Evening star., 1920-09-14
UNION COAL men
MAY RENEW PLEA
TO THE PRESIDENT
Hope to Take Action Today
Ending vacation" in An
thracite Fields.
BY the Associated Press.

HAZELTON. Pa, September IA (by
the Associated Press). Definite
action on policy toward ending the
vacation" strike of mine workers in
the anthracite coal region was ex-
pected here today, when the miners
policy committee resumed it's session.
| Indications were that the deadlock
which resulted in the committees ad-
journment yesterday would be broken
| by the acceptance of some definite
plan, but whether it would provide
for quick resumption of work in
the hard coal field could not be
presented to the committee today was
one providing for the ordering back
to work of the miners and a renewal
of the request upon President Wilson
for the reopening of the award of the
!, presidential wage commi ssion. Off
Gals of the mine workers union de-
| ciared this action would be taken
without affecting the dignity and
| honor of the union. and predicted
the proposition would be adopted de-
spite the opposition of the insurgent
elements.
! Thomas Kennedy, president of dis
- ~ ., CidiIIHdH OF the committee.
declined to make any statement on
the probable outcome of the session.
| except to say that the subcommittee
appointed yesterday would make its
report on various policies suggested
as instructed.
| stand Is UncAansed.
Representatives of districts and
declared, however, that the stand
taken Yesterday in demanding def
i n a ftx,%
would reopen the award before er-
dering the miners back to work was
unchanged. They said they desire to
have committee go to Washington
70 confer with President Wilson or
Secretary of Labor Wilson regarding
this matter before issuing any order
| to the "vacationists"
| Philip Murray. international vice
president, and representatives of dis
trict l asserted that they would not
quit the meeting until they had put
through their policy to order the men
back to work in accordance with the
agreement signed at Scranton, pend
ing efforts to reopen the award of
the presidential commission.
| Meantime all mines in the Hazelton
and Shamokin districts remained
completely tied up by the unau-
thorized walkout. The situation in
district l also remained unchanged
| Alabama Strike Believed Spent.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. September Il
j-Esttmates of the number of men or
strike varied widely today. The Goa
Operators association figures were
1000. and reports to the headquar.
ters here were that the strike had
spent it's force. With the arrival OF
more ears, it was stated, production
Will show an increase. as much new
labor has been imported.
Union figures. were $4,000 men ou
and ii was predicted a complete tie-uI
of operations will occur by the ent
of this week. President Kennamel
said about seventy operators hav,
mines in this field, but some com
panies own as many as half dozen
Five thousand men who are WorkinI
in the mines operated under unioI
contracts will remain on the job, sait
Mr.. kennamer. The total number
OF men employed in this field is abou
$4,000. - :
Try to Continue Strike.
| In the face of an injunction re.
straining them from 'disturbing
hindering or interfering with oper-
ations" at the Gamble mines of the
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
union leaders early today were trvine
to devise means of continuing the
general strike Of coal mines which
| mas been in existence in the Alabama
field since last Wednesday.
The injunction which was granted
late yesterday afternoon by. Judge
W. l. Grubb of the federal district
manner. president OF the United Nine
workers OF AlaPama; ]. L. Clemo, sec
retary; William Harrison, national or
ganlzer, and other union officials. ana
hearing was set for September 1s.