The Washington herald., 1919-11-07
u. S. WILL NOT DROP
FIGHT TO FORCE
RETURN OF MINERS


torneys yesterday. and would be
considered a palpable evasion which
would be disregarded in proceed
ings for contempt of court.
VIII Follow Program.
The Department of Justice in
sisted that the government would
carry out the injunction program.
1t was stated that Judge c. B.
Ames. who will represent the gov
ernment at Indianapolis. had
stopped off at Harrisburg today for
a final conference with Attorney
General Palmer before proceeding
to Indianapolis.
The government will not only
ask that the restraining order pre-
venting the miners leaders from
aiding the strike be made perma-
nent but it will go further and ask
that the court order the leaders to
recede from their position and call
made at the Department OF JUS
tice.
Wilson Has No Plans.
It was stated that the only power
which could arrest these proceedings
or modify the governments program
of dealing with the strike was that Of
the President himself. 1t was stated
at the White House that IL any plan
for bringing the mine operators and
the miners together. which would
make further injunction proceedings
were contemplated. moth
ing was known OF 1t there.
Attorney General Palmer will be
present at the Cabinet meeting today
and the strike situation will be gone
over thoroughly then, including such
suggestions for ameliorsting the sit
uation which have been worked out
during the last few days. While the
injunction case is in the hands Of the
Attorney General, views of the other
members Of the Cabinet would have
great weight in case the Cabinet
should decide to modify the govern
ment's program.
FOresee No Change.
But the position OF the govern
ment in the injunction case has been
SO positively and unqualifiedly de-
fined by the Department of Justice
that it did not seem likely last night
that the Cabinet will urge Attorney
General Palmer to withdraw the ap-
plication for a permanent injunc-
tion or even to ask for a postpone
ment.
The most plausible suggestion for
a settlement of the controversy
without carrying the injunction pro-
ceedings to their logical end, Is
that the mine operators and the
miners will get together in India
napolis and agree to enter into ne
gotiations. the miners agreeing on
the one hand to call off the strike,
and the mine operators agreeing on
the other that the negotiations
would be completed within a limited
time.
The officials of the coal operators
as well as the leaders OF the miners
will be in Indianapolis. so that an
agreement to negotiate could be
made on the ground. In that case.
with the strike off. the government
would have no need to carry on the
injunction case.
A. F. of L. Represented.
1t was stated yesterday that the
is vitality interested in the miners.
case would send q representative to
Indianapolis to be present when the
SeoS NNhNo NP oOAoAo Sau8C <1AuCioOhs
CurtaiI Rail Service.
Walker D. Hines, Director General
Of Railroads. made the following
statement today on coal distribution:
The machinery set up by the Rail-
road Administration to distribute the
coal held in transit by the railroads
in accordance with the directions Of
the Fuel Administrator is in full opera
tion and, as a result, wherever pos
sible coal Is being distributed in ac-
cordance with the priority list estab-
ltshed by the Fuel Administrator
where such coal Is absolutely needed.
1T should also be remembered that
the railroads did not interfere with
the delivery of coal to designated con-
signees until the Gay before the pres
ent strike began. In order to conserve
coal as much as possible regional
directors of railroads have been given
authority wherever it seems absolute
ly necessary to eliminate for TIE time
being train service, but in order to
provide for the essential business
needs Of the country no general cur
tailrnent Of train service is contsrn-
plated.
THE maintenance Of the public
transportation service 10 Of paramount
Importance IN order to serve tho
countless needs OF the general public
and the interruption of that service
should be rinimised a. far a. pos.
sible."\ --
Reports received at the Depart
rnent OF Justice from West Virginia
were very favorable to the situa-
tion there. It was stated that forty