Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-08-06
COAL SITUATION
MUCH IMPROVED
Mining in Illinois, Iowa and lrtt-
ana Near Normal.
MAJORITY OF MEN AT WORK
Workers in Des Moines District Vote
to Resume Observation-Disclosures
Lewis Sends Scorching Teie-
gram TO Alexander Howat.

Springfield, III. Aug. 5-yice Presi-
dent Fishwick of the Illinois Miners
union announced he had received tele-
grams that forty eeven mines around
BelleviIIe and all the mines IN the
Saline county district and Duquoin.
district except two are in operation.
an mines in the Springfield district
are being worked, and virtually all
forth of Springfield.
Operators here expressed ttae opin-a
ion that production will soon be nor
NAL
Majority Returns at 6eIIeviIle.
BeIleville, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Striking min
ers In the southern Illinois fields con-.
tinue to return TO work in response to
the orders Of union officials, according
to reports received here.
In the fifth and ninth districts,
twenty-seven mines, employing more
than 1000, resumed operations, leav-
ing thirty-eight of the eight-eight
mines in the district idle. The daily
output there Is 10000 tons now, opers
ators say.
Reports from Herrin say. virtually all
Of the strikers in Franklin and VIII
hanson counties have voted to return
to work by Friday.
Strikers have returned to the fields
around Hallidayboro and Duquoin,
Nearly 1000 men are still out at Du-
quoin, following vote to continue
the strike Union officials say another
vote will he taken
In the Belleville district only twelve
of sixty mines are idle. About 10000
men are employed In the district.
Iowa Miners Vote to Return.
Des Moines, Aug. 5.-SeveraI hun
dred coal miners in the Des Moines
territory voted to return TO the mines
today. ]. G. Lewis. president of dis
trict No. 10, United Mine Workers OF
America, urged them to return.
indiana Situation Normal.
Indianapolis, Aug. 5.--Coal mine op.
erations in the Indiana field are prac-
tically back to normal, according to
announcement by both miners and
operators officials. All but few of
the mines closed by the strike are
running -Four hundred day men at a
mass meeting at Clinton voted 10 re.
turn to work with the proviso that the
national officers grant them their de.
mands for IS DAY within the next
fifteen days. They agreed to agar
leave their work IL the increase is
not approved
Searching TELEGRAM to Howat.
kilograms were sent 20 33 local
unions In Kansas ny President John
l. Lewis of the United Mine Workers
of America ordering them to return to
work and end the strike which has
been reported TO international head.
quarters of the miners here.
According TO reports received by
President Lewis. 3.SS8 miners are on
a strike in 80 mines in the Kansas
field.
In his telegram President Lewis de
clared the strikes we're Illegal and nm.
authorized and in violation of a con.
tract between the United Mine Work
ers and the Southwestern Coal Opera
tors association
The contract calls for settlement Of
all disputes by a joint board of adj
| justment, and the men must return to
work and take up their grievances in
the usual manner, Lewis said.
Lewis also sent telegram to Alex.
ander Howat, president of the Kansas
miners, denouncing' him for fostering
the strike trouble. In his message
Lewis declared the president of. the
Kansas miners has made no attempt
to settle the strike in that state as
provided in the contract with the OPP
orators, and he warns Howat that he
must comply with the laws of the
union.