The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-06
N0N-UNION MEN
REMAIN AT WORK
THOUSANDS OF MINERS FAIL TO
JOIN SFRIkE.
SITUATION IN DOUBT.
Over Four Hundred Thousand Out
But Effect On Production
Not Yet Clear.
SITUATION IN DOUBT.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-Although to-
night found nearly all the nations
vast bituminous coal fields idle as a
result of the miners strike effective
Friday midnight, thousands Of nom
union miners were at work and in
scattered districts where contracts
still were in force union miners re-
ported today as usual. Figures COM
piled tonight and based chiefly upon
union leaders claims, although in
many cases conceded by the operat-
ors. showed that 435,820 men were
on strike
In its physical aspects the strike
apparently had largely stopped pro-
duction of soft coal, but with large
non union fields in Pennsylvania,
Kentucky and West Virginia still op-
Grating at somewhere near normal
and with number of smaller fields
also working with union contract
miners, the actual effect on produc-
tion could not be definitely stated.
The first day of the strike was All
Saints day and also Saturday, vir-
tual holiday in many mining regions
and the full power of the Emitted
Mine Workers of America, which or
dered the strike, can not be fully
guaged until Monday, operators said.
Coal operators said thousands of
non-union miners were producing
coal in usual quantities, although
conceding that in union fields the
strife was effective.
Union leaders reported in most in
stances that the strike was virtually
100 per cent effective throughout the
country.
The number of men reported on
strike is considerably in excess Of
the 401,4S0 members in good stand
ing on the union roster at the end
of August, but union leaders explain
ed that at that time fully Is per
cent. of the union men were behind
in their dues and had since been re-
instated. While union mines we're
tied up in Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, as
we'll as in other important coal pro-
ducing states, about half of Ken
tucky's 10000 miners were still at
work. That was said to be due to
the fact that in the western Ken
lucky field the miners and operators
signed an agreement about six weeks
ago providing that those mines would
not be affected by the strike.
An unusual situation prevailed In
Utah, where most of the miners re-
NAMED at work. John H. McLennan,
Utah representative of the union,
called off the strike Friday, announc-
ing that he had received telegram
from John L. Lewis, head of the or
ganization, that the strike was off.
That was repudiated by Lewis, but
McLennan apparently made no move
to further the strike.
North Dakota's 1900 Ignite min
ers remained at work with the ex-
ception of 120 who struck in the
Burlington field.
The only development in Illinois
where approximately 10000 mine
workers are idle, according to Frank
harrington, president of the Illinois
district, was preparation for meet
ing Monday of members of the execu-
tive board of Illinois district, sum-
moned by President harrington be-
fore the restraining order of Judge
Anderson was issued at Indianapolis.
The meeting originally was for the
purpose of perfecting state strike
plans. The call for the meeting, it
was said, had not been rescinded.
A new element in the strike was
the acknowledgment by the man
agement of the O'Gara mine near
pringfeld that an order had been
received from the office of the quar-
termaster general Of the United
States army directing that the mine,
which is engaged in furnishing coal
for Camp Grant at Rockford, con-
tinue to fill it's contract. With the
mine closed by the strike the mine
officials were confronted by a diff
cult problem.
Troop orders transpired tonight at
various places, indicating that mill
tary force was getting into position
to orotoct all minera who would