The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-04
WILSON'S OFFER
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going full blast and fifteen union
mines resumed in West Virginia.
Lewis Gives Statement.

mines resumed in West Virginia.
Lewis Gives Statement
Indianapolis, Nov. 4.x-John L.
Lewis. acting president of the United
Mine Workers of America. today for
the first time broke the silence he has
maintained since tn estrike of bitumi-
nous coal miners was called Friday
midnight. c
The statement was significant in
view of the many reports of a quick
ending of the strike IN circulation here
and in Washington.
He said:
THE machinery of the joint system
of bargaining in the mining industry is
intact. 1t would be a simple matter
for the government and coal opera
tors to again set it in motion to nego-
tiate a wage agreement"
The statement was issued when
Lewis was questioned ~rega6din 81 re-
ports of a quick ending of the Strike
= 1t can be stated definitely that Lew
is has not communicated with Samuel
Gompers or Warren s.. Stone. labor
leaders, in regard to a strike settle-
ment.
When the strike is settled. it will be
thru the instrumentality Of the United
Mine Workers of America, according
to the stand union leaders have con-
stantly maintained. This. stand Is not
changed in the least, Lewis said.
Non-Union eIines Break Records.
Pittsburg, Nov. 4.-Record breaking
coal production in non-union mines in
the Pittsburgh district was reported
today by operators, while union lead
erS said the mines under the juriSdic-
tion of the U. M. w. A. were down as
tight as any time since the strike was
called. Cars, It was said, were even
more plentiful today than they were
yesterday and every possible effort
was being made by the railroads tt
move coal as promptly as it was
loaded.
Resolution for Arbitration.
Washington, Nov. A special
presidential commission to attempt
arbitration of the bituminous coal
strike was proposed in a resolution In
troduced today by Chairman Kenyon
of the labor committee. Without dis
eussion the measure was referred tE
| that committee.
Conference On.
Washington, Nov effort to
reach basis for possible settlement
of the strike of bituminous coal min
ers were made today at a conference
here between Federal Fuel Admins
TRAITOR Garfield and j. D. A. Morrow
president of the National Coal asso-
citation, an organization of the leading
coal operators of the country.
Government Optimistic.
Chicago, Nov. Ain the face of vir-
tually an unbreken front of approx.
mately 425.000 striking coal miners
| whose walkout thruouts the nation a.
midnight Friday night has produced
almost complete paralysis of the pro
| duction of bituminous coal, dawn o.
i the second full day of the strike foun(
1 government officials and coal f1int
! operators in an optimistic mood.
Additional movements of federal ant
/ state troops into various coal field:
were reported over night and thou
sands of carloads of fuel in transi
| were confiscated by the federal rail
road administration diminishing tht
supply of private Industries and mu
inequalities, some of which alfead,
have felt the stoppage of production
| Officials of the United Nina Worker
of America whose lips officially wer'
| sealed by the federal court injunction
issued at Indianapolis last week re
| manned silent.
! Attorneys for the miners continued
preparation today of their side of th'
case preparatory to the hearing mex
Saturday in federal court of the in
| junction proceedings and Washington
officials were of the opinion that tn
broad P6wers of the restraining orde
prohibiting use of the strike fund
would compel the miners to resum,
| work.
More Military Control.
Mckinley and Colfax counties, New
i Mexico. today were added to the dis
tricts under military control by a mar
tial law proclamation of Governo
LarrazoIa. Federal soldiers tool
charge as the strike became complet
in all mines of the state. except thos
of the Gallup American company a
Gallup.
Additional troops for possible dut
in the extensive Pennsylvania field
were under orders today to be read
to entrain at two hours notice. The
were the 23rd and Ninth regiments .
infantry at Camp Travis. San Antonio
Texas.
The 35th infantry will start tornor
row for Camp Lewis, Washington, 70
STRIFE dutx in the Pacific, an an
nouneement from Camp Travis said
For duty in wyoming coal fields