The labor world., 1922-12-23

|gton anthracite miners are: idle
d The public is paying a high
:acite coal mines arc owned or
IS TO their interest, to delay tlie::
-ans possible. In the :Northwest,
81. coal: .s.4>5.,.s, II. =: 81. &.
-: !. Conditions Bottled. =: Z
These conditions are :1rnin1nimized
by the daily press and there is exes
traordinary reticence in official cir,
cles' in discussing the situation.
The region around Scranton, Pa,
is tied up with a lockout by the rail-
roads against the shop crafts. In one.
yard outside Scranton there are Is
or a. railroad tracks :. abreast Of,
"gondolas'' and box eafss filled with
stalled anthracite. IN this particular
half mile. Of coal there is not only
the steam size too. small for, J6--
nestle use, which Conrad E: Spens;
fuel administrator, has declared was
mainly Represented id the tie-up, but
every domestic coal size, from pea
stove and egg to run of mine.' . < <
:. This is the situation throughout
the region; around Scranton: The war
of certain coal-owning railroads, on
the shop crafts: keeps locomotives
out: Of condition to pull trains =Amaz-
insly. enough, this situation nndoubt-
edly, pleases the railroads because It.
keeps UP thes>price Of coal, and 60
the railroads; have: one: definite: in
centiye for not: settling the shop
crafts strike in this region. : :. ~. ~.
- E.57s = Rail S;rike:Is Felt. -. : =.
Since 1s2 railroads ended tMs
strike some months ago and: took
the snen. BACK: the public has 5takenz
i: for granted that peaee ee-was. on: It's
way and: has forgotten all: abouts the
strike: ~, y: = -: 9, =: =.
But the scranton regiom1- Isl sin. in
the midst of II Hstrikes hIein t. seri-
ously affecting people :of the,
ronatiy, There have been few sdesarr
ttons. Strikebreakery-a entrenehed
III 1arrisons;' expensive bonuses safA,
paid to retain gunmen# from NeM
York; East slda, and both sfdeSsafef:
setting ddHnto q winters watehfNl
itt policy, The mid q autqirisn has
tousht Oh fhSs nj ilto oadi,ss5 Ap-
proachtn ter .sstaa3ss1s 1sshs ;dondi-
tfnlsl very grave. The u1ionists have
plaeed their case in :Pr4side Hard
fnges hAnds: Th< original matters of
dilpute have: been forgotten. Yet
tho railroads: continue their lockout
and they s.benefi fit:a from continued
high prices for coal. :zs ,zI:te ~.
Motive Power Short, ~; &. -
5 An official Of the Interstate. com-= ,,,,,,
inerce 2 commission tn:s Washington
has pointed out that. With "a 111o
per cent demand for. tran sport, only;
20 per cent sof'tle normal locomotive;
power issbeing< supplied. s..se5S 81 -
!. The strike In Scranton against the
anthracite railroad lines isseffectivss
because Scranton is essentially q la-
bor5 city. The: paper with the largest.
circulation: gives labor views, tie
owes his election to labor sup.
port, policemen ana officials Of
neigh boring: :boroughs .sympat this:
with the workers. IN West Pittston
ptckets- Of the. strikers have. been
sworn. In : and wear official badges:
Of authority. The railroad ZINES are,
fighting an entire community with
strikebreakers and gunmsn.: 10y !. =, =
:. Under this conditions, the zloeom@
tfves are detefiora ting rapidly and
the inefficient: repair work OF Ner,
York, buns and gunner will not
stand up under q severe winter. The
heavy railroad grades necessitatS
three. locomotives to each train of.
coal cars. !::.T ss ,;.s s.sss
- = Car shortage worst. -. =.
:. The interstate commerce commits
sion refuses to <d.v1lge TO the public
any Of It's dnfornla t.ons regarding tho
anthrAcite delay: The editor 81 thu
RailwayAg has written publicly
that the present car shortage, SthH
most serious In American. history,
will: be worse in the spring:
, It is no secret that the anthr&-
cite minez. are owned. by the raif..
roads. That's why the fuel admin
istrator in :Nrashington has received
no complaints from the mines about
the lack OF cars and the delays Of
the railroads ~ shipping coal out ors
the anthracite region, g, 49, .s.- U
8: There is overwhelming sevidence
that mines have shut down. Miners
are walking the streets without
work. Meantime cars. Of delayed coait
with rusted wheels and twosfo6t
icicles on the sides, stand inst the
yards testifying to the length of stiaie
they have waited. Tor ,en nkines. The
public will wait longer for the cool
II. should have had Tong ago. The
miners Could have producesdst the rosI
The. railroads Won t permit It: Nor
n1alcy .stagnates tns'Was ashingt gton: sss
nkIi0NIl GRANGE VOTES
AGAINST ASKER su9slDl
- The proposed ship: snbsldy i ibat
a FORM Of government a1istns
taking from one sclass ofspeople 10
help anothef, - declared sherman d IS,
'LowelE Ere edonia. 81 II. !, inastAr psss
the national gran Se efore the Al
'nual convent + &
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