The New York herald., 1922-04-24

II kinS, executive chairman OF the
Committee OF Forty-eight. has gone
to the coal fields TO obtain first
hand information
III The anthracite wage scale con-
/ ference. which is trying to bring
the hard coal miners and operators
into agreement, will resume its de-
liberations tomorrow at the Union
League Club.
three cavalrynen and five infantrymen
now assembled. "And IL you think OF
trying 1t at night there are six OF these"
He pointed to a large. new searchlight
which was mounted on the bank above
the road
A correspondent talked to one OF the
troopers. "State?" he asked. meaning
Pennsylvania State Constabulary Eyes,
State" the trooper replied curtly. Then he
explained: Goal and Iron Police" This
is an organization OF special policemen
sworn in by the State as guards or coal
company property, paid by the COM
panies. Their uniforms are much like
those OF the State Constabulary.
Credentials Sought.
The policemen seen at Vintondale ap-
parently wore no badges and declined TO
show any upon request The visitors
continued to insist upon their seeming
right. as newspaper men and travellers
upon the highway, to go through Vinton-
dale.
"If you're newspaper men show your
credentials" the boss said. One of the
visitors pulled out a pocket case, and
opened il. but the boss refused to look
T. ,~1x, IL.
Arm and indifferent. Whats that pa,
per you got there?' demanded trooper
THE NEW York HERALD correspondent
held up for inspection a copy of the
Penn-C Central NeaUs, labor paper which
he had picked up at Cresson with the
intention of learning the attitude Of the
men at union headquarters. mo. mean
the one in your pocket" the trooper
said. So the correspondent proffered
that one which also was the Penn Cent
trdl Netrs II thought so." said the
trooper. That's where you're FROM" he
said. slapping his hand against the Penn.
Central Notcs. 1--WE know you and who
you are. and you never did no good
wherever you was. Let me tell you
something. You never saw New York
in your life.s come from New York
myself. NEW YORK HERALD! That's a
good one" The trooper laughed, proud
of this exhibition OF his deductive facul-
ties. He was actually getting cheerful.
NEW YORK HERALD" he said. That's
good one" In vain the correspondents
asked the boss to relent and let them
drive through vintondale and glance at
town that actually was producing
coal
Town Ts Content.
"You bet your life we're producing. z
he said. Sec those empty flats down
there?" He indicated string OF coal
cars below us on siding. "Forty-fve
of EN-" the boss said, with understand
able pride.
IF you came back here tonight you'd
see 'em all going out loaded This Is
contented town. mister, and it's going
to stay that way"
! One OF the correspondents had a
camera pointed
Don't you take my picture" shouted
one of the coal and iron policemen
tugging at his fretting horse. ~t
Surely" suggested the correspond
ent. you don't feel you are doing any
thing to be ashamed OF in stopping
newspaper men on the public high
way?"
The trooper averred he was not
iEs
took his photograph would be smashed
We'll, just little snap OF the town
then" the man with the camera said
pointing his lens down the valley. This
he did without objection. He already
had taken five pictures OF the troopers
including the one who forbade 1t and
who really was handsome youth we'll
worth photographing on that account
alone.
The correspondents eventually turned
back as directed. having ascertained
why the United Mine Workers have
not been able to penetrate the fortress
OF vintondale. One of the union towns
inspected on this trip was Nanty-Glo.
Welsh name meaning valley of
coal" 1t is less dismal than many
of the mining communities. but its un-
paved main street at this time of the
year is a wallow. AS is nearly always
the case. the miners houses are perched
on the hllsides and most OF them are
thoroughly unattractive TO an outsider.
On one side of the main street is a
monotonous row of unpainted. black
ened two story wooden dwellings: on
the other side more pleasing file of
hollow tile dwellings recently built by
the Weaver coal mining interests.
Streets Are Deserted.
The streets were deserted. We saw
only four men in all the town. They
were loafing. hands in overalls pockets.
outside pool parlor." We were told
that many OF the miners were fishing
The opinion OF such as we did see was
that the strike probably would last all
summer. They have been prepared for
that by the union leaders and say
they can stand Il that long. But few
have saved enough money for such a
period or idleness, and because OF the
repeated strikes of recent years tho
state of the union treasury is uns1tis-
factory.
But Il must not be forgotten that thesa
families pay only from 81 to $40 a
month rent and that here and there Is
an independent store or even a company
shop that extends credit for quite long
period with the assistance of the union
chain Of miners cooperative stores
also is being established, but II has not
boen compelled 10 meet the long term
credit problem. However. even taking
the union assertions at full value. the
miners are not properly financed for a