The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-02

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Judge A. B. Anderson in United
States district court against the
"check-off" system. The mines en-
ploy three thousand men, it was
said.
$4,000 Men OMIT.
Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 2.-(Unit-
ed Press -Twenty-eight thousand
coal miners of District IL, United
Mine Workers OF America, are not
working today in protest against
the injunction of Judge A B. An
derson.
District officials expressed the
belief that 10000 men, employed
by $50 mines, would be out in the
district before Friday.
Evansville, Ind, Nov. 2.-United
Press. miners in the extreme
southern end of district IL. started
their walkout today in protest
against the check-off Injunction.
One hGndred miners quit at New
burg, near here. Union officials
expect the action to be followed at
once by walkouts in many of the
other 40 mines in this district.
Four hundred miners have walked
out at Princeton.
loco Ont in Ohio.
Athens, Ohio, Nov a Omitted
Ohio counties were affected today
by a strike Of 1000 workers who
protested against the "check-off
injunction.
Three large operators near Mel
sonville and small mines at Beau
mont, Kimberly and Millfield were
closed today. Strike was reported
spreading to other parts of the
Hooking Valley district.
Many large mines in the field
were closed today but the check-off
order was not responsible, officials
said.
400 in Illinois.
Centralia, Iowa, Nov. 2.-(Asso-
ciated Press -Four hundred min
ers employed at the Marion county
coal company's mines near here
are idle today. 1t is understood
that a committee, representing the
miners, asked president John l..
Stedelin, at the mine, as to the
company's intention regarding the
"Check-off" system and was inform
ed that the system would be con-
tinued until further orders.
Iowa Threatened.
Abba, Iowa, Nov. 2.-tBy the As
sociated Press John Gay. secre-
tary of the United Mine Workers
of the 18th district, says there will
be a general strike of miners III
Iowa if the operators attempt to
discontinue the union "check-off"
system.
The Iowa miners" he said. will
not stand for any change in the
contract with the operators. which
will be in force until April /, next
year"
Orders were received by the Iowa
L. Lewis of the international union
advising the state officials to re-
gard the discontinuance of the
'check-off" as breaking the exist
ing agreements.
Illinois Operators Unworried.
Springfield, Ill, Nov. 2.-United
Press. Central Illinois coal op-
orators are not worried much over
strike" in protest against Judge A.
B. Andersons injunction against
the "check-off" system.
One of the biggest coal operators
in the state indicated today that he
expects no general walkout of the
miners. He stated there might be
isolated strikes in a few of the
mines in Illinois but does not look
for a general walkout.
Illinois miners are too hard up
after last summers unemployment
to strike now" he said. The ma
jority of them are mighty glad to
be working and won't strike on any
fiimsy pretext."
Charleston. W. Va. Nov. 2-CBy
United Press. )-Possibilit of an
organized strike of West Virginia
miners in protest against the An
derson injunction was believed to
be remote today because their lead
ers either are in Jail or are fugi-
,