New-York tribune., 1902-10-12
ASKS FOR INJUNCTION.
COUNSEL OF THE D., L. & W. SAYS THE
UNITED STATES COURT COULD
END THE STRIKE.

Walter W. Ross. general counsel for the Dela-
ware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad COM
pany, has sent TO President Roosevelt state
ment about the legal solution Of the coal strike
He declares that the powers of the federal gov
ernment are ample to deal with the problem
Following is a summary of his statement;
The United Mine Workers of America have en-
other not TO work nor to permit any one else to
conditions adopted by that organization. The SUI
preme Court has held in the Trans-Alssouri ease.
every contract which in fact restrains or tends to
Ccnarsss Ube+bsr it Is ressona6e or unTessonsbIe
Under the provisions OF the Antitrust act, the
brought only in the name of the United States and
under the direction of the Attorney General of the
The private and corporate owners of the anthra-
employed in producing coal therefrom. the thou
sands of other employees who are prevented from
timdatton of the lawless mob. the wives and chill
SUFFERING from acR Of proper CARE the nSerstats
Transportation companies passing thIough the coal
great nation who can see see the the right % when it =
the United H States as their leader in this moment
Of supreme importanee to uphold Id and nd enforce the
the Attorney General OF the United States 70 have
states m the state Of PENNSYLVANIA in the name
OF the United States against John Mitchell, pres-
ssnizaton % kpoWn as the United Mine Workers Of
I aerSa c nrerfering @ with the interstate trans
portation OF persons and property and the United
States mail and from continuing the unlawful
combination and conspiracy which exists subject
the will OF the cOnsptrators the control OF an
interstate commodity and necessity of Hfe-coal-
its production and TRANSPORTATION 10 its markets
In neighbOring States The evidence to sustain
such a bill Is notorious. The United Mine Work
ers OF America is a combination seeking the abso-
lutte control OF the manner quantity and persons
States. II Is controlled by one man whose COM
mands are supreme; IL recognizes not our sacred
constitution. which guarantees that person
shall be deprived OF life. liberty or property with
out due process OF law.
The laws Of this nation adequate 10 meet
this crisis The provisions OF constitution and
the various OF Congress applicable 10. the
facts involved have within recent yearr been con-
strued bv the Supreme Court OF the United States
in the Debs and I'm other cases Debs was
president OF the amt rCan Railway Union. a vol
untary association. of which many Thousand rail-
way employees members. which SOUGHT, as
found by the Supreme Court 20 subject 10 the VIII
the cOnspiratOrs, the Interstate TRANSPORTATION
OF persons. property and the United States mail:
and in order 10 acquire this power they ordered
their members on a strike. which Debs defined
being a war He publicly proclaimed. as found by
pathy thar the member who destroys property or
Violates the law Is tire enemy OF the union, yet
he and his followers were constantly and secretly
sending out commands to prevent the seabs at al
hazards from working. which commands resulted
in riot boodshed. murder and destruction OF prop
erty These facts are contained in the records OF
the federal courts. These and other facts being
then conyeyed TO the President OF the United