Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
MINERS FAIL TO
RETURN TO WORK
No Marked Improvement Noted
in Anthracite Situation IN Lack
awanna Region.
BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening


Scranton, Pa, Sept. Thousands
OF mine workers who quit work last
Thursday, protesting against the accept
ance of the majority report OF the an
thracite coal commission. were expected
10 return TO their places today. Officials
of the United Mine Workers said at least
forty collieries would resume operations
today and that others would start to-
morrow. About twenty local unions in
District No. | have voted to return to
work.
Insurgent leaders assert the return 10
work movement is the result of votes
taken by only a few men who attended
meetings called by union officials who are
seeking favors from the operators. Enoch
Williams, leader of the insurgents, issued
an appeal to the men last night to RENAL n
firm in the stand they have taken
A meeting OF the delegates who ordered
the vacation" was held at Wilkes-Barre
today to decide whether the present
policy of the insurgents shall be continued
Mr.. Williams presided.
Montgomery, Ala, Sept 7-Governor
KiIby has directed the commission named
by him to investigate the differences be-
tween coal operators and union miners
in the bituminous fields of Alabama at
once TO take testimony as to the points
in controversy which led to the issuance
of a strike order effective today.
The Governor urged the commission to
make an immediate effort to effect an
agreement after he had been notified
by ]. X. Kennamer, president of the AL.
ALBANIA district miners association that
| the strike order would not be revoked
pending an investigation of the dispute.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. NO marked
improvement was noted In the anthracite
mining situation in the Lackawanns
| region today, reports indicating that
more men are away from the mines than
was the case last week. The Delaware
Lackawanna and Western officials looked
for no change today following the hoh-
| day, but announce that nearly all then
| mines will be working tomorrow.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company off.
| cials at Dunmore said Number | mine
of the company at that place is practically
| idle today, but that many more men have
| gone back to work in the Pittston dis
| trict. The company officials are confident
that the offer made to the men to adjust
| the contract miner system immediately
/ OiI ittut Vi tit iiiti w Npih VIII III
| accepted.
Reading, Pa, Sept Mot a singl,
colliery Of the Reading Coal and Iror
| Company resumed work this morning
1t was said that there was a prospect
Of at least few of the mines resuminl
| but the men failed to report. Some o.
the officials In the regions say that many
of the men want to get back to work anc
some of the mines may resume on Wednes
day.
Washington. Sept. Twenty thous
sand miners were expected to return toda,
from their vacation" and resume worl
in the mines adjacent to Wilkes-Barre
according to reports received by the DE
| partment of Labor. 1t was predicted tina
| ten colleries would be reopened in tn,
Scranton section.
Department of Labor officials said to
day that optimistic reports were bein,
| received from Pennsylvania where it wa
thought that all the miners would hav
returned to work by the end of this week