Evening star., 1943-06-26


Slightly more than 25o,0oo of the
Nations 52l 900, on the basis of
these estimates, were still not work
ing.
The United. States Steel Corp. an
nounced IA of its 81 blast furnaces
in the Pittsburgh area already are
down Some time ago it stated that
a weeks stoppage of coal would
cause 1t to slash steel production
rs per cent. It's mines today we're
producing about one-third of normal
supplies.
The Republic Steel Corp. banked
its No. l blast furnace at Thomas,
Ala, and cut operation of three
others by one-third.
The miners were remaining away
from work in defiance of requests
and orders by President Roosevelt,
Secretary Of Interior Ickes, who is
their immediate boss" the War
Labor Board and the Policy Com
mittee of the United Mine Workers
headed by John L. Lewis.
The overtime pay angle today shut
down the Pittsburgh Coal Co.'S No.
10 mine at nearby Library, which
employs $50 men. Had the men
worked today they would have re-
ceived straight pay instead of the
time and half which they usually
receive on Saturday when they work
the five previous days. Time and a
half begins with the 36th work hour
in any one week.
Vital steel was further threatened
today as the Harmarville mine OF
the Consumers Mining Co, Wheel
ing Steel Co. subsidiary. and the In
dianola mine of the Republic Steel
Corp. were closed down. The mines
employ about 1000 men. A miner
spokesman, who did not wish to be
quoted, said several score of pick.
cts" kept the men out of the Har-
marville mine and then dispersed
without disorder.
A survey disclosed more than 30
900 Joined in the walkout yesterday
as picket lines formed in some com
munities. Most of these new strikers
were in Pennsylvania, where about
l42 900 of zoe, 1000 miners were idle.
A back-to-work movement ap-
peared in Central Pennsylvania
where yesterday little more than
; 1000 of 1000 were working. Union
locals at the Ernest and Lucerne
, mines of the Rochester & Pitts
burgh Coal Co., with l 300 members
and nine other small locals with
about 1000 members all voted to re-
turn.
Many to Return Monday.
"We will have mere than 80 PEI
cent of the men back in the pits
on Monday" predicted John Ghiz-
zoni, member of the unions Inter.
national Board and Policy Com.
mittee. ''All of those voting to &C
back said they were striking against
the War Labor Board because it re-
jected their just demands for more
money"
Mr.. Ghizzoni and other unior
leaders in the field had little to sa,
about Congress quick passage ovel
President Roosevelts veto of ths
Connally- Harness Smith antistrik,
bill.
| The miners are not concerned
with the bill at ALL" Mr.. Ghizzon
said.
West Virginia reported more thar
500 of its 500 mines operating, bu
many with absenteeism rangins
from 10 to 80 per cent of the work.
ers. Ohio said about so per cent O
It's 2l.000 miners were working.
In the Eastern Pennsylvania an
thracite field, indications were tha
most miners would return on Mon
day. -Four collieries in the Wilkes
Barre area voted in the last few
days to return and many others ar,
to meet tomorrow. Most of them ar,
awaiting action of the key locals
District officers have urged the mer
to obey the back -to-work recon
mendation.
In the HaZleton area, the Hazlt
Mines local, one of the big ones
voted to go back to work Monday