The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-04

N Union Men 20 Help Miners.
/ rgy Ralph y. Couch. Uaitsd Press
II Staff Correspondent
NJ ASEIMCsTON. Nov. A+-Organt1eo
II 1st,y- throughout the country as pre-
parsry to extend financial assasl 49,
10 425. 900 coal miners whose EuAA7
benefit fund lis tied up by the tsr
K porarr restraining order OF Ju1s
H Anderson at Indianapolis. aeeO9lA-As
10 information received ~ LABOR I1en
here today.
Reports Of plans TO help the Elns 80
began 10 arrive coincsdsntaliy ~
I reports showing that schools ano Lao
tories are beginning 10 feel lhs plneI
Ind are closing down for lack OF iuel
afpger.v union man sn the country
WIFI do his share 10 prevent ths
miners being starved into surrender,
sals L. Z. Sheppard. president OF
the Order of Railway Conductors.
h Leaders made light Of reports taat
the strike has begun TO 6fstnfesraie.
They called attention 10 run,ors thas
regional railroad directors are con
ssdert1y c7,rtaiiing passenger service
to save fuel.
Tonnage being mined by uon-unaon
rnen is but a small percentage o. II
demands of the country, LABOR enlsls
claimed. They asserted that reports
eren of operators showed practical.
ali mines closed In Indiana Llinols
and Ohio and that ships are being
held In Atlantic ports
The government, through the ran
road administration Is commsnossF
ing coal "a transit for rationing TO in
er,strseg. schools and hospitals
through tie regional coal commits
g5ons, Nearly one hundred cars were
taken In the Pittsburgh yards.
ii Attorney General Palmer, just De
Il fore Tearing for his home near Harms
burg. pa. where he win make .
speech today, expressed the opinion
| that the climax OF the strike wouin
come before Saturday.
Palmer before leaving cancelled
| number OF other speaking engage
l nents to be able TO give all his tine
| to the strike situation If necessary
Palmer and Assistant Attorney Gen
eraI Ames are preparing the govern
rneutsg case In the Injunction SUIT le
be argued in Indianapolis SATURDAY
1 Al that time Judge Anderson WIN ae
eide whether the order temporary,
] restraining officials OF the Unitse
. Mine Workers from directing TINS
: strike shall be made permanent
= Miners are rumored TO De nego
:, tfatfng with William @. McAdoo u
: assist in handling their side OF Tn
y case fin court. In addition 10 handling
a the injunction suit, McAdoo. II ~
= consented TO take charge, would Z.
II asked TO give advice in connec1iol
- with the acceptance OF official assist
~ ance TO be rendered by other UNIONS U
the miners. II VIE stated
One contribution already has bse'
iireported here. One local let leader
know that II had bought carload 0
potatoes and placed ii at the Dill
nosaI of the union miners Of tn
= netghborhood.
Still Out 70 the Man.
,e TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov. T. :
i. Striking coal miners in the Indian
district were "stiII out to the man,
union leaders claimed today.
phil Penna, leading mine operate
admitted all mines were tied UP.
Ed Stewart. district presiden
- today stated he would confer with II
ternational union officials at indial
apolss regarding an offer which
J claimed was made by some Indian
I operators that he go TO Washingtc
4 with them and lay a program OF neg
itiation before government officials
4 Some Mines Running.
N DENVER, Colo, Nov. 4.-Negoti
n ttons TO end the coal strike IN Col
RADIO failed when the operators d
clIned TO entertain a closed shop pr
posai made by Robert Foster, int
- national organizer for the Unit
~. Mine Workers.
Movement of state guards cont
IN, ued today TO mines which operate
,ra plan TO open under troop protectio
~, Operators predicted that yesterday
showing OF forty percent activity
nd some OF the non-union mines won
IN. be Increased today. The northe
ra- and San Juan fields are complete
shut down but operators are MAXI
determined efforts to break the wa
out in the southern fields.
, Arbitration May Come Soon.
ny. WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-Confid'
ae tial reports. received at the VIII
30 20 house today encouraged belief amo
90 government officials that striking m
90 ~ ers are looking with more favor up
m President Wilson's offer of arbit
ton.
Reiteration OF the arbitration of
ass- ny , -. 1aatardav and
,rh, Tunulty again today is believed
have had good psychological
feet" 1t was said at the white hou
e e The government is ready to st
eau arbitration proceedings the mom'
Eas operators and miners give the VIZ
INC of acceptance. A list of names fr
which the arbitration commiss
on