Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-07
CONSUME TON Of
COAL IN EXCESS
OF MINE OUTPUT
CAPITAL LEARNS
Washington Says the Country
Is Burning Three Times As
Much Fuel As the Mines Are
Producing At Present,
EFFORTS Renewed TO
PROTECT THE PUBLIC
Hines Ordered to Eliminate
Train Service Many Com
munitieS Report Sufferingi
Make Appeals For Relief,

Washington, Nov. 6.-Still hopeful
that court developments at lndlanapo.
lis Saturday might point the way tC
an early ending of the coal strike
| government agencies nevertheless put
| forth renewed and more determine
| efforts TO-DAY to protect the public
against distress almost certain TO re-
suit from a protracted suspension u
! mining operations.
Realizing that the country is burn
mig three times rs much coal as the
mines are turning out, the RAILROAD
administration, The great coal DIS.
| tributing agencies, through its re-
| Gently created central coal committee
took drastic action in ordering that
The supplying OF coal to foreign owned
ships in American ports be stoppsG
Immediately.
With calls for assistance from com
munities suffering from a coal shol l.
age growing more numerous, the rail
road administration turned loose
| every available car to meet the ap-
peals made for fuel.
No Coal for Foreign Ships.
Orders went TO regional directors
of the nations railroads from Director
General Hines to eliminate train serv-
ice where absolutely necessary IN the
public interest, Dut it was officially
announced that no general curtail-
ment of service was contemplated.
The discontinuance of foreign tonnage
bunkering was the first 9neral steu
taken by the government since he
cal strike began last Saturday to-
ward curtailment of transportation.
The central committee made it plli1
that American owned ships and ton
mage under the American flag would
continue to receive coal supplies, but
all other vessels as the situation now
exists will be co,lpelled to await Tie
end OF the sulk6.
The committees action is similar to
that taken by Great Britain during
the recent strike of British coal
miners Officials would not predict
the result of the order as it was not
known in Washington the amount of
foreign tonnage now in American
ports dependent on coal supplies from
this country. Vessels now being
bunkered in event they are foreign
owned, will be tied up as well as all
such incoming vessels with INSULT
cient supplies in their holds to make
the return trip.
No Change In Policy.
Before leaving Washington tonight
for indianapolis, Assistant Attorney
General Ames, in charge OF the gov
ernments case, declared there was no
change in its policy toward the
strike and that he would endeaVor to
obtain renewal of its temporary in
junction.
Reports from agents of the depart
ment of justice and from miners and
operators showed little overnight
change in conditions, except that
operators claimed forty-four union
mines in operation in West Virginia, |
a gain of thirty-two over last Satur-
day. Officers of the American Fed |
GRAFTON of Labor and representatives |
of miners denied these reports and |
asserted their own advices showed |
no crumbling of union forces any
where in the bituminous regions.
There were rumors, apparently |
from high sources, that the |
Injunction hearing set for Saturday |
might go over for one week without |
prejudice to either side. Equally per-
sistent were reports that Samuel |
Gompers would make a personal ao-
peal to Attorney General Palmer to-
morrow for withdrawal of the re.
straining order and all court pro-
ceedings on assurance that if this
were done the strike could be settled |
and the men put back to work in the
mines in forty-eight hours.
Mr. Palmer was out of the city, but
he statement by Judge Ames that the
government would not compromise
The strike, which it held Illegal, was
as the last word on the sub
iect
Long Drawn Out Struggle.
Dismissal of all court proceedings !
asked for today by the unions, will
make it possible, labor leaders said
FOR the two sides, through their fun
,cdle committees, to negotiate ne
wage agreement at one sitting Re-
'usal, and issuance of more drastic
orders directing heads of the miners
rganization to Iesume operations
would mean, these officials said, II
ong drawn out struggle.
Government officials took another
ook at stock report and while these
indicated coal enough to meet imme-
liate needs, the fact stared them in
he face that the daily consumption
vas around 100000 tons, while the
laily output had been reduced by the
strike to about three and half mil
ion tons. 1t was easy for a man to
igure, they said. how long present.
'tocks would last, assuming the bins
we're filled for an average run of
hirty days. Il
A full report of the strike situation
will be presented to the cabinet at its
NJ Getting tomorrow While 1t has been
announced that the cabinet stood
olidly together in formulating the
strike policy, 1t has
,een common talk in labor and Off
ial circles that Secretary Wilson, n
ormer officer OF the United Mino .
Workers of Ameri, a, strongly opposed /,
Injunction proceedings.
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED