The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-11-13
MANY WORKERS
RETURN TO MINES;
OTHERS ARE READY
About $4,000 Back on Job in
South, and PennSylvanianS
Return Next,Week.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 1s.-Ap-
proximately $4,000 coal miners re-
sumed work to-day in the East Ten
nessee and Southern Kentucky coal
fields, according to reports received
here. Orders cancelling the strike
were received by local leaders late
yesterday.
DENVER, Col. Nov. 13.-StrikIng
! colorado coal miners to-day were re-
Stunning work. Additional mines
opened to-day and the prospects were
That the State would be back TO nor
NAL shortly. Plenty OF cars are on
hand to rush the coal to Rocky
Mountain communities suffering in
/ zero weather for lack OF fuel. The
I State troops were withdrawing from
the coal fields.
PITTSBURGH. Nov. 13.-Dist.ict
officers Of the United Mine Workers
were confident to-day that the union
mines in Western and Central Penn
sylvania would be in operation early
next week. perhaps on Monday.
The men have not yet had time to
recover from the shock Of the deci-
sion," was the way they put f., "But
when they do they will go back. They
tsceived in the mails last night and
to-day the otiicial order sent out from
International headquarters calling Off
the strike, and already a number Of
local unions have called meetings for
tonight. The order. which was APP
proved by Judge Anderson, calls off
the strike. There is nothing in 1t COM
pelling the men TO resume work, and
some OF them may want 10 remain idle
until after the new agreement has been
made with the operators. While we
have no definite information here, II
looks as though many OF the men
will soon be back in the mines"
Officers Of the Pittsburgh district
spent the greater part OF the day pre-.
pairing for the conference in WASH
ington tomorrow, for which place they
will leave tonight.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Nov. 13-
The miners OF United Mine Workers
District No. 16. which embraces the
Georges Creek and upper Potomac
coal fields, to-day were ordered to re-
turn to work by their union leaders.
This action was taken at a meeting
here Of the Policy Committee, OF the
district, which voted TO accept the
mandate OF the Federal Court at In
dianapolls. About 5000 men in this
district had obeyed the strike order
in these fields.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. l3.-
Union miners OF West Virginia will
return TO work on Monday IL the Fed
eral troops are withdrawn from the
State by that time.
DUQUOIN. ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Complying
with an order issued by local union
miners, following a mass meeting here
Of members OF the United Mine Work.
ers, all hoisting engineers, firemcn,
pumpmen, mule feeders and other
union men who have been permitted
to keep the mines in the Twelfth Dis
trict in working order. left their posts
last night.
COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 1S-Although
sRractically all locals OF the United
Mine Workers had received official
notice Of the recall Of the nation wide
strike order, few OF the 10000 union
coal miners in Ohio returned TO work
to-day. according to reports OF opera
tors and headquarters OF the miners
union.
Az union headquarters It was said
no reports had been received OF union
miners resuming work. Reports from
the mining districts indicated II was
said, that the men would not return
to the mines until new agreement II
reached between the scale committee,
OF the miners and operators
: SPRINoFIELp. ILL.,. Nov. 1S.-Re-
,, ports to-day failed to show any dis
position on the part OF miners TO e
back to their Jobs pending adjust.
! ment OF scale differences at confer.
ences called for tomorrow at Wash.
ington.
For the most part miners were saiC
to be In possession OF the ofiicia
order, signed by Acting Presiden
Lewis and Secretary William Green.
President Frank Harrington ant
other State officials OF the Illinoi
district were on their way to tn
} National Capital to-day.
SAGINAW, Mich, Nov. 13.--win
lam II. Stevenson, Michigan Distric
President OF tho United Mine Work
ers. this morning issued n call 10
n three mass meetings of miners in tn
Saginaw Valley to decide whethe
they will return to work Immediately
The first meeting will be held o
= Bay City tonight. Others will
= held at St Charles and Saginaw To
l. morrow morning and afternoon. re
y spectively.
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