Evening star., 1919-12-02
lack OF COAL MAY
HIT INDUSTRY HARD
Most Extensive Shutdown in
History in Prospect-Miners
Stand Firm.
Rv tho Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. December =.
The miners have not utilized the
full strength of their organization.
Frank harrington. president of the
Illinois miners. said today in a
statement. in which he declared
that there is likelihood that
should the bituminouS miners find
themselves hard pressed in this case
that the anthracite miners may
decide to come to their aid
CHICAGO. December 2.-Restric-
tions on the use of coal already put
into effect by regional coal committees
where the pinch of necessity had been
felt today were extended throughout
the nation under an order of the fed
eral fuel administrator. The most eNN
tensive shutdown of industry in his
tory was in prospect. and domestic
consumers were preparing to endure
priyation.
Only in Kansas, where volunteers
worked in the strip pits under pro-
lection of state and federal troops,
and in the New River field of West
Virginia was there prospect To-Day of
increased production. In wyoming
new labor troubles threatefed to de-
crease the small amount bf coal be-
ing brought out.
Members of the railYbad brother
hoods in Kansas today we're expected
W ACT Oh RESOLUTION adopted last
night to request authotity to refuse
to handle coal mined BY non union
workers.
Sweeping Order I'd Restrict.
Under the sweeping lprder of Fuel
Administrator Garfield limiting de-
livery of fuel or power only to es
aential consumers first five classes
Of the war prioritiks list curtailment
oSproduction wayin prospect. Thea
m Fli< Oh nj
other places or amusement faced com
plete shutdown. Churches and schools
also were included in that category,
although efforts were being made to
POSTPONE closing schools as long as
! possible.
Many operators today believed that
| work in the mines soon would be
i resumed under inducement of the in
creased wage scale and the govern
ment and public appeal. On the other
| dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, declared the government
must redeem it's pledge to the miners
of a 81 per cent wage increase
Despite low temperatures that have
spread over the west for the last few
days, but little actual suffering be
cause of the fuel shortage today had
been reported.
None Of $4,000 Return.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. December =
Reports received at the offices of the
United Mine Workers here today show
/ that not one of the $4,000 idle union
returned to work yesterday, union
coal miners in the Pittsburgh district
leaders said.
Volunteers Work In kansas.
PITTSBURG, Kan, December .
Coal mined by volunteer workers in
the strip mines of Kansas was being
loaded on cars today for shipment to
the western part of the state. where
the fuel shortage is said to be acute.
Increase in the output from the mines
in this district, which are being oper-
ated under receivership of the state
supreme court with volunteers, was
assured today. according to officials.
officials Hopeful in Indiana.
! INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. December =
State officials today were hopeful of
early resumption of operation of mines
in Indiana which furnish state insti-
tutions with coal. Gov. James P. Good
rich said Edward Stewart OF Terre
Haute. president of district No. Ii
Unite- Mine Workers. had agreed to
go to Evansville and discuss with
miners the advisability of resuming
work to supply the state institutions
with fuel.