The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-29
COAL MEN APPEAL
To GOV. LOWDEN
Illinois Executive Asked to Halt
the Strike.
INDUSTRIES IN GREAT PERIL
Operators Urge Him to Use All His
Power to open the Mines-Many
Chicago Plants Practically
Without Fuel.
INDUSTRIES IN GREAT PERIL

Chicago. Ill.,, July 26.-Reaizing the
Illinois coal strike, If continued proba-
bly, win force The shutdown Of two
thirds of the factories Of the state
within few days, dozen leading
coal operators held a conference with
Governor Lowden here.
For two hours they pleaded with
the executive to use his power to re-
lleve conditions.
AT the end of the conference they
refused TO disclose what had been
their recommendations. Their spokes-
man, f. c. Searles, said: ASK the
governor what we talked about"
Governor Is Retcent.
Governor Lowden, who seemed i'm
pressed by the facts that had been
revealed also refused to comment.
MATTERS are still too indefinite for
me to make a statement the COVER
nor said
"Two-thirds of the factories in Chi
cago and Illinois must shut down
within three or four days unless they
get coal John NJ. Glenn, secretary
of the Illinois Manufacturers associa-
ton, said.
THE same situation prevails
throughout the middle west" he con-
tinued. "Some factories are supplied
for a couple of weeks, some for
month and some for just day or
two.
Nobody has stored any coal for
next winter. Usually at this time Of
year plants have supplies laid in for
n year.
"The Illinois Manufacturers asso-
citation has been predicting this stu
alton for long time The public dis
regards all warnings.
"Then suddenly it wakes up TO find
the town is tied up by a street car
strike, or the whole country by
coal strike.
Must Get Protection.
There's only one thing to dO-that
is, to dig coal. Let some big opera
tor announce he's going to make n
real attempt to dig coal; he's going
to run an open shop. He'll have no
difficulty finding men.
"Then it will he up to the sheriff
and the governor to provide protec-
ton. Let them get Gen. Wood there.
He'll open them up
1.-THE truth is the unions are dlsin-
tegrating; but, while they're crum-
bling. they're still hossing the opera
tors and the government"
Spread of the coal strike through
out the central competitive field, as
predicted by President John l.. Lewis
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, probably will render the railroads
as helpless as they were during the
strike last fall.
The railroads consume one-third Of
all the coal yield.
Railroads Endangered.
Before the Illinois strikes. the I'M
Reproduction In the central competi-
tive field had caused coal operators
to issue forecasts Of grave coal
shortage next winter.
The peril that faces the railroads
may be recognized by a glance at the
figures of the recent output of Hill
nois mines, whose volume Of produc-
ton has not been as good as have the
average fields in other parts Of the
country.
From 2.25O,0OO to 100000 tons
have been the average monthly output
of the Illinois mines recently. In
normal times the output is more than
twice as much. Right now the output
Is almost nothing.
There is n demand for immediate
settlement Of the strike. But coal
operators assert 1t is dangerous for
them TO deal directly with striking
miners.