The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
ALL UNION MEN
OUT, LEADERS SAY
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These fields are unorganized The
Kanawha river fields are reported
closed.
Operators in fields where nonunion
men are at work have promised that
all production records would be brok-
en- in an effort to relieve the present
situation.
1t is estimated that the strike is
causing a shrinkage Of approximate
ly 10000 tons of soft coal daily in
the nations supply
VIII Proceed Vigorously.
That the Government intends to
proceed as vigorously against the
operators as against the miners, was
indicated by the Attorney Generals
sharp letter to the Wholesale Trade
Association of New York, protesting
against the Government regulation Of
prices. The Attorney Generals an
swer to this protest was couched in
no uncertain terms. and made II plain
| that the Government will not stano
for profteering by any.
1t Is understood today that this as
ISOLATION has entered protest with
President Wilson, and has asked for
! representation on the regional com
mittee having charge of coal distrfbu-
ton. Inasmuch as the President has
placed the situation largely in the
hands Of Attorney General Palmer, II
is not expected that he will overturn
any Of the steps already taken.
Anxious for Settlement.
The action of Warren s. stone
president Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, in urging that an
Industrial commission he appointed to
settle all industrial difficulties, was
accepted here as an indication that the
great labor leaders of the nation are
anxious that a settlement be effected
in the coal strike at the earliest DOS
sible moment.
Large Seizures Of Coal.
Reports reaching the Railroad Ad-
ministration today declared that there
have been large seizures of coal In
| accordance with the orders issued by
Fuel Administrator Garfield and Di-
| rector General Hines OF the Railroad
Administration.
Distribution of coal according to
preferential lists was to be under full
progress today. Manufacturers and
coal users were placing their requests
| with regional boards in large num-
| bers, the reports declared.
The War Department continued its
| silence as to the disposition of troops
and merely reiterated statemnts to
the effect that the question OF troop
| movement had been placed in the
hands of the departmental com
| manders.
| Detailed reports on the situation in
all fields were coming into the War
| Department today, but so far nothing
| indicating that there might be dis
! orders had been received. The troops
were still being held ready at stra-
| tegic centers.
| Talk of a general strike of all
| unions as a protest against the Gov
| ernments indianapolis Injunction dI-
rected at the mine strike leaders were
discounted here today.
| This protest having been made, it
was not believed today that organized
labor would go further.
VIII Fight to Finish.
The miners, whether provided with
personal funds or not, will remain out
| of the mines indefinitely unless an
agreement suitable to them is
reached. declared Edgar Wallace,
representative of the United Mine
| Workers Of America, today.
| Those men will starve before they
will return to work without an equit-
able settlement of this strike" said
Mr.. Wallace.
MIR. Wallace is the only representa-
tive of the mine workers union who
is making public statements these
days. Other representatives are
within the Jurisdiction of the Federal
court in Indiana, which, in their opin-
ION, 1t Is stated, prevents them from
making statements for publication.
! Mr.. wallace announced that he had
borrowed money for a shave today.
"A COMMUNICATION from Secretary VII
liam Greene at Indianapolis stated
that because of the Injunction grant
ed by Judge Anderson preventing the
] paying out of funds of the moners'
union semi-monthly salary checks
and expense vouchers could not be