The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-13
Whistles Blo1U in
Vain for Miners
Majority Of Mines Remain
IdIe-Men Await Of
fiCiaI Notice.
TEST TO COME TODAY
Whistles Bleat in Vain--No
Work Until Contract
Is Signed,

is Slgneu.
Chicago, Nov. 13.--Bituminous coal
miners today were expected to return
to work in increasing numbers In
many of the countrys lesser fields,
but what they would do in the great
Pennsylvania and Illinois areas and
the Indiana and Kansas mines, among
others. remained uncertain.
The workers generally showed q
disposition to await informal notif-
cation by their immediate union Off
GERS of the strike recall message sent
out by John l.. Lewis. acting presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers OF
America, in response to a federal
court order.
Whistles Bleat VainIy.
Springfield. ILL.,. Nov. 13.--Mine
whistles in Illinois again bleated their
call to strikers to return to work to-
day in vain. The 10000 men In the
sta'e continued to ignore the strike
recall order, 1t was learned at the
state union headquarters.
Reports from the coal fields In
southern, central and northern Iili-
nois state the men are inclined to
await the results of the Washington
conference tomorrow before resuming
operations.
Virginia Mines Idle.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 13.--Prac-
tically every coal mine in union fields
of West Virginia was idle today. and
while few miners have returned to
work following the United Mine
workers recall of the strike order
in iications are that q majority Of
the men will not enter the mines un-
til they have been Officially" notified
to do so by their international execu-ts
tives.
Not Inclined to Work.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 13.-Coal opera~
tors of the Pittsburgh district and
the central and western Pennsylvania
| fields reported today union miners Of
this area have displayed no inclina-
tion to return to work. despite the
recall of the strike order by United
| Mine Workers executives.
Reports indicated that the miners
were standing firm and would not
go back to work until notified by =
district officer of the union In person
that the strike had ended.
Although Notice Received.
| Columbus, O., Nov. 13.-Almost
practically ali locals Of the United
Mine Workers had received official
notice of the recall of the nationwide
strike few of the 10000 union min
ers in Ohio returned to work today
according to operators and headquary
ters of the United Mine Workers
here.
(, Await Contract.
bridgeport, o.. Nov. 13,--Omciale
of subdlstrict No. 5, miners union,
n today catled q convention for Sat-
II urday morning III Wheelings w. Va
II OF Representatives OF all eastern Ohid
ana northern West Virginia locals.
At the subdistrict, offices here II
was stated that the purpose of the
meetings is to explain the action
which led to the strike order being
recalled.
Men mt Elm Grove. W. Va, last
night voted not to work until a con-
tract Is made. Mass meetings are on
in several mining towns today. No
mines have resumed work.
Today To Be Test.
J Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Today
was expected to be test as To
. whether soft coal miners in Illinois
, will return to work.
Early reports failed to show any
disposition on the part of the miners
, to 90 back to their jobs pending ad-
|
ferences called for tomorrow at
Washington.
Appeal Prepared.
indianapolis, Nov. 13.-Pending the
outcome of the wage scale CONFER
ence in washington no appeal from
! the decision of Judge A B. Anderson
in the injunction proceedings agains'
the United Mine Workers viii be
| -
the miners counsel.
An appeal. however, has been pre-
pared and the papers and an appeal
bond submitted by the union leaders
counsel to District Attorney SlacR
and Special Assistant District At
torney Dan Simms, for examination
The miners have thirty days in whicf
to appeal.
Indiana officers of the mine work
ers and other union officials, departed
for Washington today for the wag'
scale conference which opens at 1.
o'clock tomorrow morning. The In
diana leaders are going with the In
, tention of making the best OF Das
bargain" in the words of william
, Mitch. secretary of district No. III.
. Also Desert Posts.
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 13.-Informa
I ton received here by operators TN
morning said union men left in wv
mines at Benton to care for compan'
! property. under the terms of tn
! strike order, had deserted their post
: today. following similar action a
Duquoin. The walkout was said Z
r be protest against obedience of In
ternational officials to the fedora
| court mandate to call off the strike.
Bellaire Miners Meet.
Bellaire, o., Nov. 13.-Decision no
to return to work until a new wag
scale agreement Is reached with tn
{ operators is expected to be taken q
n mass meeting to be held here thi
afternoon by union coal miners i
= this vicinity.
t There are about 1000 organizes
a miners in this district.
r A meeting is scheduled this after
: noon near Bridgeport, where aoou
1900 miners reside.