Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-13 | Page 13 | West Virginia Diggers Refuse to Return to Mines

that the men would not accept "telephone or mailed" instructions from the district headquarters, Mine Workers, but demand "official notification" from the international interna-tional officers at Indianapolis. Thev also asked that the district executive officers "personally" order them back to work. At the headquarters of the United Mine Workers here it was said. tonight that the utmost pressure was being brought to bear on the men, and confidence was expressed ex-pressed that all mines would be operating Monday. Seven mines resumed operations with "a small working force," it was announced an-nounced at the Kanawha Coal Operators' association offices. There are 200 mines in this field normally employing 12,000 men. D. C- Kennedy, secretary of the association, associa-tion, said that the operafors were giving "the men a fair and square chance to come back," but if they did not he "could not predict What would happen." Several hundred miners reported to work at mines near Clothier, in Boone county, Mr. Kennedy said, but they walked out again, asserting that they "must have official notification." He said only three mfnes were operated in the . Cabin Creek district. WEST VIRGINIA DIGGERS REFUSE TO RETURN TO MINES ' CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 12. Striking mine workers throughout the coal fields ot West Virginia' today failed to obey the orders of union leaders to return to work, according to a statement issued tonight by the West Virginia Coal association. asso-ciation. "Less than five per cent" of the miners In the state reported for work it was said. Reports to the mine operators indicated