Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-29
EXPECT
MONDAY W|LLF|ND
MINING RESUMED
Increased Production Not
Looked for Today or
Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

ny me Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 29-Immediate
results in increased production of btu
m1nous coal were not expected today
to follow the governments announce
ment that it proposes to see mining
begun and posting at the shafts by the
operators of notice of the granting of
IA per cent wage increase. Opera
tors looked upon the latest steps in the
miners strike with optimism, however,
and believed that on Monday many
Workmen would re-enter the mines.
Saturdays and Sundays generally have
| been regarded as at least part holidays
in the coal fields, they pointed out.
On the other hand, miners spokes-
men generally predicted that few men
would return to work under those con-
ditions, adding that the offer would be
ignored, especially in the great fields
of the central competitive area, en-
bracing Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
western Pennsylvania.
Milder weather today over much of
the country, which for two days past
was in the grasp of unseaSonably low
temperatures brought relief. Many
small cities and towns were almost
fuelless and suffering was imminent.
With radical restrictions on use of
fuel in force in many places, notably
Kansas City, Mo-; Omaha, Neb., and
Indianapolis and the entire southern
| region, state and local officials today
considered further means of warding
off a famine.
Confers With Gen. Wood.
In Kansas. Gov. Henry J. Allen went
ahead with plans for opening UP the
strip pits Monday. He said 1000 men
had volunteered, and he conferred last
night at Kansas City, Mo-, with Mai.
Gen. Leonard Wood. commander of
the Central Department of the United
States Army. Meanwhile the domes-
tic situation in Kansas was described
as critical, extremely low tempera-
lures and snow and sleet falls over
the entire state making it necessary
to delve deeply into short fuel sup
plies.
Calling of conference of governors
of the coal producing states for Mon
day or Tuesday at Chicago by Fred
erick D. Gardner. Governor of Mis-
souri,, today awaited statement of a
definite plan of action by the federal
government for reopening the mines,
Should the government decide to take
over the mines. Gov. Gardner said, the
conference would not be called. but
otherwise he would issue the call ito
see what the governors could do"
Mr.. Gardner, who was at Jefferson
City today. said he would act under
his authority as chairman of the COM
mittee on profiteering. appointed at
the recent meeting of governors at
Salt Lake City. Governors of Kansas
Arkansas, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
nessee especially would be urged to
attend.
Announcement that all mines in
Wyoming were being worked today
was among the encouraging bits of
news from the production fields Pos
sibility of settlement of the strike in
Illinois also brought some encourage
ment. Miners in that, one of the ma
tions greatest fields, apparently Join
ed with the operators in hoping for
an agreement. although neither side
would admit there was such a pros
pect.
Additional Walkout Reported.
A walkout of engineers and pump
erS at some of the southern Illinois
mines also was reported today. If that
We're true, mine owners asserted the
mines would fill with water and at
leastiten days would be required to
pump them out before work could be
resumed.
That was the first report that such
employees had deserted their posts
Generally they, with sufficient other
workmen to protect the property,
were left at the mines when the strike
was called.
At various points today there were
reports that train service was to be
either from Walker d. Hines, federal
director general of railroads, or re-
gional directors.
At Gallup, N. NJ, twenty-five strik-
ing miners today were under arrest.
Military authorities ordered them
taken into custody when they at
tempted to hold meeting without
obtaining a permit. Three wagon
loads of arms, ownership of which had
not been established, were seized.
Secretary of War Baker today had
before him a request from Gov. Rob-
ertson of Oklahoma for troops to be
sent into that state to protect miners
who desired to re-enter the mines.
Notice of Increase Posted.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November g.
Today will mark the first concerted eff
fort by operators in the Indiana coal
fields to bring about resumption of OPP
GRAFTON of mines tied up by the strike of
United Mine Workers of America on
November I. Mine owners posted no
tees that the increase of IA per cent
proposed by Fuel Administrator Gar
field would become effective at once and
some of the operating companies added
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