Show l I A Men Affected t By Order in This Area More than employed Utah and Wyoming coal miners of the United Mine Workers of America joined the wide nation strike of the organization Monday morning after a Sunday conference in Washington D. D DC D.C. C. C had fail failed cd to settle a wage-hour wage controversy P PRICE R I ICE C E Approximately 2200 I miners at Price walked out early Monda Monday R Reports po ts said nonunion workers in several wagon mines were preparing to jo join n the strike George Lambert of Rock Springs Wyo V vice president of of district 22 United Mine Workers of America was vas expected here Monday night to direct activities II ROCK SPRINGS Wyo All All coal miners in n southern Wyoming were idle die Monday Considerable suffering suffering suffer- suffer ing ng will prevail among at least BOO 00 families unless the strike is ended in n the near t future ture officials s said CHEYENNE Wyo Sept 23 UP UP- UP Virgil Wright secretary of district 22 2 United Mine Workers of America Ameria Ameri Ameri- ca a said today all but a few fow ma man main n cnance men out of approximately union miners in Wyoming and Utah quit work today on order of union chiefs pending the tho outcome of f negotiations at Washington Wright said union has 1000 mom mcm- bers ers in inV V Wyoming oming and in Utah At Price orders to carry carryon on the strike were received by Frank Benacci Bonacci Bo- Bo of Helper field representative ot of f Nos 4 and 5 which comprise Utah from Virgil Wright of f Cheyenne Wyo secretary of district district dis- dis No 22 comprising the states of f Wyoming and Utah The orders which were received by telephone at 11 1 p. p m m. Sunday me merely rely confirmed standing landing Instructions to strike Unless un- un less otherwise notified Tile The strike Involves 21 Utah locals the he members members' of which are employed at t the tho present time Members of three Utah locals Coalville Maple MapleCreek aple Creek reck and Salina SaUna were on strike prior to this time Members of anither another another an- an other ither union ScofIeld were not working because of a a. closed mine Approximately 1 1500 0 men employed In n unionized mines but who are not for eligible f for r runion union me membership ber hll are arc to be permitted to work by union men as long as they are not engaged in producing coal Mr Bonacci said Ald These m men n are foremen p clerical workers and such A meeting has been called for foz early afternoon of United Mine Min MineWorker MineWorker Worker members to choose a committee eom- eom corn com to conduct tho the strike At that time steps that may be taken against workmen employed in nonunion nonunion non non- union wagon mines who refuse t to strike in sympathy with the organization organ organ- t will wUl be discussed There ar armore ar armora are more mora than of these workers employed employed em em- in 30 wagon mines Mr B Bonacci Bonacci Bo Bo- said A determination to carry on the the- strike until an Increase In w wages is s Continued on 1 Pitt Paga le Ten 2200 MEN QUIT i MINES A AT T PRICE Continued d from Page Pue One t granted was expressed by union officIals officials oft of of- t gathered at Price to await j Word from the eastern conference V We intend to carry on ona a peaceful t strike and feel we have been sufficiently ft patient in permitting an extension extension ex ex- L tension of ot time on five different occasions oc oc- oc- oc in an effort to settle IettIe the matter Mr Bo Bonacci acci said Everything was quiet in south southern rn Wyoming Monday the majority o of miners at home There Then r Were no scheduled mass meetings r A number of the miners reported for work Monday morning but they eft the mines When informed of ofU tile the e general walkout The camps closed included Winton Win Win- ton Dines ReU Reliance Rock Springs r Superior Quealy and Blairtown the majority of them being in Sweetwater Sweetwater Sweet Sweet- w water ter county Quiet Predicted The mines In n southern Wyoming are arc re operated by seven coal compa compa- jie lies including Megeath Central Coal and nd Coke Lion Gunn Union Pacific and Rock RockSprings Springs Fuel Peace officer officers predicted tho the strike activities in southern Wyoming will Wm willbo be bo quiet No additional officers rs were r employed Monday In 1022 1922 during the last big strike Jn it southern Wyoming approximately approximate ly men walked out The Tho strike lasted several months At that time the strikers maintaining maintaining main main- taming they could protect their union better by protecting property guarded the mines Since 1922 machinery has re reI replaced replaced re- re I placed a number of miners There Ther are affiliated miners in Utah and there are from to directly dependent upon the operation of the coal mines In the the state for their livelihood B. B P. P Manley treasurer secretary-treasurer of ot otho the tho Utah Coal Operators' Operators association Con tion said Monday A strike of ot even short duration will m mean an an actual shortage of ot mined coal as winter opens Mr M Manley explained |