The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-31
70 STATES
AFFECTED BY
MINE T|E-UP
Many Men in Unor-
ganized Territory to
Strike, Is Claim

WASHINGTON. March 81.
Federal intervention in indus
trial conflicts Ike the coal
strike impeDding tomorrow, it
was declared on highest author
ity today at the white house,
must necessarily be based ON
the existence Of public emer-
Scnry and that emergency af-
fcctug the public does not ap-
/ pear tu exist at present in the
situation.
TNDi,NApoLIs. Ind. March 81.
tIy tho Associated rrcss) The
/ last duE of work under present
l vas. contracts was completed to-
. diN hf the countrys hal: million
I union roul miners. Officially their
suspension OF work was set to be-
Sin tonight az midnight. but virtu-
ally O. was 20 start six hours be-
] fore.
The extent OF the suspension,
however. viii not be- known defin-
toly until tomorroW. the first day
OF the shut down.
A complete tie np Of union fields
iu 20 states was predicted today w
Officials OF the United Mine Work
ers OF America az Union headQngr-
tiers here. and they also naserteA
that 100, 600 non-union workers
would lay down their picks. Pres
idcnt John J.. Lowis said at least
Gu0.O00 men weuid walk out. hts
estimate Including the union
-.
I tu district leaders were planned TO
br issued today from union head
quarters and officials declared anv
mut, uycrtlnE the suspension was
now Impossible
we are ready fsr O. fight forced
ON ue Uy the operators declared
' SOL LOWS "Wo have sought In
! rNrry houuranI, way to gee new
. contracts, huf the operators have
r,f.Isteu,ls refused TO deal with
ua Th,u TOO. tho powerful non-
.U.uH Interests have tr.ed in every
% possible way TO persuade the union
- ui orators to ught the United Mine
Fl Worker m order that non-union
D utrrsts mas reap q financial har-
D '.st rr Uprutinr during the
.r.F,
Z Iwcnt, Statc~ Affctsti.
Twenty states viii Dee affected by
..Hr -Im doom and tho only union
|utu D.urcfed 90 continue produce
n. D,-. are five thousand work.
..Hs 800 southwestern Kentucky.
wuu.. contract w8th thS operators
Hups moi rspiro until Apru !, l92S.
? Ir addition forces or union men
.vilI UD lcft n th, mines 10 protect
.trD property rom damage
l pyuualNunia will turn out the
. .
states fu ns affected include Iow'a,
H Kuusas oklahoma. Texas, Montana.
. Wyoming Colorado and Washing-
By .fnu Western CHuudn also IL ek-
ueUtuI tp Iotu tho suspension. hui
NOT OBJ. NoNa Scotia district
Tho Huthurite districts OF Penn.
r. syhuua. which are half unionized
70 Irr expected 10 ue shut down CON
.UIH,It. aud iu addition many bit.
r Iuunowi miners in that state hav.
r nrru called ON to join with III,
f .Hu.ou men Washington also is ex
U .pU.ttI hy the union officials 10 ex
u,nruco idlon.ss st the non -unlof
b. miUsr
DO Tur aN months. the threat q
r tHs Huspgnsion has been beconin,
D moro apparent Last Scptembe
u lh, m.urrh mado ID clear that thei
.y poupN was opposed 90 any wage 10
iurtioua which operators Rcnefnii,
U N.r. ashag. bat iho eXpDt aaad 4,
% .lr union was made known a Nc
-iu more than % month ago. Tn
'. minors demands ur, that presen
iH asig wages be- retained in the nof
iu conf uelda and TINT the anthracit
.onuurc worker. receive a twent
pep cent increase with 81 a day I'd
Hn.U trinE rifgn tu the authraclf
'uE worker. The Nantc rafen IN