Strike End Is In Sight
Washington officials express firm belief that the strike’s end is near and steps toward resolution are being pursued amid ongoing negotiations and policy discussions.
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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1919
Page
2
Washington officials express firm belief that the strike’s end is near and steps toward resolution are being pursued amid ongoing negotiations and policy discussions.
Reports from Washington November 4 indicate officials expect the miners strike to end with no tangible gains yet maintain optimism. Government actions include potential injunctions and wage discussions while workers face uncertain support and extended hardship as families cope with disruption and rising suspicion of public sentiment.
Charles MoSehwah warns agitation in the United States hurts progress. He cites heated names in steel and miners strikes and sensational reporting that stirs public mood. He urges calmer action to avoid worsening industrial outcomes.
The report links Arie Agalon to a broader case involving Americius figures and a Mexican border scheme. It notes Qalan as a half Mexican, half Chinese accomplice to Henry Selanidt, who was seized last week while attempting to smuggle 25 000 rounds of ammunition into Mexico. Also mentions Quint, Moren, and a London affair, plus Lady Astor's Plymouth campaign address urging electors to send her to Parliament as a successor to her husband.
A potential bombing outside the Minneapolis armory was thwarted when a sentry spotted a man stooping over a bundie. The assailant fled, but two live hand grenades were found and proven fully loaded. Officials investigated the incident in Minneapolis.
In a period of turmoil the dispatch notes President Wilson facing a veto override maneuver while federal troops may be deployed to coal regions. Washington reports indicate governors seek National Guard and federal forces to quell unrest tied to mine strikes and protection for mines and properties amid national energy debates.
Police uncovered a conspiracy to assassinate Chief of Police Frank W. Smith and other Cleveland officials. A telegraphic warning from the East prompted the probe as authorities connected a series of alleged explosions nationwide to the plot. One man and an alleged associate were identified in the investigation.
Samuel Gompers speaking for organized labor denounced the injunction in the coal strike case as an empty move that could create new and more disturbing issues not confined to the miners.
Washington reports formal talks began in the Senate on an early final vote for ratification of the German peace treaty. The move signals likely speedier action on the historic accord among lawmakers and officials.
Attorney General Palmer delivers a formal statement opposing the coal advance policy to operators, signaling a firm stance in the ongoing energy policy debate.
Washington reports show the Wholesale Coat Trade Association urging the government not to fix a maximum price or curb supply while miners demand protection and normal channels for fuel. Officials warn that price controls could fuel profiteering and disrupt production, urging restraint and public welfare. Washington also notes the International Labor Conference admitting Germany and Austria representatives and the opening of the International Congress of Working Women to discuss employment and child labor.
In Colorado, 4000 miners are exempt from the national coal strike as the Senate backs government order to keep mines operating. About 4000 miners in 28 Colorado mines are affected, with 28 mines in union agreements operating under terms through April 1920. Governor Shoup orders state troops mobilized in Pueblo and Golden to support camp security.
The vast coal region faces a nationwide stoppage as 450000 miners walk out after a midnight strike call. Union leaders report tens of thousands already off the job in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, and beyond. Governments move to seize coal in transit and fix prices as officials seek a legal and logistical path through the crisis.
War Department places the Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Sam Houston for possible use in Colorado under Gen Leon ard Wood to handle a strike involving soft coal miners.
Trinidad Colo Col Dennis Mc Connift in command of the state troops refused to withdraw soldiers at district 15 United Mine Workers entrances. Miners officials were told soldiers remained at mine mouths to prevent trouble and assure protection to any miners who wished to work.
The executive committee of the central competitive coal field adopted a resolution welcoming a tribunal investigation into the threatened coal strike. About 500000 miners and soft cost operators faced possible arbitration. The conference adjourned as plans move toward a Wilson appointive inquiry.
Deputy Thomas Majora, 45, was killed and two men wounded during a bootleg raid in Casper. Wounded were Reg E. Martin and George McKensie, Natrona jailer. Armstrong is charged with Majora's murder. Hallowell and Charles Moore, a taxi driver, were arrested in connection with the shooting.
A citizens' committee in the Pike's Peak region plans to wear overalls and use picks to mine coal if the Friday night strike by the coal lin ers escalates. The move aims to meet domestic fuel needs amid the labor action and maintain regional energy supply.
A cat named Alcibiades, owned by Clarence Wood Soanes of 1824 Harrison Street, reportedly aided in catching a burglar suspect. The lively anecdote describes the precocious feline's alertness and a neighborly test of fame as a curious local incident in Oakland California.
Alcibiades, a vigilant cat, raised a prolonged howl at two in the morning when a new roomer arrived. The disturbance drew the owner Sonne, who admitted the visitor after the cat sensed trouble. By day Alcibiades shares meals with a bantam rooster as a playmate.
Three year old Katharine Jungstetten owed her life to a window sash that fell on her and held her suspended from a third story window in Savannah. She was playing near the window when she fell through the screen and the heavy sash caught her, saving her from a fatal drop until help arrived.
In Medford Oregon a thief ransacked rooms stealing a gold watch jewels a pipe shoes and trousers. A wooden leg drops from a pantaloons and startles the burglar who abandons the loot and escapes. The owner, T M Thompson, suspects the trail continues. In Seymour Indiana a farmer Namur is jailed for pushing his son Ambrose Forget into Little River, the drowning victim recovered after months. Forget allegedly acted due to finances and his son's helplessness. In Louisville to Indianapolis a transport was found to carry 150 quarts of whisky hidden among roasting ears.
In Chicago the Eastern Livestock market shows varied quotes across heavies, mediums, and primes with figures like 14.10 to 19.30 for heavy stock and 12.26 to 15.25 for cows and heifers. Separate Kansas City and New York listings reflect barge and barrel pricing, plus commodity notes on gasoline and chemicals.
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