Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-11-07
NATIONS VAST
COAL SUPPLY IS
KEPT IN GROUND
Nonunion and Some Contract
Union Men Remain at Work
in South.
TROOPS READY FOR ACTION
Several Mines in Kentucky and West
Virginia Are Working-Mixup in
Orders in Utah-Tieup Com
pIete in Oklahoma.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Nearly all the ma
closed, as a result of the miners strike,
although thousands of nOnuniOn miners
are at work and in scattered districts
where contracts are still in force union
miners reported as usual. Figures
compiled by and based chiefly on union
leaders claims, in many cases conced-
ed by the operators, showed that 1925
$40 men were out in % states.
In its physical aspects the strike APP
parently has largely stopped produc-
ton Of soft coal but with large non
union fields in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia still operating near normal,
ard with a number of smaller fields
also working with union contract min
ers, the actual effect upon production
cannot be definitely stated.
Coal operators claimed thousands of
nonunion miners were producing coal
IN The usual quantities, although con-
seding that in union fields the strike
eas effective.
Union leaders reported in most in
stances that the strike was virtually
100 per Gent effective.
Report on Strike Numbers.
Tonight's figures on the number of
men out, as compiled by the miners
leaders. were as follows:
Alabama ...... q, 0OOINIontana ..,... 1900
Arkansas ..... 4O00lNew Mexico. 920
Colorado .. 5000 Ohio ............. Al, zoe
Ts1;,,oic n00l( III Ia 1Or1a 10 E00
Indiana .. 2S 000l Pennsylvania ..S7 900
Iowa ......... IA ,000f Tennessee $3.50. ZOO
Kansas ... IS 0G0lTexas ............ 1000
Kentucky - 30 O00lJTtah .......... l. 900
Maryland ... 1900 Washington -. 5000
Michigan ..... 2.4O0IWest Virginia. AZ, 900
Missouri ...... 9,OoOIWyoming ....... 5000
While union mines were tied up in
PENNSYLVANIA, West Virginia, Illinois,
Indiana. Iowa and other important
fields. about half of Kentucky's 10000
miners remained at work. That fact
was accounted for by the fact that the
miners and operators of the west Ken
lucky field signed an agreement about
six weeks ago providing against a
strike.
The most unusual situation was that
in Utah, where the majority of the
miners were reported still at work
That condition resulted from conflict
ing instructions to the miners. John
IT. McLennan, Utah representative of
the union. called off the strike and
later rescinded his order Many miners
were. evidently confused Reports,
however, Indicated that about 1000
were on strike.
Active in Colorado.
In Colorado, the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company had five mines operat-
ing in one district, it was announced.
But the company made no attempt to
operate in the Trinidad district.
North Dakota's 1000 Ignite miners
remained at work.
Only 920 of the 1900 miners of New
Mexico we're on strike.
Coal operators in Oklahoma where
the tieup was complete, said their
mines were held in readiness for op.
GRAFTON as ordered by the government.
Frank Harrington. Illinois district
president, announced all of the 10000
miners of the state We're idle.
While a few of the larger mines in
Alabama were in operation, operators
did not deny the claim Of union lead
ers that about $4,000 men, or 90 per
cent of their men, We're on strike.
West Virginia coal operators assert
ed that operation in that state was 80
per cent of normal
A few thousand federal troops and
state Guardsmen either We're on spe-
cial duty in connection with the strike
Of soft coal miners or were on the
move or awaiting entertainment orders
at the end of the first day of the walk
out.
Seizure of coal in transit was begun
az many points in Michigan including
Detroit, Saginaw and Bay City. under
orders of the railroad administration.
This was done, officials said, "as pre-
rnI;!ion&ry measure, sc the need Of
the railroads may be met
Labor Keen to End Strike.
Washington. Nov 3--Insisting con-
litions facing the country are far
more serious than durag the war, the
advisory board of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers issued a state
ment urging the immediate assembling
In Washington of an Industrial COM
mission to remedy existing turbulent
conditions.
The railroad men stipulate that the