The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
THE MINERS STRIKE
RESTRAINING ORDER CAUSES
 NEW PHASE.
sPrenaaent Flynn of the Union Has All Al~nx Cautioned the Men Against
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 The leaders of the United Mine Work CTS of America in Alabama who have been busy men since July 1, conduct ing first a suspension of work and then e strike, the latter proceeding dating from July 25, now face strong propcsition in injunctions issued against them by Judge T. G. Jones of the United States Court. A violation of the injunctions will mean imprison- ment.
 President Ed. Flynn of the miners organization, has declared ever since the suspension of work began that he is opposed to any violation of the laws and repeatedly in interviews an- nounced that he had adn.onished the men under him not to resort to any violation whatsoever. However. the various furnace operators who are fighting the miners union and declare their intentions of running their works as "open shops" have not been able to hold much Of the non-union labor which agents have been bringing in from Kentucky, Tennessee and other StateS. Hence. the injunction was sought. Exactly what effect this step will have remains to be seen.
 President Ed. Flynn and National Board Member w. k. Farley, of the miners organization, have been re- maining steadily at their headquarters in Birmingham, only occasionally max ing trips out to the mining camps. They receive daily reports and give out instructions. Sheriff Burgin of Jefferson County. has large force Of deputies at work and so far there has been very little disorderly conduct by the miners.
 The miners in this district are say ing very little as to the restraining order just granted. There Is a wait ing look on the faces of outsiders as to what the week will now bring out. It is given out that no less than 1000 men will be brought into the Birming- ham district in the next four or i've days to be placed in the mines. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company will start up its Blocton mines in Bibb County this week and efforts will be made to place men be- mines in the Pratt division. The Sloss-Shef1eld Steel and Iron Company has coming between now and the Sth inst. 800 to 800 men from Kentucky and Tennessee, while the Republic Iron and Steel Company has a number of non-union hands en route.
 The people of other interests in the Birmingham district are very anxious 10 see the strike brought to an end but both the operators and the miners assert that it is fight to the finish. The operators reiterate their statement that they will never recognize the union and that while they may offer to pay the wage scale demanded they will not enter into any agreement with the unions.
 The coal production in Alabama is quite heavy, commercial coal operators having signed the union contract, nen- union and convict labor mines being also in full operation. The demand for coal is extraordinarily good with in- dications of an advance in the product in the near future.
 A large number of miners from neighboring mining camps will march into Birmingham tomorrow to partici- pate in the Labor Day parade to be given at noon.