New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
sOut on Top" Says Gov.
ernor, s'Despite Sabotage,
Red A gitators and
sy.m M p a t h y Strikes
Car Crews Interfere
Electricians Try to Re-
tard Production by Re-
= fusing to String Wires
Snecia! Cnrresnondence


Topeka. Kan, Dec. 5.-"My volun-
.eers are simply knocking the spots OFF
the production records of the strikers" i"
Governor Henry J. Allen declared to-
night, at the close of the fifth day of
state operation of coal mines in Chero-
kee and Crawford counties. eve have
encountered all the elements this week.
We have bucked cold waves, snow
storms, rains. Red agitators, sabotage
and sympathy strikes-and are out on
top
From the Pittsburg field tonight
Governor Allen sent word that twelve
pits were operated to-day, and four
new strip mines were sufficiently pre-
pared to insure their opening Monday.
Trains loaded with steam shovels, der
ricks, scrappers. trucks and teams ar
rived in the field to-day to supplement
the regular mine machinery ct the
crews from the University of Ne
braska left Lincoln tonight, and will
report for service in the Kansas mines
some time tomorrow
Interference Fails to Dismay
Street and interurban railway crews
have refused TO haul the Governors
volunteers and soldiers, and cleo
tricians are holding up the stringing of
wires which mean night shifts for
eight of the mines under state operation.
But Governor Allen said he was not
dismayed He telephoned to Mrs. AL
len tonight that he would pass an
other week in the field, and might not
leave the job long enough to come to
Topeka for the week end. In fact Sun
day doubtless will be just another
workday for the volunteers.
They are right on their toes-every
one of them" the Governor said "All
Of the men want to work. The men who
have not been organized for work are
petulant and moody. They are deter
mined TO break records in this field
and we are breaking them in spite of
encountering week which has pro-
vided every hardship and disadvantage
for the men"
Mines under operation to-day show
& possible tonnage of 4,5O0 day
or virtually 100 cars of coal. Governor
Allen has set that figure for next
weeks tonnage record He declared the
output would be greater if lights are
provided for night shifts.
Fifty Cars of Coal Commandeered
R. j. Lee, Topeka banker, was named
by the Governor to-day as his business
representative in obtaining new coal
supplies for the state from fields not
included in the receivership. Mr.. Lee
commandeered fifty cars of coal from
the Linn County fields to-day. He
called for volunteer workers tonight
TO load the coal.
Railroad officials promise cars for
Saturday, The fuel will be moved i'm
mcdlatelt to towns in Kansas. The
linn County fields are being operated
by non-union workers and are running
at capacity, with plans for opening
several new strips next week
Governor Allen reported enrolment
Of number of union men from Mis-
souri, mines to-day. The men entered
service in the Pittsburg field.
Announcement that the War Depart
tment has issued a large amount of
amy equipment for the state university
and agricultural college led to reports
that new military forces were to be
sent to the fields by the Governor. The
Governor said tonight he did not be-
leve additional forces would be neces-
iary.