The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-11-06
100000 COAL
MINERS ARE OUT
GARFIELD RESTORES WAN OR.
pERs WILL SEIZE COAL
~ NEEDED.
INJUNCTION IS IGNORED
TABLE By STATES OF MEN WHO
HAVE oeEYEo STRIKE
CALL,


western Newspaper Union News Service.
Indianapolis, Oct. 31.-The strike of
bitunlinOus miners went into effect to-
night with the national headquarters
here OF the United Mine Workers of
America slenced by II restraining Or
der issued today by Judge A. B. Ander-
son Of the federal District Court.
Chicago, Oct. 31.-BituminOus coal
fields Of the nation tonight are In the
grip Of IL strike. Union leaders de-
clnred that 45O,OOO are out.
Reports from the soft coal fields are
incomplete: even the union leaders
agreed they must wait before being
able definitely to know the number OF
men who had obeyed the strike call.
But In almost every instance the min
ers' spokesman asserted that the tie-up
"f the mines would he virtually com
sufficient ! 'r of men IN tho mines
to man the pumps NJ 'r'"
erty in shape for resumption nj w"rl
when the strike, shall I've ended. Some
union leaders refused to talk on NC
count OF the restraining order i1Dued
at indianapolis.
Reports to the union leaders tonight
indicated that the hulk of the miners
In the great producing regions Of
Pennsylvania. West Virginia. Ohio. IlIi-
nOis, Iowa, Kentucky, Colorado. Kan.
sax. Montana and Wyoming had left
the mines at the clNse Of the day shift
to remain on strike.
But with the strike starting Of.
f1cially At midnight Sunday. a day
Of non.production, It was generally
conceded that not before Monday
would the actual effect Of the strike
he known definitely. BY that Tina
union leaders will have nearly com.
plete reports from union locals and
the coal operators will know to what
extent they will be able 10 operate II
they should decide to attempt actual
mining work.
The following table BY states Of
men who left the mines today and
tonight to obey the strike call ID
hnsetl on repNrtx In most Instances
estimates received by union leaders
throughout the country:
Arkansas. 1910: Colorado. 1900: H.
linOIs. SO.OOO: Indiana. 35.OOO: Iowa,
l4.On: Kansas. l2.NN: Kentucky,
20,WU: Maryland i.sOO: Michigan.
2,+ND: Missouri. 1000: Montana,
4.UW: New Mexico. 1000: Ohio, TO-
WO: Okiah"nn. GUO: Pennsylvania,
lUI.0O; Tennessee. 1000: Utah,
l.tAD: Washington. ROOO: West Yir-
ginin. +O.W0; Wyoming. 5000: Texas,
?,:NO
While u" reports were available
from Alal'ann. Texas and Virginia,
union lenders said there were numbers
"f men or strike and thousands
would M out tomorrow In the xO,,th.
ern fields.
TomOrr"w's reports would show,
the union chiefs said. that the strike
IN Of M vnst MI extent ~ to par,liyxe
production Of bituininO,is coal.
IL Utah miners werr quitting work
today In spite ~ II notice calling "ff
the strike. ns Issued by John II. Nc.
Lehman. Utah representative Of the
United Mine Workers Of America.
Mr., McI.ennan announced that he had
received from John l.. Lewis. setting
pr"si'l"n, III tl,~ organization. ut In.
'ii"nninlls. message informing hin,
That the strike should he called Off.
Mr. Lewis. however. repudIRted the
ucss"gc and n" further explanation
ri the mystery wits to he Ind.