The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-11
STRIKEBREAKER
FUEL Sent FROM
PHILADELPHIA
NetO York May Also Be
Added to Scab Ports
BY GORDON cAscADEN
Especial to The Daily Worker)

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NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 9. - Here are
two outstanding developments in the
news about the dispatch Of coal from
North America to smash the British
miners strike:
I. Possible shipment Of coal from
Philadelphia and New York to
Britain.
2. Breaking Of all worlds records
for shipment of coal from the United
states overseas, by Hampton Roads
during August.
Day and night the worlds three
largest coal dumping piers, all Of them
located here, are working.
But that does not satisfy Stanley
Baldwin, prime minister Of the British
empire and generalissimo of capitals
forces in this war to crush British
labor.
"More Speed" Is Order.
Rush more ships to Britain and
hasten loading in American ports" is
the ultimatum received by British
agents here.
For this reason plans are in the
making to add Philadelphia and, pos
sibly, New York to Hampton Roads
and Baltimore as "scab" coal export
ing ports.
Central Pennsylvania bituminous
coal fields may have a chance to get
in the game thru feeding coal to coal
carrying ships in Philadelphia and
New York
This would let them share in the
new prosperity with the New River
and Pocahontas areas, now supplying
Hampton Roads and Baltimore. II
would also beneft coal carrying rail-
roads running from Pennsylvania
fields.
Work Day and Night.
But Hampton Roads need not worry
about these plans. Its merchants,
growing rich from profits made thru
purchases of longshoremen and others
working night and day to load scab
coal on ships, may continue to gloat
over their profits.
Hampton Roads has again smashed
all records for shipment of coal over
seas, according to figures for the
month of August issued today
Even its own previous high record,
made in July, has been passed, Nor
folk and Newport News, twin ports OF
Hampton Roads. getting a place in
the black pages of the future history
of ''scabbery" as the greatest marine
center for shipment Of coal to break
the British miners strike.
Near 100000 Tons A Month.
The three sets Of coal terminals
here, under spur of demand resulting
from the British miners strike against
serf conditions, shipped 2,763.013 tons.
worth approximately S14,OO0,OOO, in
thirty-one days.
The new record was made with
little to spare, however, for July dump.
ings were but $500 tons below those
of August
But July was an unusual month.
This port, in its long history of com
MERGE in coal, never cared for more
then 100000 tons in single month
before this year, with the exception
of one month. That month was during
the war period when Europe's miners
were. busy killing one another in the
world war for democracy" instead
of digging coal.
Dumpings during August were e7A,.
S24 tons, or nearly fifty aer cent great
er than during August Of last year.
50. Tired But Prosperous.
oyerworked participants in this
great effort to break the British min
ers' strike, quite naturally are tired
physically, They have good reason.
Railroad crews on all the divisions be.
tween here and the mines are over
workhd Longshoremen here are
llaboring day and night. Business men.
benefting from the prosperity of the
community" are busy supervising
present activities and making plans
for investment OF their extraordinary
profits.
But tired as may be all those en-
gagged in shipment OF this scab coal
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