The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-09-04
PREDICT SHORTAGE
CT iI.bAn,ij GOAL
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Il Ssiiv,G october !.


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rom .nai prr;"u GA VIII prevent
Duru COZ. ldlnlnc during the "llliei'
.,ul ii tannrt fugrssall Il shortage lhal
III .n.,Itl parts 81 the coulltr! VIII
!varl an acute sage
lac signing of il peace pact pc
1yp.I, o,,eraTors and men, which TO be
effective must be ratified at TIL
district convention to be held mere
Thursday, means that there VIII re
Ito att enpt To reopen the mines uh'll
Monday. September II. 1t Is more
THAN likely that !; large NUMBER Oh
lueu will be returned to work 1T once
10 get the mines i'll readiness, Dut
there is SO mOch to be done III the
way of repairs, and So much danger
10 guard against That the fuil quota
of anthracite workers cannot resume
daily labor for another week. wen Ill
formed mine men and union leaders
admit that it will take until October
al least and probably Longer to have
the hard coal operations i'll shape 1of
resumption of mining Oh normal
basis.
Tim1ers have rotted out, mine rails
have been eaten, caves are tnfeateheu
and must be guarded against, ma
chinery is ruSted and water has caused
great damage all of which mean de
LAY in getting the mines back to old
TiInt working form. Such delay means
curtailvd production and. with the na-
tiunal coal bin empty and practIcail!
no coal. even he smaller sizes III re-
serve, a famine can be aEolued, hut
:, t.ua! shortage certainly muSI he felt.
\e\,s HAT cahIe to lJ5 900 strikers
and their families and 10 the hearts
al Eilny more people living IN th'
anthracite hels WaS received III SpifH
r. rb.,I,k>...! .;.:. \. hen the iiaS.! came
there Was an Outbul.St OF 10Y thai
echoed and rr-cchoed Throughout the
entire field. From the joy Tie MASSES
earned 10 thanksgiving that the end
If suffering and sacrifice was at nahd.
Thousands went to their homes in the
,Dirit of PRAYER. The dawn OF Sab
hath day found calm and thankful
people. In the churches there was
marked evidence of the spirit or
rnanksgiying Congregations We're
large, and clergymen seized upon the
opportunity TO lift up their voices III
Thanksgiving that peace had come
They had caught the spirit OF the
( people.
The real outburSi of JOY that marks
the end of the tivemonths' struggle
came today Labor day was great
one in the history of the anthracite
regions and will be one that the young
er generations will remember %or years
TO come. Mass meetings are planned
in every section by the local unions.
In many instances they are banding
for Joint celebrations. Speakers of
note are being engaged and bands
| hired and the gloom that had been
pent up for many weeks gave way 10
4f He
The ioy is not so much that victory
has been won, but more for the fact
that peace has been gained with honor
and the threatened sorrows that stalk
ed ahead at the approach of fall and
winter have all been wiped out.
The strikers and their families feel
that they have made good fight and
that they have won good peace.
Faith in their leadership has never
waned or even slackened, and the
peace they have won they look upon
as that brought about by tactful lead
ership and heroic sacrifice.