Evening journal., 1922-07-21
Mine FIELDS
ARE ARMED
CAMPS TODAY
Ohio and Pennsylvania Send
Guardsmen to Keep
Order at Pits
SOME STRIKERS
REFUSE TO WORK

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protection Of troops probably will be
made at the Montour Number and
Henderson mines OF the Pittsburgh
! Coal Company In Washington
county. These mines have been put
in preparation for work during the
past month.
Scores OF mines IN the recently
organized ConnellsviIle region were
prepared for resumption OF mining
with State aid. Many OF these mines
closed down by the non-union walk
out. have made futile attempts 10
resume operations with strikebreak-
ers who left their jobs in face OF
threats from strikers.
The loss OF Connellsviile operators
through stoppage OF production OF
coal for commercial purposes is in
calculable. Coke production is con-
fined to the furnace interests and
the loss In output is estimated at
more than $4,000 tons weekly.
Realizing the strikers are In an
ugly mood due TO the prolonged
strike. county authorities in the heart
OF the bituminous fields breathed
easier today. They saw in the ar
rival OF the militia a measure to
curb future trouble.
Striking miners in Brownsville
today rejected the first appeal OF coal
operators to secede from union ranks
and go back to work under protec-
tion or troops.
Notices posted at the Allison works
OF the W. J. Rainey Company larg-
est independent coal and coke pro-
ducers in the Connellsvllle region
were angrily torn down by the strik-
ers and tramped upon.
Four hundred strikers at the Mon
tour mine have received eviction
notices. More than 1000 Will be
made homeless but union officials
say tents will be provided them.
The coal fields today were armed
camps with the arrival OF the militia. /
Hundreds OF special officers have
been deputized by sheriffs while the
operators have employed thousands
Of mine guards.
Colonel Edward J. stackpole. D. /
S. C.. veteran OF the world war. COM
manded the forces ordered into ac-
tive service. When the troops en-
trained not even the railroad hand
ling the trains knew their orders II
was expected the troops would con-
verge upon Pittsburgh in The course
OF the day. Campsites were kept
secret in order to prevent disorder. |
COLUMBUS o.. July 21.-(Uni- /
ted Press) s).-Southern Ohio coal /
operators returning from a confer I
ence in Washington. declared they /
would make an effort to open their
mines on the Harding plan early
next week.
Placards will be posted at the
mines asking union men TO return
to their jobs and repeating the invi-
tation OF President Harding that
mines be opened at once, the oper-
ators said.
COLUMBUS. o.. July 21.-Uni-
ted Press) Ohio National Guard
units. for the first time during the
coal strike. were on duty today in
districts.
Three infantry companies. one
machine gun company and one
motor transport unit were at Cadiz,
where union miners last night we're
to be armed for a march
on strip mines.
ST. PAUL, MINI. July 21. Omitted
Press) coal begins moving
nto the northwest and the. New
States by August 1, a SER
Gus situation will exist, Gov. ]. A.
D. Preus said today.
The coal strike must be settled
irst." he said. Unless we get coal
here is no use trying to run the
I
The governor returned late ,
Thursday afternoon after ten days
n the East investigating the situa- I
ion. 4