The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-04
BY ANNA ROCHESTER,.

BY ANNA ROCHESTER.
Toll of dead and wounded up to
June 80:
Three killed, over so wounded, over
500 arrested, Countless clubbings and
castings.
May 27-One thousand miners, un-
der the leadership of the .NMU at
the Atlasburg, Macdonald and Cedar
Grove mines of the Carnegie Coal
Co., Washington, Pa, struck against
wage cut announced for June l,
Eight hundred miners Of the Vesta
No. 8 mine near SCOTS Run, w. Va,
struck and invited the NNU to Or
garlize.
May 28-Strikes spreading rapidly
through Washington County. United
Mine Workers of America officials
entered into agreement with Con-
tinental Coal Co. officials near Nor
gantoWn, w. Va, accepting wage
scale lower than union standard.
June Three thousand four hun
dred miners at eight mines struck,
bringing total to $500 already out
on strike in ID mines. Strike spread
to Allegheny and other sections. Over
1000 Joined the National Miners
Union.
June s-General Strike Committee
met at Pittsburgh with 275 striking
miner delegates. Several women
among pickets arrested.
June 5-Total number of strikers
already 5000. Solidarity of Negro
and white workers strong. Negroes
refusing to scab, when informed of
strike. Companies posted notices of
evictions of strikers from their homes.
June 6IStriker injured near Wash
ington, Pa. State troopers and
county deputies used tear gas against
pickets.
June 8-Pittsburgh Post and Ga
zette announced Sheriff Cain of Al
legheny County promised 10000 dep
uty sheriffs "to show proper DEM
onstration Of authority at the out
SET"
June 9-Conciliator from the U. S.
Cancellation Service visited the Of
flee of the National Miners Union
and stated; MY cteck-up of the
strike field shows that 95 per cent
of the miners are for the NNfU."
June 10-Three strikers shot by
deputies at iKnloch mine, near Ken
sington. Two small children injured
by tear gas.
June Hover 1000 pickets sur
rounded Warden mine of Pittsburgh
Coal Co., Westmoreland County. Gov.
Pinchot announced he would con-
duct a secret investigation of con-
ditions in the coal fields. Leo Thomp-
son and IL others arrested at pro-
test demonstration, Belmont, Ohio.
Tear gas and blackjacks used against
Ohio miners.
June 12-Fifteen hundred workers
of the Vesta No. 4 mine of Jones
and Laughlin Steel Corp, near Cal
iforria, Pa, Joined the strike.
June 13-Strike spread in west
Virginia panhandle, when 1900 min
ers joined strikers. Many evictions
of strikers from their homes.
June 14-Miners' meeting at st.
Clairsville, Ohio, broken up by dep
uties and legionnaires. VIM. z. Fos-
ter spoke to great meeting of miners
in a field.
June 15-Four more strikers wound
ed by gunner in and around i'm
mediate Pittsburgh district. Strikers
of Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Co.,
mines 2, 3, 4, 8, repudiated Pinchot
conference with company officials
and United Mine Workers officials.
June 16-Butler Consolidated Coal
Co., Wildwood, Pa, secured from
Judge H. H. Rowand, sweeping in
junction against National Miners
Union. Pres. McQuade of Ben Frank
lin Coal Co., invited strike breakers
to form local Of UMWA in Mounds
vile, w. Va. Many arrests through
out strike area. Guns and tear gas
used against pickets. Strike spread
to three more Ohio mines.
June 17-Over $4,000 strikers and
unemployed miners marched to
Washington, Pa, to demand relief
and withdrawal OF coal and iron po-
lice from mining districts. Criminal