Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
STATE SOFT-COAL
MINES DESERTED
Az, 900 Strike in Western Penn
syIvania-so, 900 Workmen
Out in Illinois
no DISORDERS REPORTED
by tho Associated Press

ficers OF District No. > of the mine
workers. The number represents vir
tually 100 per cent OF the coal produc
zion OF western Pennsylvania.
Most of the men walked out Mt 4
nclock yesterday afternoon. About .
per cent work night shifts, and this
humber went into the mines yesterday
\ hnd worked until last midnight, when
Whey. too, joined the strike, union Of
fcials said.
~ They declared also that they have as
eurance from nearly all of the 10 per
rent OF the unorganized miners in west
ern Pennsylvania that they will join the
ktrike.
PHILIP Murray. president of District
( No g, held himself in readiness for an
eleventh hour summons to Washington
10 participate in a reconvened confer
ence of operators and miners in an at
tempt by the government to bring about
mn adjustment of their differences. He
said that such conference was highly
Probable.
Columbus, o.. Nov. 1.-(By A. PO
Unofficial information received here
rarly TODAY indicates that virtually all
bf Ohio's 40 900 soft coal miners an
swared the strike call In most of the
4 siistricts the mine owners made no at
tempt to operate. No disorder was re
S,orted.
A number of miners expressed them
selves as willing to continue to work II
& ordered to do so by the government,
These men, however, are said TO be In
Y the minority.
Springfield. ILL.,. Nov. l.-(By A. FL
Indications today were that the 50.
hoo soft coal miners in Illinois respond
ed almost unanimously to the strike eau
Machinery was ready at almost all OF
. lVlFn nN
hour and whistles sounded the work
sitoday'' signal. but there were no re-
Sponsas. Disorders were absent from
tho mines and the cessation OF produc-
< ition of soft coal throughout tho state
began TRANQUILITY.
NIadisouville. Ky, Nov. Affected
shei first time in ten years by a strike
If large magnitude, Kentucky today
WAS within the grasp of nation VIDE
strike of soft coal miners. Approx
anntely 10000 miners of the state had
sioined the walkout early today. accord
Z ing to union officers, who predicted that
several thousand additional men would
y Muit before Monday.
~ Although officials of District %,
western Kentucky. have repeatedly as
serted that from 900 to 20,OoO work
# icrs would answer the strike call, avail
able reports today from the entire state
did not show that many miners out.
Paducali. KY, Nov. L By a. p. y
borts from western Kentucky mining
Iricts indicate almost an entire force
miners reported this morning at the
rs in Webster. Christian and Hop
counties. Today is payday. and
as pointed out that the majority OF
nen would report whether intending
ftrike later or not.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. l.-lBy A.
-Conflicting claims in the Alabama
lion made it impossible here today 10
ve an accurate estimate of the coal
like situation. Union men claimed
3 900 men would be idle.
Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. II by y.
r. .1--Additiona companies OF federal
troops are en- route here today to rem
force 900 regulars already here for pos
sible duty in the coal regions ot eastern
Kentucky and Tennessee. Union Off
.ials claimed $4,000 men would answer
4 tho call for walkout in this district.
This statement was vigorously chal-
lcDged by the operators.
Charleston. w. ". Nov. Ii BY A.
P. .)--Reports received at the headquar-
fers of District No. II, United NINE
~
that approximately 42,50O miners had
y s,,swered the strike call in West VIZ
v;nia With one or two exceptlons'
where organized miners are Workins
,nfer recent contracts. and with the
exception of the men left at the mines
protect the property, union 1uiclai ~ -
sserted that the response 70 the eau
was 100 per cent. o oy.
y s.i1;shed here today by Colonel w. H.
fIsrrail commanding the 500 regulars
"a tbe First Division who moved into
s rasf Virginia last night from camp
rravlnr. KY. to be used IN event OF an
emsrrency. Three hundred and seventy :
y 3 f;va of the troops We're brought mere
from Huntington and made preparations
4 II, astablishe themselves at kanaWha
ft;tv three miles from Charleston
x,,.,,,ter3and. Md. Nov. By A.
s|1, when from 5000 to 10,tDJ miners
the two fields here (thc Georges
s.reek and the Upper Potomac ended
~. DAVIS work at O'Clock last nlght
sbev took their tools with them ana
squit.
4 nav City, Mich, Nov. l.-lBy ~
4 II, Vat a pound of coal is being pro-
f.,ce5 Il, Michigan coal mines today ac
E H <nrd;nq TO union officials. The Z4Ou
( a,eu,bers OF district No. "a United Mine
fVorkcrs of America, they added, went
4 io,,f Yesterday to remain out until they
hsve won this strike. Every mine i'll
~ district is closed" said President
William Stevenson, of the Michigan
district.
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