The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-31
LEWIS ORDERS
STRIKERS BACK
TO THE MINES
Head of Mine Workers Union
Takes Action After Ac-
knowledging Presidents
Telegram.
NO CHANGE IN STATE
(By Associated Press

Striking mine workers in Indiana and
Illinois today were ordered back to
work by President John l.. Lewis, of
the United Mine Workers of America,
in telegram directed to every local
union in the effected districts.
He instructed that immediate meet
ings be called and steps taken to get
them back to work.
The telegram directing the men to
return to work were sent out from ma
tional headquarters of the miners this
morning. In his message President
Lewis repeated the telegram he re-
ceived last night from President Will
son, insisting that the miners return
and thus demonstrate their good faith
in keeping their contract
President Has Ultimatum
The president told the miners that
when they returned to work he would
invite the joint scale committee to re-
convene for the purpose of adjusting
any inequalities of the wage scale
agreement signed in New York March
81.
The telegram to the local unions is
preceded by the presidents message
There was little change in the
strike situation in Indiana today. 1t
orators that only three per cent of the
miners were at work and that lprac-
tically all of the large mines in the
state were idle.
Acknowledge Wilson Message
Mr.. Lewis today acknowledged
President Wilson's message of last
night. He told the president he was
impressed with the fairness of his
suggestions and informed him of the
kilograms that had been sent to To-
cal unions ordering them to return to
work. His telegram follows.
Il herewith acknowledge receipt of
your telegram of July 80, dealing with
the state of confusion existing in the
coal industry in Illinois and Indiana
am impressed with the fairness of
your suggestions and in the premises
! and have today telegraphed all local
unions of mine workers in the before
mentioned districts the following in
| structions"
The remainder of Mr.. Lewis tele-
gram is the same as that sent to To-
cal unions. Officials at the national
headquarters said they expected little
change in the strike situation before
/ Monday.
The suggestions Of the president, he
said will be approved by every right
thinking and loyal member of the
! United Mine Workers of America and
would be considered a stinging rebuke
! to men of the type of Frank Earring
! ton, who have maliciously melted men
to disregard their contract obligations.
The Illinois Coal Operators have not
requested his Office to enforce the
validity of the wage agreement, Mr..
Lewis said.
i WASHINGTON, July 31.-A white
house official expressed satisfaction
today over the announcement of John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America that he
would order striking mine laborers in
| Illinois and Indiana to return to work.
President Wilson issued his appeal
after he had studied a report, submit
ted by Secretary of Labor Wilson, on
the coal situation in Illinois and In
dian, where a large share of the
bituminous mines have shut down as
a result Of the walkout.
TOPEKA, Kas.. July 31.-Officers of
the Kansas court of Industrial rela-
tions on orders of Governor Allen to-
, day began an investigation of the
strike of Kansas coal miners which,
according to state officials reduced
coal production of the district about
one-third.
The report of the investigators will
be carried before the Crawford county
! district court at Pittsburgh next We'd
nesday in a hearing on motion for a
| permanent injunction against Alexan-
der Howat and other district officials
of the United Mine Workers.
State Intervention in the strike was
decided at a conference here last
night between Judges of the Indus
trial courts, Governor Allen and At
torney General Hopkins.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 31.-Dep-
uty United States marshals planned to
serve warrants today on fifteen coal
operators and brokers here who are
, said to be charged in the warrants
, with having made exorbitant profits
on coal in violation Of the Lever act
The warrants We're issued by United
: States Commissioner Powers at the
> reqest of District Attorney Kennerly,
who declared he had evidence Of
: profteering, especially in the sale of
coal in carload lots. The warrants are
said to contain four to ten counts
each.