The sun., 1919-11-02
MANY EXPECTED
TO LEAVE UNION
Hope of Enlarged Production
Based on Steadier Work
by Miners.
BIG LEGAL BATTLE AHEAD
L. s. to Demand Withdrawal
of Strike Order-Diggers
Seek McAdOO as Legal Aid.
Bv a star Correspondent Of The sux

BY Sfdn Correspondent oI IHE BUN.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 1.-The first day
of the coal strike has produced these
mixed results:
First-Despite the Federal re-
straining order the strike was eff
fective to the limit of the eXpecta-
tions of the men who ordered it,
the officers of the United Mine
Workers.
Second-The Government is con-
fident that with the force of men
available it can supply the indus
tries of the country. under certain
hardships perhaps, but in a way
to avert disaster.
Third-Each side is seeking to
bring up its biggest legal guns for
the renewal of the fight before
Judge Anderson in United States
Court here next Saturday when the
Government will ask that the strike
leaders be compelled to withdraw
their strike order.
Fourth-The results of the first
week of the strike will depend
largely upon the attitude that the
rest of organized labor takes to-
ward the United Mine Workers.
Fifth-The Government has not
exhausted its legal ammunition in
the historic proceeding here It
will repeat the procedure in every
Federal Court District into which
the strike has extended. IL neces-
sary breaking up meetings of the
t,.ily
officers from leading them, Just as
the national officers have now been
made inCommunicado
strike Leaders obey Rule.
So completely are the national Off.
GERS obeying the terms of the Fedora
injunction that they will not discuss
the strike situation for publication
John L. Lewis, acting national presi.
dent, left here tonight to pass Sunday
at his home in Springfield, Ill.
Nevertheless the air Of satisfaction il
such about national headquarters as &c
leave no doubt that reports have beer
received there proving TO Lewis and his
confreres that they beat the Govern
ment to the first punch and that, as they
predicted, the strike went into effec'
without further word from them. Presi
dent Lewis received hundreds of tele
gmms during the day.
He refused to discuss them with re
porters. 1t was said for him that sucf
action might be construed as communi
eating a message Of encourasemen'
through the press to his followers il
violation of the injunction's terms.
In behalf of the Government il /.
pointed out that more than a third Of
The mino workers of the nation are no'
affected by the strike order. 1t is no
torious that even in the rush times ot
war the miners did not work to their full
individual capacity on account o
scarcity of cars, their own lack Of de
sire and other reasons The Govern
ment thus hopes, despite the reduction
of the number Of men available. TO brine
production we'll UP to the minimum need,
through more complete and continuous
One operator expressed II thus.
Even during the war rush the aver
age OF employment was only two-third.
of the maximum. The difference be
tween the present one-third and the
actual minimum needs of the nation foi
coal is not unhrdgable If that one
third can be made to work something
like full time
Government Expects Drfcctions.
In addition the Government believe,
that there will be many detection,
from the ranks of the strikers as tht
strike goes on.
: While the striking miners are en-
deavoring to engage William G. McAdoo
Edward F. Dunno and Alton, b. Parker
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