Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23
STRIKE OFFICIALS
ACCUSED OF TRICK
Charged With Bad Faith in
Pretended Obedience
to Court.

by the Associated PresS.
CLEVELAND, November 22-Charges
that the coal miners officials COM
pliance with the court order to call of
the strike was not issued in good
faith were made here today by George
H. Cushing. managing director of the
in an address before the City Club.
The withdrawal order submitted to
the court by the miners, he said, was
not on the official letterhead Of the
union containing the official seal and
was not an official withdrawal, but "a
trick to deceive our federal courts"
Mr.. Gushing declared that if the de-
mands of the miners were met, an in
crease Of 125 per cent in the cost of
coal to the consumer would result He
read figures designed to show that a
six-hour day and five-day week would
wipe out the productive capacity for a
year of 100000 men.
"Practiced Studied Modification"
The miners union. he said. practiced
a studied notification Of every effort
of the operators to reduce the cost of
producing a ton of coal" They have
tried to prevent use Of labor-sav wing
machinery, limit the numbersof men
to load coal from these machines, and
through other demands make their use
Improbable, Mr.. Gushing declared.
Commenting on the governments eff
forts to obtain a settlement Of the con-
| troversy, Mr.. Gushing said "the stage
was so set that the operators were left
in no doubt as to what would be ac-
ceptable."
Fuel Administrator Garfield had
placed before the miners and OPERA
tors in Washington President Will
sons telegram requesting him to sit
in at the conference as a sort of "un-
official adviser" Mr.. Cushing said
adding:
Thus it was allowed to be known
that the doctor was acting as the per-
sonal representative of the President u
Kanawha Fields Unsettled,
| CHARLESTON, w. Va, November %
Inability of miners and operators
representatives to reach an agreem emf
at Washington has caused an "un-
settled feeling" throughout the Kama.
wha coal fields of West Virginia, &C.
cording to statement issued here to.
night by w. NJ. Blizzard, an official O,
district No. II, United Mine Workers
! local disagreement caused the
closing of one kanawha mine TODAY
union leaders announced here. The
men walked out. it was said, because
the company placed a loading limi,
! OF 400 pounds upon a. two-ton car
| The companies declared, miners said
that the cars would not stand heayie,
loading. and the men objected, claim.
ing they would lose money for Goa
| loaded over the stipulated weight.
Will Issue Warrants.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, November %
United States Marshal H. A. Seees
announced yesterday that fedora
warrants would be issued before tn.
! commissioner in Walker county to.
morrow morning for the arrest q,
Reuben Phillips and Marion Saunders
white miners, charged with violation
of the Lever act and conspirine to re.
strict coal production.
! 1t is charged that the miners Fri.
day night shot Hugh Bell and anotbe,
negro who had been working a,
Benois mines, in Walker county, Rel,
I was brought to Birmin CHAM. and tbe
other negro, shot through the 1ee
was not located until to-day, as he
ran into the woods from the scene
| of the shooting.
The government takes the posi.
tion," said Marshal Skeggs, in com.
menting on the arrests, that any
: man, white or colored. wanting to fol.
| low his line of work shall be give,
! full protection"
! CHICAGO, November 22.-Furtbe,
restrictions on the use of coal anf
! hardships on industry marked the
/ twenty-second day Of the miners
| strike.
/ w. T. Tyler, director of operation.
of the railroad administration, passina
: through Chicago today on his wav tG
Washington, declared there "a
| enough coal in Tic country ror man,
, months if 1t were supplied onIv "
domestic consumers and essential in.
! dustries.
Special Session in Colorado