.
Today league leaders claimed there
has been so much profiteering'' in
| coal that they will be able to meet
the situation without losing a cent
and probably make a profit without
increasing the cost of coal to the con-
| sumer.
Dakota's LARGEST Mine to Run.
Bismarck, Nov. 13.-The Washburn
Ignite Coal company's mines, the
largest in the state, will resume oper-
| alton today. the miners, members of
| the Wilton local of the United Mine
| Workers, having decided to return to
work at meeting late last night. pro-
vided the workings were placed under
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