The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
FIRST DAY OF
STRIKE FINDS
ORDER oBEYED
For First Time in History Both
Anthracite and Bituminous
Fields Are Idle Small
Force Left.
100000 QUIT WORK
tBy Associated Press)

D1tumlnouS and anthracite union coal
fields were idle today as the resul,
Of cessation of work of 66Y,000 miners
effective at midnight last night.
Union officials asserted that 600
non-union miners were included in the
walkout and that 5000 of the 1900
mines were shut down.
Daily loss of production in anthra-
cite fields was estimated at 303, 900
tons and the daily loss in wages al
present rates in that branch of the
industry at $500, COO, affecting 10000.
First day of the nationwide suspen-
sion fell on the anniversary of the
celebration of the adoption of the
eight-hour day April 1, 1898.
AS the day has been generally OBJ
served as holiday in normal times,
today's estimate of the completeness
of the suspension were not regarded
as final
Ample forces were left on duty for
necessary protection of the mines
The administration at Washington
continued to observe a hands-off
policy.
Urges Congress Act
Phillip Murray, vice president of the
posed congressional action to prohibit
over-development of the coal industry.
Miners officials in Kansas. where
the industrial court ordered that the
present arrangement between miners
and operators continue for another
month, asserted the walkout in that
state would be shown on Monday to
be complete.
The coal northwest reported sup
plies sufficient for about two months.
with more than 100000 tons piled
up by the railroads and at the Duluth
docks at the head of the lake
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers, planned to leave Indianapo-
lis tonight for Washington TO "lay the
miners case before the house labor
committee on Monday"
Operators in the Morgantown dis
trict of West Virginia, announced they
would reopen Monday on an open
Skop ostsi5.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April Con
fident that the suspension of work be-
gan at midnight by union coal miners
would result today in a complete tie
up of the countFy's unionized fields.
officials of the United Mine Workers
of America, at its headquarters here.
awaited reports from district leaders
showing the exact effectiveness of the
shutdown
An outward calm prevailed at the
union headquarters here, and officials
declared their program for the future
would be determined largely by de-
velopments. now unforeseen. The SUI
spension, they said, was TO continue
! indefinitely, and would be directed
| largely by district leaders, scattered
| throughout the coal fields. RESPONSE
bility for the general leadership rests
with international President John l..
Lewis, who said his field headuuxr-
ters" would be wherever he happens
to be.
Mr.. Lewis immediate plans called
for him leaving here tonight for Wash.
lngton, appearing on Monday before
the house labor committee, and then
proceeding to New York to resume
wage negotiations with the anthracite
operators. He declared he expected
to lay the miners case before the
house committee in detail" but re
Trained from a detailed comment q,
his prospective testimony.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April i.-Tb.
coal strike in the Indiana fields Is 10t
per cent effective, according to 70
ports received here today by the In
diana Coal Trade bureau
The only production is that of a few
small wagon mines handling loca
trade exclusively.
According to the figures available
min ,r-hf
regularly, are closed today.
Il About so other mines are NOT In
Guided in the report. as they hav.
been idle through lack of orders. Tb,
loss of productSon in Indiana will
amount to 1.024.sS5 tons weekly, witt
an approximate loss of wages to dig
gers ard day men of s1.793,720 eac,
week - strike is in effect.
Twelve railroads serve the Goa
fields of Indiana and the loss of traf
fic has resulted in laying off NOR
than 500 railroad employees OF TER
Haute, which is a divisional point fo
all the coal roads of the state.
NEW YORK. April 1--Congressfon;.
action to prohibit over development {,
the coal industry was proposed her
4 ioAos " hlilip murray, VICE Drcssi
, dent of the United Mine Workers 4
,, America, as cure for the gre?
evil which has America in the gri,
/, OF a nationwide strike today
, Ten thousand bituminous mines ar
being worked in this country. whe
: 1000 mines could produce sufficieu
coal for the nations needs he d,
, clared
r Elames Greediness.
) The reason for this condition
! the greediness of corporations VIII
:. hold undeveloped coal lands. to max
them pay profits New mines ar
opened before thel any market fo
6 their product, mills of dollars as
l invested in properties that can onl
: work part time; 10000 moro me
than the industry can keep employee
, are drawn into 1t.
I'VE have seasons of great actiyit
in all the mines, followed by Ion
periods of idleness. Men are require
to live 365 days on the earnings s
| from 40 to 200 days. There is q hue
waste of human power, of money, ar
| of coal-followed by strikes"
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