| Show MINERS AND OPERATORS in HAVE FAILED TO ATEE KANSAS CITY mo alo aug 1 negotiations between and coal operators of the southwestern territory which have dragged along over a period of exactly four months were ere brought to an end today A general strike order will wili be issued immediately according to george manuel secretary of the missouri district and thirty thousand or more min miners ers who ho have not worked since the expiration of the old contract the first of april will ill be formally on strike of the number of miners a affected by the strike order bout are in kansas about in missouri in oklahoma and about in arkansas some thousand mine miners rs in tex is though in another district will ill indirectly affected by the strike order and this too will have an indi indirect reet bearing upon the miners in colorado and other western states at present there are a number numb eror independent mines in this territory that from the beginning have paid the wage scale asked and at these min mines es there has been no cesa cessation tion of work ork they employ approximately 2800 men wen employed Emp loyes of they these independent concerns will not be asked to discontinue work ork |
