The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-12
Is No Stampede, But the
Men Are Going
Back.
PETERS HARD AT WORK.
He Wants to Get Every
Mine in the Region
Working Full

Miners are returning to work to-
day and the big coal miners strike Is.
begfnuing to assume a more opttmts=
tic saspect for all concerned, BY the
close Of the day it is expected that
from rs to 100 mines in Northern
west virginia will have miners back.
in the pits. There were close 70 70
mines working at noon today,
While the miners are not coming
back in stampede fashion, neYerthe-
less they are gradually taking their
places as the day wears On. Wiser
heads realize that the best thing enc
miners can do is to return to work
az ii will give the United Mine WORK
ers Of America more prestige than a
reverse action.
No one worked more strenuously 70
have the men return to the mines to-
tay than H. e. Peters, Fairmont, pres
ident of sub district 4, who mas OIL
ces in the DeYeny building. All day
DELEGATIONS were calling at the Office
to seek the latest information ana
adytss as to what should be done.
Telephone inquiries were numerous
and Mr.. Peters orders were to the ell
feet that the men should return 20.
work at once. Usually Mr, Peters
orders ran like this: 81
ire ailenl getlser. tl.ei ,9ls
order into effect at once and put tne
men to work."
In addition MFR. Peters sent organiz-
ersS into the field and they addressed
assemblages ofsminers and urged them
to resume labors. .i.
There is little doubt but that the.
miners will return to work more and
more each day although many are
awaiting the receipt Of the cancella-
ton Of the strike order, which left
indianapolis, Ind, on Tuesday eve
ming at 6 o'clock. This letter was
mailed to every local OF the Uniteo
Mine Workers and probably will be
received tonight or Thursday morn.
ing.
Many mine owners in Northern West
yirgfnia this morning found that con-
ditions were unchanged when they
came to their operations. The min,
ers In quite few instances remained
out as usual. With the strike order
called off the miners generally desire
to return to work, perhaps with the
exception of a few individuals
When the Jamisbn Coal & Coke
company offices resumed its work to-
day they found sufficient men to start
ali OF their mines and in this regard
they probably we're in better posi-
ton than any of the other mining
companies in the Fairmont region.
The Jamison company had probably
twenty five per cent of the men at
work.
The Consolidation Coal company
with some degree Of success worked
its mines at Murray, Faitmont Shaft,
New England, Meadow Brook and
Montana. 1t is understood that s. d..
Brady and sufficient miners to- work
one Of his mines. AT quite q few op-
erations no men at all responded.
No mines along the Mongahela rau-
way worked today. There were no
signs Of life as far as coal production
vent. This was also true along the
Morganto#n & Wheeling railroad.
Late Tuesday night n. ID Peters,
Fairm0nt, received official notice that
the general strike was cancelled. Mr.;
Peters proceeded to notify the var
ious locals in sub district 4 to send
thefr men back to work. President
Peters then prepared an official LETT
ter, which he mailed out to the various
locals IN sub district 1. II is as fol-
lows:
FaIrmossk w. Va,
Nov. n, 1919.
\. i'll LocA nhls TIRo oUGA-
o.A'T SUE DISTRICT no. 4:
Dear s. s NIi6 Brothers: In com-
piiance the orders issue from
the II .er alton and District d Gees,
q Bnttnued on page tonrl
.-.s-.e<ss-l-.-,., - !,
III JOIN THE RFp eAossl
who have & beeS solicited
S Z IN through he or anlzation
/ x ~ Ia are ext ted to rop IN a
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