Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
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miners RSjO|NSTRIIE
Union Officials Report Total !,
$4,000 Men Have stopp..Nd
Work
DRIVE ON IN WESTERN d
BY The Associated Prs,s

Indianapolis, Ind, April 21.-ne
cials Of the United Mine Worries, :,
America at union headquarters her, !. 7
clared today that the peak stren,,s ~ J,
the strikers had not vet been reasA.,
although the number Of idle miners y,
increased to $50, 900, a gain Of % ~ ~
during the week. ~
Efforts to bring a more comu,,.. 4.
UP Of the industry will be cont,r,., I,
but oficials declined to make snv u.
cific predictions. They asserted ~.
they expected further gains and .ss', 81,
that no break was threatened s,.a, aSa,'
the union ranks, which now incisa' ,s.1
many supporters in the unorsanS !,
fields.
Under the unions avowed nro,,,, !.
calling for almost a complete .su sn,,.a
a'on Of coal production. any new \.
yelopments. forced by the union ~, y.
be expected to come In the Pcnnss,
vnnin and West Virginia bitum;sm"
res lens, the stronsholds Of the rl ~
urioE operators. Almost from ths h.
ginning Of the strike these two nm.
hnve provided the centers Of nc .s ,s,.s
and in Central Pennsylvania pnr,,.s
larly the union has massed its ors.s
izers for the attack.
As long, as the general suspension a
work obtains. the Nations coal outpu
hinges largely on the non union MINI,
which operators here say have an arm.
gate output Of $500, 600 tons veSf,
approximately 1000. 900 tons mora ~, N,
has been produced in either Of tia NJ ~
two weeks Of the strike. Mesnvii::
any excess consumption must coma n.
the 63, ,000, ,00O.ton pile that had H.
built up before the strike started. \.
opertaors here say little Of this m, n \
been used. Union sources said they -
no figures OH consumption.
Pittsburgh, April 21.-(By A. Pl
! Following statements BY r. W. d.
diner, commissioner of the Pittsbus,,
Coal Producers Association, that p,,ss
of bituminous coal have not adysnss
since the strike. and that there 4 \
abundance Of coal on railroad sidirs
| in this district, William Harvest. -
retary of District 8, United Mine Wa
ers, today issued a statement intends
to show that a shortage is actual
faced.
Forty seven non union mines IN n
westmoreland County field have n,
closed since the strike began, accordn
to q list made public by the distri,
union headquarters here.
New YorR, April PA break In q
deadlock between bituminous coal oper
ators and miners. and q peaceful settl.
ment of the strike within q h
weeks" was forecast here last night
Samuel Gompers, president Of u
American Federation of Labor. -,
Government intervention to prsves
q shortage Of fuel for the Nation vi
not become necessary, Mr.. Gompers d
clared.
"When 1t is demonstrated that u
miners are standing arm and are ps
pared to hold out" he asserted, II
operators will agree to confer with thsu
and d new wage agreement will b d
result.
The anthracite miners and operator
Sub Committee on Wage Contract M
gotiations are continuing to maj
time, while the union delegates VA
impatiently for the operators to a
nounce the program Of wage reductc
with which they have announced thl
will counter the miners nineteen d.
mands for wage increases and improvl
working conditions.