Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1920 — VACATION” IS UP TO WILSON [ARTICLE]

VACATION” IS UP TO WILSON

Anthracite Miners In Pennsylvania Await Word of Secretary of Labor to Work. Hazelton. Pa.. Sept. 16.—Decision on a policy providing for the calling off of the “vacation” in the anthracite coal fields was believed near when the policy committee of the mine workers’ organization resumed its sessions here. Early settlement, however, appealed to hinge on the reply of Secretary Wilson of the labor department to the mine workers’ query as to whether he would consider their claims, provided the “vacationists” returned to work. Representatives of district 9 declared they must have this assurance in order that pump men. engineers, firemen and monthly men who dropped work in sympathy with the miners will be protected from, being, discharged and blacklisted.