The New York herald., 1922-03-31
HARD COAL MEETING
ON DURING STRIKE
Union Leaders Leave Here to
Direct Walkout, but Confer
ence to Continue.
ASK $500 FOR DAY LABOR
Anthracite Men Expect 100 p.
G. Response-Big Stocks
Of Coal Here.
ASK $500 FOR DAY LABOR

The joint subcommittee of miners and
operators from the anthracite fields con-
tinued yesterday at the Union League
Club to discuss wages and the cost of
living. At the end of the conference at
o'clock it was announced that no fur
ther sessions would be held until Mon
day. In the meantime the anthracite
miners are scheduled to go on strike at
midnight tomorrow with the bituminous
miners.
Heads of the anthracite miners in
Pennsylvania-Thom Kennedy. Will
lam Brennan and Chris j. Golden--re-
turned to their district headquarters last
night. Before they left New York they
were emphatic in their declarations that
during the strike there would be no
violence and that the mine property
would be taken care OF.
Philip Murray. vice-president of til.
United Mine Workers. said the strike in
the anthracite fields would be 100 per
cent. effective. Mr.. Murray will remain
at the Hotel Continental during the
first few days of the strike.
Several sharp exchanges enlivened the
meeting of the joint subcommittee at
the Union League Club. The miners
contingent. headed by Mr.. Murray. con-
tiued to present statistics in support of
their demands for increased wages. To
several of the exhibits and tables pre-
sented by the miners the operators took
exception and the meeting was livelier
than any of those previous.
The contention Of the miners that the
day laborers should be raised from $4.20
day to $500 was a point of much dis
cussion. Higher pay for the more skilled
classes Of labor also was discussed.
In the Pennsylvania anthracite fields
there are $1,000 men employed in District
9, 25.000 in District Z and 15.OO0 in Dis
trict ]. About IL per cent. of the men
in those fields. according to the miners
officials, are non-union. but the strike
will be 100 per cent. effective, because
the unions are in control of the situa-
tion in every mine.
Mr. Kennedy, head OF District Z. said
before he left last night that he had
been informed the Hudson Coal Com
pany had begun to barricade its works.
and had employed Capt. Pitcher, former
chief of police of Wilkes-Barre, as head
Of the mine guards.
Most of the other companies" said
Mr.. Kennedy, 'are not so foolish. They
know there is no danger Of any
violence"
Mr.. Kennedy also said he mad been
informed that the Jermyn Mine Com
pany, operators of the Old Forge Mines
near Scranton. which employ about 500
men, had posted open shop notices in
their works.
Reports received from several of the
mining districts were, that the oper-
ators were having the mines cleaned
out and the tools laid away preparatory
to a long shut down.
S. d. Warriner. head OF the commit
tee of operators. said he had no state
ment to- make.
Reports from the railroads with ter
minals in this city indicated that the
strike would find them we'll stocked
with coal. The New York Central has
100000 tons in storage in yards and
cars along its various lines The coal
will last for two or three months. ac-
cordine to officials of the company.
w. G. Besler, president OF the Central
Railroad of New Jersey said that, as
coal for many months has been a drug
on the market. all railroads had pro-
vided themselves with ample supplies.
The Erie Railroad reported a supply
large enough to last ninety days and
the IehiPh Valley a four months supply.