The Washington times., 1921-11-03
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To ILLINOIS
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Only Four Mines in indiana
Working Men Threaten
Fight to, Finish.
By International News Service.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3.-There
will be no walk-out of miners in
western Pennsylvania until Novem-
Der IL or Ia, 1T was announced just
before noon here today, following Q
secret meeting of President Robert
R. Gibbons and other officials of Dis
trict No. 5, United Mine Workers Of
America.
Men to Await Pay Day.
1t was announced that the men
would continue to work until their
next pay day, which is week
from this Saturday in some cases and
the following Monday in other
instances. The only men who will be
affected are those employed at the
mines where the check OFF, system
is abolished.
The delaying of the - lkout of the
miners, 1t was announce, was due 10
the desire on the part of the union
officials not to take hasty or arbitrary
action and to keep the men working ut
such mines as do not actually put the
abolition of the CHECK off" system
into force. But where mines r. fLss
TO continue to check off, is is exlI ed
the men will walk out as soon as their
pay envelopes show the check off has
actually been abolished.
$1,000 Miners i'm District.
There are $4,000 miners in this
district. Just how many will walk out
If they do, is uncertain, it was declar-
ed by union officials.
by International Nows Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. a.
Emerging from beneath the cloud Of
a threatened nationwide railway
strike into the sunshine of indus
trial peace for the brief span of
few shOr. days the nation today was
plunged int othe shadow of a menace
scarcely less serious-the probability
of widespread tie.up of coal pro-
duCtion.
Strike Agaist Injunction.
The threatened railroad strike just
passed and the general walkout OF
miners which looms, however. are
widely dissimilar.
In the first case II was a battle over
differences between employers and the
employees. In this II is declared, there
are no differences between the min
ers and operators. 1t Is a strike
against the decree of Federal Judge
Anderson suspending tAe check-ofg
system and prohibiting fure efforr
to unionize the West VirA CT
fields.
just how broad i'm scope IN
pending mine tie-up may grow q y
not be accurately foretold today.
That the miners are preparing for
a finish fight, however, is indicated
by the statement of one union Off
cial that they will go to the end re-
gardless of consequences"
"On the other hand, II the miners
think the Federal court is a joke, they
are badly mistaken" to quote another
man, not connected with the union,
but in close touch with the court
No Order Is Expected.
No general strike order will he is
sued at international headquarters OF
the United Mine Workers. That ap-
peared certain today
But there is scarcely man in the
miners organization" TO quote one
man in close touch with the coal crisis,
who will not understand the meaning
of the telegraphiC orders sent by the
international officers TO seventeen dis
triCt presid nnts to which they were
told that ahrogation Of any section Of
the ,Ns'ing in'rp pru o. .ratOrs' agree.
q nj coma nu es viulat on OF the con-
,raut and should be treated accord
mgly.
only four mines in Indiana are re-
ported working todays ThirtySf~1