Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-31
EIGHT HUNDRED
J LAY DOWN TOOLS
AT NOON TODAY
Hundred Thousand Non-un-
ion Miners to Join in
Strike, Officers Say.
Southwestern Fields Remain
On Job; Contracts Run
Until 1928.

The strike of the nations union
coal miners, more than a half
million in number. goes into CT
feet at midnight. The strike
virtually begins six hours earlier.
-t Miners leaders and coal oper-
ators today expressed confidence
in tho outcome, except in Illinois,
where the miners sounded a note
of pcssilf1ism. ~
The suspension which resulted
from expiration of existing wage
agreements and inability to nego-
tiatc q new one, is predicted to
last from so to 12p days.
The shutdown will affect twenty
states.
Union leaders pcrdict 100000
nom unlon men will join. the
strike. Operators In some states
plan: to operate with nOn-union
workers. but In Illinois state
tlaAv providing no man ntny dig
rlc0Al sstyidetx xfpHi1i without two
f..ssp,,lt.s' IA Pc s1e.iAst. prevents t1iis.
The. strike begins with the larg-
: est supplies OF coal on hand since
the aF1nlsticc. Railroads, which
consume 65 per cent OF the coal
output, have sufficient stocks to
last from two to four months.
Government records show
present stock Of $4,000, 900 tons in
hands Of consumers or sufficient
10 last at least 81 days.
The, Kansas industrial court
has ordered Kansas miners not to
strike, but q test of this order
will not come before Monday.
A table compiled by the miners
shows the number of men and
states affected as follows:
Illinois, $4,000; Indiana. 80 600;
Ohio, 10000; Iowa, $4,000; Penn
sylvania, bituminous, los, 600.
anthracite, 10000; West Vir-
gfnia. 10000; Alabama. 4.5OO;
Arkansas. 1000; Colorado, 5000;
Kansas, 10000; Kentucky, $4,000;
Maryland, 500; Michigan, 1850:
Missouri, $500; Montana, 1000;
Oklahoma. 7,OOO;' Tennessee. A.
200; Texas. 2.4OO; Washington,
$500; Wyoming, 1900.
Pana, ILL.,. March 3l.-Thc iirs,
actual stoppagc of work in SOUTH
ern Illinois in connection with
the miners strike occurred short
1y before noon today when 500
miners, employed at two collier
les, packed their tools and went
home.
indianapolis, Ind, March SD
the Associated Press. )-The last d;
of work under present wage contrae
was to be completed today by t
country's half million union CO
miners. Officially their suspension
work was set to begin tonight at mi
night, but virtually 1t was to start S
hours. ahead Of schedule for me
miners end their shift in the min
at that hour. The extent of the 81
pension, however. will not be an q
tual certainty until tomorrow.
Ticup in 70 states.
Complete tieup OF union fields in
states was predicted today by OF
cials of the United Mine Workers
America at the union headquarte
here and they also asserted that 10
00O snon-uniOn workers would st
work. President John l.. Lewis "a
at least 100000 men would join t
waIkout, his estimate including t
non-union participants. Officials d
clared any move averting the suspe
sion was now impossible.
) Ready for Fight.
y 1--WE are ready for fight, fore
upon US by. the operators" declar
Mr.. Lewis. 1--WE have sought in eve
honorable way to get new contra
but the operators have spersisten
refused to deal with US. Then, t.