The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-29
Blunt NOTICE
SERVED MINERS
Strikers Warned Interference
With Coal Production Will
Not Be Tolerated.
COLD GRIPS COUNTRY
Operators Must Pay IA Per Cent
Advance-Soldiers to Be
Sent Where Needed.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The govern
ment served blunt notice on soft coal
miners and operators tonight that in
reference with coal production will
not be tolerated.
The Department of Justice an
nounced legal prosecution will be en-
ployed to thwart conspiracies by
either side to restrict the coal output
and that soldiers will be sent where
ever necessary to protect miners will
ing to work. This announcement aft
er the cabinet considered every phase
of the situation indicates it is not the
intention of the government to let the
mines remain idle with half the coun-
try in the grip of cold weather.
Fuel Administrator Garfield ex-
planned he regarded the Ia per cent
just and sufficient wage increase and
mine owners who did not pay it would
find their mines taken over and oper-
ated by the Fuel Administration.
Before leaving for home tonight.
Acting President Lewis, of the miners,
conferred with Samuel Gompers and
Secretary Wilson.
In labor and official circles the
meeting of Gompers and Lewis was
regarded as significant but the only
statement--s~@e--t --tfrut-- TREY ufscussed
seeking an appeal from the govern
After leaving Wilson's office, Lewis
said "Dr. Garfield represents the gov
ernment. Mr.. Wilson told me that to-
day" This is taken to mean the Ia
per cent increase offer is definite and
final.
Sheridan, wyoming. Nov. 2s.-All
miners of Sheridan County returned
to work today, the strike having col
lapsed after federal troops arrested the
radicals.
Chicago. Nov. 2S.-Cold Weather
with snow and sleet storms. today had
spread over the middle west and
southwest and rendered more critical
the fuel situation brought about by
the strike of bituminous coal miners.
In many small cities and towns the
coal shortage was acute. with actual
suffering in prospect in some sections.
Modern of the cold wave by tomorrow
however, was forecasted.
In the large producing coal sields or
Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, the miners apparently were
firm in their determination not to re-
turn to work until some wage adjust
ment was agreed upon. In fact some
district officials of the United Mine
Workers in West Virginia predicted
many men who had returned To work
would walk out again today. Some
operators in that state. however, as
serted production would be .1c-eased.
With no prospect of an Immediate
resumption of production in siynt, sr d
no indication of what the text step
by the government toward providing
fuel would be, following breaking off
of the miners-operator negotiations
at Washington, efforts of Governor
Allen, of Kansas, to obtain volunteers
|, to mine coal, and the announcement
, by Governor Gardner, of Missouri.
that he would call conference of gov
ernors of coal producing states un-
less the government acted today, at
tracted attention.
The most drastic conservation meas
ures announced by any of the larger
cities today had been ordered into ef-
feet at Kansas City. Mo-. next sun
day. Schools, theaters, and all places
of amusement We're ordered closed.
The least essential manufacturing
plants will be closed Immediately, the
fuel administration announced and
others will be listed in the order of inn
portance. Coal from the schools sup
ply viii be distributed to domestic
consumers.
In Chicago today there were renewed
reports that train schedules were to
be curtailed further, but there was
no confirmation from Director Cen
eral Hines.
Virtually all of the mines that had
remained in operation or where work
had been resumed, were idle yesterday,
it being holiday. but those mines
generally We're expected to continue
production today, despite breaking up
of the Washington conference. There
were no reports of changes in the
general situation as regarded the min
ers over the holiday period.
The conference of governors which
Governor Gardner said he would call
provided the government failed to act
probably would be held at St. Louis
Chicago or indianapolis. He indicated
tha. states might take over the mines
and operate them. Governor Gardner