Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-11
ANTHRACITE MINES
| CLOSE FOLLOWING
/ PRESIDENTS REPLY
Biggest Scranton Galleries
Shut DoWr-HazIeton
District Is Idle.
By the Associated Press.


SCRANTON. Pa. September IL
The first effect Of President Wilson's
refusal to have the scale committee
OF miners and operators in the an
thracite region reopen the wage
agreement signed last week came to-
day when the Coal Brook eollieries
at Carbondale, the largest operation
in this region Of TIE Hudson Coal
ICbmpeny. dSoB4d7 down; At Haaleton
every colliery in the district was idle
The Coleraine was the last to sus-
pend. after holding out since the
miners started to leave the mines
more than a week ago as result of
dissatisfaction with the wage board.
mine 1o WORKER Iee viii iln's Be sVea on vacation.
according to leaders Of the vacation
movement. This action. they say.
will be the miners answer to Presi-
dent Wilson's refusal to reopen the
which failed to satisfy the workers.
Predicts Industrial Struggle.
.Enoch williams. chairman of the
joint grievance committee OF the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western
Coal Company and also leader OF the
insurgents in the Scranton district.
said that the refusal of the Presi-
in one of the hardest fought indus
trial struggles ever waged In the
country.
Men who have been remaining at
work have been doing SO IN the BELIEF
that the President would reopen the
case and make it possible for the an
thracite mine workers to be granted
concessions similar to those won by
the bituminous workers." he said.
"The lines are now firmly drawn ana
work under the award as handed
down by the majority members Of the
commission, is not true to himself. the
union or his family"
Alabama Situation Crucial
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. September IL.
With Gov kilby's coal commission
planning to extend the scope OF IT'S
ing Industry the strike of miners in
the Alabama fields, called last Tues
day, entered its crucial stage today.
Figures compiled by railroads show
ing actual movement OF cars from
mines indicate that coal production
in Alabama at present is IS per cent
normal.
The strike continues to maintain the
sporadic character which character
lied the walkout in erect when the
While half a dozen mines OF 5O0-ton
capacity or less have been closed
down during the past two days. opera
tions at the larger mines are appar-
emily unhampered, furnace companies,
which operate the big steam coal
mines, reporting practically no de-
crease in production.
Meeting Called Monday.
HAZLETON, Pa., September IL
After reading the press reports OF the
action of President Wilson in refus-
ing the request of the miners to re-
open the wage scale, Thomas Ken
nedy Of this city. president Of district
No. Z, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, called meeting of the policy
committee of the miners, to be held
here Monday morning.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. September IL
Criminal warrants charging viola
tions OF the Lever act in charging al
legged excessive prices in coal were is
sued yesterday by United States Com
missioner ]. p. Powers for the arrest
of l.. o. Scott of Hartman, 7. c. Jacks
of Vasper and Sam T. Buffatt and
Wirth c. Whitaker Of the Superior
Coal Company. All of the defendants
have one warrant against them ex-
cept Scott, who is defendant in two
cases.