The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-04
SIXTEEN CHARGES.
ARE MADE AGAINST
Miners OFFICERS

HDIANAPoL4e. Dec. 4.-In citing
ninety-seven officials OF the United
Mine Workers Of America for crimi-
nal contempt for alleged violations of
Judge Albert b. Anderson's tempo
rary Injunction against the coal strike,
the government specified sixteen d.
rect charges and called the courts at
tention to others. The information re-
latee that the miners officials violated
the Injunction by the following acts:
(a) In passively consenting that
said strike Is to be continued and en-
forced as previously announced.
(b) In assuming and maintaining an
attitude toward said membership,
committees and district and local
unions, by announcement through the
public press and by statements to and
interviews with representatives Of the
Associated Press and newspapers, that
said membership will not 60 back to
work, but will remain on strike.
(c) By assuming and maintaining
an attitude toward the public and to
said membership, committees and dis
tricts and local unions, that is tante-
mount to the issuing Of further strike
orders and equivalent to instructions
% said membership. committees, dis
&rict and local unions to keep such
strike, In effect, and in support Of
such strike.
(d) In encouraging said strikers to
abstain from work, to continue said
turn to the mines in pursuance of said
etrike order.
countenaneed Benefit Payments.
faf In rnnntanoneipo oidino and
ahetting the taking Of steps by local
unions for the payment of strike ben
efits and the distribution among the
strikers Of sums Of money previously
accumulated and subsequently acquir-
cd to assist such striking miners and
mine workers to subsist while striking.
and to thereby aid them during the
pendency of said strike.
(f) In conspiring, combining, agree
ing or arranging with each other and
among themselves, and with each
other and other persons. to limit the
facilities for the production of coal.
and to restrict the supply or distribu-
ton Of coal, and In aiding and abet-
ing the doing of such acts.
(g) In permitting the said strike
order to remain in effect.
(h) In aiding by their general atti-
tude the continuance of said strike
in effect.
~ In communicating to said mem
bership, committees and district un-
ions q so-called withdrawal or cancel
lation of said strike order, irregular.
unusual and different in form and man
ner OF execution from orders regular
~ sent out and communicated to with
draw and cancel strike order and
terminate q strike.
CD In communicating to said men,
bership, committees and district and
local unions q so-called withdrawal or
out the seal OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America purporting to be print
ed thereon.
(k) In communicating to said mem
bership, committees and district and
local unions q so-called withdrawal or
cancellation of said strike order writ
ten upon blank paper instead of being
written upon the letterheads or sta
tionery of the United Mine Workers of
America
ID In communicating to said mem
bership, committees and district and
local unions a cancellation of said so
called said strike order which did not
purport to bear the written signatures
of the president and secretary-treas-
urer Of said United Mine Workers of
America.
Withdrawal Was Deficient.
(m) In communicating to said mem.
bership, committees and district and
local unions a so-called withdrawal
and cancellation, the authority and
validity of which, on account of its
form and manner Of its execution they
knew regarded.
(n) In failing, neglecting, refusing,
when. advised and informed that valid
1ty and authority Of said so-called with
drawal and cancellation .notice was be.
ing questioned, ignored and disobeyed
by the membership committee and dis
ltrict and local unions, because Of its
form and its manner of execution, to
advise and notify said membership
committees and district and local un-
ions that said so-called withdrawal
and cancellation notice was genuine
and valid and that it was issued by
authority and in good faith for the
purpose Of withdrawing and canceling
said strike order and terminating said
strike.
(o) In falling. neglecting and refus-
ing to issue valid and authoritative
withdrawal and cancellation of said
strike order, and to communicate such
withdrawal and cancellation to said
membership, committees and district
and local unions as fully and complete
1y as said strike order had been here
tofore distributed and circulated to
said membership, committees, district
and local unions.