The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-13
Illinois Local Issues Order Fol-
lowing Mass Meeting.
Action May Constitute Viola
tion of Z. S. Injunction.
KANSAS WORKINGS ALL CLOSED
Withdrawal Order Not Received
Miners Stay Out.
Big Fields All Idle-OklahOma
Mine Reopens.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Complying
with an order issued by local union
miners following a mass meeting here
late yesterday, all hoisting engineers,
firemen, pumpmen. mule feeders and
other union men who have been per-
mitted to keep the mines at Duquoin
in District 2 in working order, left
their posts last night
The mine superintendent, man.
ayers, top foremen, assistant bosses,
and office clerks were Immediately
called upon to fill the places of the
men who had quit.
Whether this is a violation of the in
junction granted the government by
Federal Judge Anderson at Indianap-
oils, was not generally known among
either operators or miners, owing to
the fact that the call was made at
mass meeting and not directly by Of
ficials of Duquoin miners.
Take Similar Action.
Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Informa-
ton received here by operators this
morning said union men left in two
mines at Benton to care for company
property, under the terms of the strike
order had deserted their posts today,
following similar action at Duquoin.
The walkout was said to be a protest
against obedience of international Of
ficials to the federal court mandate to
call off the strike.
Headquarters of the Illinois milne
workers professed today to be without
information of the reported desertion.
All Still Out In Kansas.
Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 13.-The Kan
| sas coal mines still are 100 per cent
idle today, it was announced from
| both the miners and the operators
! headquarters.
| At l o'clock it was stated by August
! Dorchy. vice president of district IA
T
| withdrawal of the strike order had no
been received. Until such notice Il
i received from the international off
aI.cers at Indianapolis, the strike in tht
Kansas fields will continue, Dorch.
/ said.
Whistles were blown at all of th'
Kansas mines, or nearly all of then
late yesterday, signalling the men fol
work today. Here and there a fe@
| men appeared. but the mines no where
\ could be operated. The whistles will
be blown again this afternoon.
1.-The operators are ready for activ
ity." George Richardson, commissioner
of the operators, said. 1T is strange
that the union has not tried the with
drawal notice"
| Leavenworth, Nov. 1S.-Whistlei
/ were blown for work at three Goa
mines here this morning, but no min
ers appeared. Everything is in readi
ness for the miners to return to work
mine officials said.
Return Mt Sooner Mine.
McAlester. Okla, Nov. 13--Uniol
miners at Hiawatha mine No. 4, which
has been worked by convict labor sine
Monday. have agreed to return t
work at noon today, altho the cancel
lation order on the strike call has no
been received, according to Ton
Wheatley. manager.
General Charles Barrett, in charg
of the Oklahoma National Guard, ha
ordered his men to withdraw as sool
as the miners appear. The convict
will be withdrawn at the same time
Other union miners are waiting TO
the strike call.
!; Ordered Back to Work.
Cumberland, Md. Nov. 18th
miners of United Mine Workers, dis
trict No. 16, which embraces tn
Georges Creek and upper Potoma
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