AMERICAN STRIKES

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 284, 26 August 1922, Page 5

AMERICAN STRIKES

GENERAL RAILWAY STOPPAGE SOUGHT * IMPROVEMENT IN COAL SITUATION BY telegraph.—Press association. —OOPYBIGHB. New Y®rk, August 24With the railway heads preparing to fight the strike to a finish, the Sioux City .Trades and Labour Assembly passed a resolution calling on the American Federation of Labour to order a general strike of all railroad employees.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. August 25, 8.40 p.m.) Washington, August 24. Mr. Hoover has announced that 75 per cent, of the normal weekly bituminous coal demands will be mined this week, and the production next week will total seven million tons. The coal situation is improving, but there is a. shortage of coal wagons on the • railways. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PENNSYLVANIA MINES REOPENING

New York, August 24. The bituminous mines are reopening throughout Central Pennsylvania, the miners and the operators having subscribed to the Cleveland agreement. Senator Cummins introduced a Bill in the Senate creating a Federal fuel distribution agency to supervise the movement of all coal throughout the country.—Aus.-N.Z- Cable Assn.

AUTHORITY TO TAKE OVER MINES

(Rec. August 25, 8.40 p.m.) Washington, August 24. Senator Walsh has introduced a resolution authorising the President to take over the mines, and asking for a million dollar appropriation for this purpose. Senator Walsh charged the President and Congress with remaining inactive and waiting until too late to prevent great suffering through the coal shortage. Senator Cummins defended the President, but admitted that there would be intense suffering in New York and New England States this winter.—AusN.Z. Cablet Assn.

THREAT TO KILL ATTORNEY

INVESTIGATING HERRIN MASSACRE

Springfield (Illinois), August 24. The Attorney-General, Mr. Edward J. Brundage has announced that ho has received a threat that he will be killed if he goes to conduct the investigation, of the Herrin massacres. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn-