Show r THOUSANDS ASK FOR WORK AJ MINEi MINE MINE- MINE i HUNDREDS ARE REFUSED OLD PLACES MINERS EXPECT TO RESUME THURSDAY Striking and Engineers Will Get Their Old Places p aces Back Gradually as the Mines start Startup Up P. P I Pa Oct 22 thousands rhou ands of or men ner began work today repairing th the mines and the collieries col cot In tn condition for the general re resumption re- re of oC coal mining n which will wilt wilta a take pJ place e throughout the anthracite region tomorrow men who arc are directly en engaged a ed In cutting and handling handling han ban dung coal will not under the decision J pf p. th the the- convention cOn return to the mines until While there were tomorrow thousands of or men who arc are able to again begin earning their dally daily bread loday th there thre re were hundreds hundreds' who who were were disappointed wh when n the they applied to the of or the collieries where the they were formerly employed They were principally principally- steam men engineers men and pump runners who struck t on n June n 2nd nd for an hour eight day and md to Io to to help the miners minera win their battle battle bat bat- tle tie These men wanted their old places back but m n many Instances the tho compan company com corn pan any officials refused to discharge those stood by them durin during the strike No Discrimination There were man many In the Wyoming aile valley however who were fortunate enough to find employment The com com- jany officials maintain they will wilt not discriminate a against union or or- ornon nonunion nonunion non non- union men and that work will wilt be given nil all when there are vacancies During tho the strike the companies were compelled compelled com corn pelted to employ many Incompetent men to help keep the thc mines free from water ter or from squeezing as a result of Dt the lack o of proper timbering Miners Feel Confident The Tho strikers feel feet that the majority of ot these workmen will gr gradually duall be dismissed dis missed d and the more ent men enga engaged d. d A Worker Mine ll who io came Into nto the i lon headquarters from South rr toda today saId ald 1 The superintendents are arp turning down dowd a good man many men on the ground that thc they not needed This Is only a blurt bluff and they rill viii b 6 glad glaI to g our nen In a day Or t two The workmen the they have are In most cases Green and wont won't be bi about the cOll collieries the miners begin working worl ul time ime to c catch 1 hp jin I th h ma for for 4 oa Tho tt W not t talce le lc the theTIs risk of having having- men killed or mInis miners s teck I d through the mistake of ot some Fome new hew men men Unionists Non Leaving Although the strike Is over the path bf br the union non-union workman Is still a thorn thorny one Th They are disliked I b by the unionists and It Il Is not expected expiated the re relations re- re lations between nen them will be Improved when they get Into the mines together Reports were today that scores of the non non men have given II up their positions and are leaving the r re re- re gion glon President today began the work of of- preparing the miners miners' side of or orthe the ca case e for presentation to the arbitration arbi commission He will be the leading cading representative of or the workmen before the tribunal and will gather around him such ch Experts In anthracite mining as will be lle necessary to properly present his side to the commission He lie said Faid Id today h he did not know when he would make his first appearance before the commission n Activity at ReDding Reading READING Pa Oct 22 There There Is great greit activity throughout th the coal re re- re gions giOnE The thousands of or coal coat cars which were sidetracked in the yards ards at many places are being gotten ready for service I 1 to Go to Work PORTERViLLE Pa Oct 22 The The striking miners are ca eager cr to return to work but several of oC the collieries In th the Schuylkill re region lon are arc not nol In condition condition condi condi- tion to i full handed loran Many of or the pump runners en engineers and others have already returned to their posts |