The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
MINERS WILL HOLD
 MANY MEETINGS ON
 THE STRIKE TODAY
Estimated That 5000 Union Men Have Joined the 5000 Already Out, During
 the Week

As a result of the general mine strike, called by Alabama union of- ficials with authority of the interna- tional president and going into effect last Tuesday at midnight total esti- mated at 5000 of the 27 ,o00 miners in Alabama were idle at the end of the
 week.
 Of these 5000 idle men. 5000 were already idle owing to the spotted and guerilla strike commencing in April and affecting mines producing do- mestic coal. The other 5000 became idle following the general strike call.
 At the close of the week less than third of the Alabama miners had quit work. and on Friday the opera tors, passing their estimate on figures the railroads, showed a coal produc- ton s5 per cent of normal.
 As the first week of the strike went into history none of the really big steam coal producing mines operated by furnace companies had suffered an indenta tion.
 The weekend found all blast fur naces, steel mills and foundries well supplied with coal necessary for their ope rations, and without menace to flu.
 ture operations from that quarter.
 Supreme effort will be made by the
 union today to add to the striking
 forces. A number of mass meetings
 have been called, among them being
 these; Vivian, p. m.; Mary Lee, 3l
 p. m.; Sayreton, p. m.; Good Springs
 l p. m; Majestic, 10 a. m.; Adger, 2:3t
 p. m. A meeting is also scheduled for
 Hollygrove.
 Both Organizer w. L. Harrison and State President J. R. Kennamer ex- pressed themselves Saturday as pleased with the course of events. "It is going we'll" said Mir kennamer. "It is up to expectations. We have jus1 commenced. Before we have finished we will have made a clean sweep o1 the whole business
 Van A. Bitner of Pittsburg will ar.
 rive Monday to lend his aid and coun sel to the Alabama union leaders H. is former president of the Pitsbur. ] local.
 Operators are pointing to the number I of outsiders that have recently taker a hand in the Alabama mine affairs Messrs. Van Horne and Zimmerman O. the national reorganization commit tee spent several days in Alabama ant their return to Indianapolis was fol | lowed by the strike order from inter national headquarters.
 An Illinois negro organizer Is 1T Alabama and is reported as contrast | ing conditions in Illinois and Alabam; | in favor of Illinois.
 l Operators also claim that labo l agents from other coal fields are help ing to create discontent and lure work CTS away from Alabama
 Operators declare that 1000 compan,
 houses are still occupied by strikers whom defects in the Alabama eviction law enable to hold on in spite of con tracts with the companies to vacat, l these houses when not working for tn, l companies. The operators say all thes, houses could be filled by workers now | but for the laws delay. Eviction suits l that have been tried have !, n de I cided in favor of the operators, but ii l takes time to try them. I Saturday was pay day, and hence the | usual amount of work was not done 1 at any mines. The operators expect an. i other small showing on Monday, as i. | usually the case with a Monday that l follows pay day.
 l The next real showing Is expected b, both sides on Tuesday and "Wednesday of the coming week.