Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-05
Obtained Explosives. While
Working at Mine Tells
Police
MOVEMENTS TRACED
Florian Zelenko Alleged to Have
Gloated Over Wall Street Disaster
Left Home Shortly Before Blast

!, Wilkes Barre, Pa, Oct. 5.--Disas-
. ter is threatened to millions of dol
lars worth Of property owned by the
PENNSYLVANIA Coal Company and
Hillside Coal and Iron Company by a
plan which the leaders of 5000
strikers will use to force the compan-
les to showdown.
The grievance committee Of the
miners mss in PittSton today and
passed resolution calling out al
pump runners and firemen.
If these workers answer the call
the steam viii be shut off from the
engines and there will he no one to
man the pumps. Therefore, thousands
of gallons of water will flood the
mines ard probably pu. them out Of
commission for years. 1t will not he
known until tomorrow whether tnc
pump runners and firemen will re-
Spond.
There are these who would stay at
work, but fear of having their homes
dynamited will prompt them to think
seriously before failing to obey the
call cf the strike leaders.
The formal strike vu,c was taken
Saturday night. Today 5000 men
from Plains to Old Forge answered
and tied up nearly every coEiery of
the Pennsylvania Coal Company. A re
solution also was passed. which pro
v;des that the executive committee
shall communicate with the interEa-
tional president of the United Mine
Workers, John T. Lewis. asking him
to, send man 10 thp Ptt.ston dis
trict for the purpose of investigating
working conditions.
1t is declared by strike leaders that
many miners are not allowed to join
the unicn locals in Pittstnn because
the administration leaders in charge
believe the new members will oust
them. Another resolution passed
unanimously provides that "the min
crs will not enter into conference
with Judge Tracey, chief Of the S.ate
Bureau of Arbitration anil Mediation.
if he should come into this section. :
The miners are incenseh because
Judge Tracey recently refused to al
low large number Of 4 certain ma
tinnalitv to enter meeting where a
vote fer return to work was to be
taken.
PIT .burgh. Pa. Oct. 5.-Rcconsid:-
ration cf the anthracite mine demands
for wage increase equal tn that re-
cem:ly granted the bituminnus miners
will ne asked of Secretary of Labor
Wilson by the policy committee Of the
harl-coal workers at Canton, Ohio
tomcrrGvv. This announcement was
made by Chairman Thomas Kennedy.
Of The committee. who stopped here
ia st. night with members Of the com
mittcc en- route to the Ohio city to
confer with the Secretary Of Labor.
Chairman Kcrnedy said that the
committee will place before Secretary
Wilson "ample evidence Of the in
Justice and inequality cf the award
of the United States Anthracite ccai
Commission and ask that ne TAX"
steps to bring about reopening Of
tho wage negotiations.
A wage increase Of applnNim tcly
I3 pcr cent, in addition to the is
per cent. granted the contract mircrS
bv the Government commission. will
be asked. according to Mr.. Kennedy
an additional increase Of approx
ma.c,y 10 per cent. will he asked for
! the day Iahorcrs and other mnc'
workers.
The matter Of alleged discr;ntina-
ton against the monthly workers who
quit work in sympathy with the wa
cation:St" miners will also be con-
| <idered at the conference with the
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