The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
Lethargy 0verhangs Indian
apoIis Headquarters of
United Mine Workers.
NOT DUE TO DIsINTEREsT
Leaders Obeying Restraining
4 Order to Letter, but Predict
800, 600 VIII Strike.

Indianapolis. md. Nov. 1.--From
the zone of most activity In connec-
tion with the strike of approximately
100000 bituminous coal miners, head
quarters OF the United Mine Workers
Of America here has been transs
formed in the last twenty-four houy
to perhaps the most lethargic.
The lack Of activity, however. is
due to disinterest in the strike, bt
the result Of the sweeping provis q
Of the restraining order isuedk
terday by Federal Judge Andi g
compelling the miners officials :
frain from taking any part
Quoting or encouraging the 81 : ,of
the miners, which, according = : IS
patches. has been carried ou I; Jost
to a man among the unions coal
workers Of the country. IS
Miners leaders at headquarters
thus far, apparently, have obeyed the
restraining order to the letter. They
not only decline to give out state.
ments and reports concerning the
strike, but will not discuss their plans
for combating the action of the gov
ernment in the courts. and unless the
restraining order Is violated by some
of these against whom 1t is directed
miners headquarters probably will
remain quiet, at least until the gov
ernment injunction proceedings agair
come up In the federal court, Nov. s
Say Strike Will Extend.
Chicago, Nov. Upward of 394,-
600 bituminous coal miners through
out the nation of a total Of $4,000
men employed in that industry were
today on strike in response to the
general strike call, effective at mid.
night last night. according to reports
in some instances estimated, received
by union leaders. Despite the fedora
Injunction issued at indianapolis
against the strike, the leaders who
generally stated they would disre'
gard it, asserted the strike today
would be extended to more than 500,.
600 miners.
Exact strength of the walkout
probably will not be known unit
Monday, however, since in many OF
the country's mines Saturday has
been recognized as at least hall
holiday and work suspended alto.
gether. In others on Sundays. r'''
r Mine Operators early today had an.
nounced no plans for carrying OF
| mining, despite the precautionary
steps taken and promised by the fed
eral and different state governments
Neither had they given out an esti
| mate of the number of men on strike
Throughout the country the put
| ting into effect of the walkout wa
orderly. No reports of violence or de
| struction of property were receive;
and in many instances a sufficien
quota Of union men was left at th'
various properties to prevent acci
dents or the damage that would re-
suit from stopping the machinery.
How States Are Affected.
Minus reports from some of tn
states on the number Of miners af
| fected by the strike order, principal.
Alabama and Virginia, follow in
table of states Of the number of mel
reported out today by the uniol
leaders: Arkansas, 1000; Colorado
5000; Illinois, $4,000; Indiana, $4,000
| Iowa, $4,000; Kansas. 10000; Ken
lucky, 10000; Maryland, 10000
Michigan, 2,40o; Missouri, 1000
Montana, 1000; New Mexico, 1000
Ohio, 100000; Oklahoma, 1000; Penn
sylvania, 100000: Tennessee. 1000
Texas, $500; Utah, 1000; Washing
ton, 5000; West Virginia, 10000
Wyoming, 5000.