Arizona republican., 1922-04-09
UNION LEADERS
CLAIM V|CTO DRY
IN UNORGAN|zED.
COAL DISTRICTS
[RepubIIean A. 2. leased Wire1


NEW YORK, April S.--Officials oi
the United Mine Workers at strike
! headquarters here today continued tC
claim victories for the miners in the
nom union bituminous coal fields oI
| West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
| eastern Kentucky.
/ Additional non-union mines are
being closed, they asserted. and the
number of unorganized workers who
have joined the strikers has passed
the so per cent mark. Except for oc-
| casional arrests for alleged 'intimi-
dation,' union leaders said no yio-
lence had been reported in any of the
contested districts.
| The number of non union men who
have joined with the strikers was
placed at 'over $4,000 and increasing
steadily" It is estimated that a total
of 10000 non union men were en-
ployed in the industry prior to the
strike.
'The stoppage of work in Fayette
county, where $4,000 non-union mon
are idle, alone reduces the weekly
production of soft coal by 1900, 200
tons, or one-third Of the total nor
NAL non union production said John
L. Lewis, international president of
the mine workers.
The closing of each non union mine
brings the national bituminous fuel
famine, which Mr.. Lewis predicts
will hit the country within six weeks,
Just that much nearer he said to-
day. According to his figures. non
union mines now in operation will be
able TO supply less than one-fOurth
of the weekly consumption when the
present 60,000,0 900 tons in reserve is
exhausted.
Statisticians employed by the an-
thracite operators today were putting
in shape the data they will begin to
submit Tuesday, when the miners
and operators subcommittee on wage
contract negotiations will meet in a
conference here on terms Of a pos
sible settlement Of the hard coal
strike
Mr.. Lewis left for Indianapolis to-
night, where he will confer tomor-
row with the organization chiefs from
the strike areas.
Colorado District Quiet
DENVER. April S.-Entering upon
the second week OF the national coal
strike today, both operators and
union miners tonight expressed
themselves as satisfied with the con-
ditions in Colorado.
Robert Foster. international or
ganizer of the United Mine Workers
who is in Denver looking after af-
fairs in the northern district, and
Felix Pogliano, secretary treasurer OF
District is. United Mine Workers
who is in touch with the southern
situation, said the strike throughout
the state was entirely satisfactory.
While the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company reported a decrease in the
number of men reporting for work
today, it was said that no alarm was
felt because of it. In the various G.
F. and I. camps 2,4S9 men reported
for work. compared with 1852 yester-
day. This falling off was due. it was
declared. to the general tendency OF
the miners to lay off on Saturday.
Coal brought out by the. company
Friday was today reported as
amounting to 9.418 tons. the largest
since the strike went into effect
Union officials reported tonight
that half of the men who had been
working at the Leyden properties
near Denver had quit today. They
expressed the opinion that the rest Of
the miners would be out by Monday
Some operators asserted that a
number of mines would be closed now
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