Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-08
GOVERNMENT GIVES
LABOR FINAL WORD
Writ Will Be Dismissed When
Strike Order Is Re-
Scinded.
EIGHTEEN WORD MESSAGE
Believed Plan Now Is Being
Considered to Renew
Negotiations.
IRy A.sociated Pres,.1


WASHINGTON. Nov 7.-Elcventh-
hour efforts by Samuel Gompers to
settle the coal strike were met tonight
by emphatic declaration from the gov
ernment that Injunction proceedings
would be dismissed the instant the
strike order was withdrawn-and not
before.
This final decision was given to Mr..
Gompers. heading Il delegation of high
labor officials at the close Of the third
conference Of the day With Attorney
General Palmer. and after Mr. Comp
crs had talked over the telephone with
iohn L. :, ,, Lewis. acting head Of the
indianapolis.
The aged president OF the American
have the government 10 drop it's tn
junction suit, set for Il hearing tomor
row. plainly showed that he was under
a severe strain as he left the Depart
ment of Justice. tiatly and bluntly re-
fusing on his way out to say one
word about the trio of conferences or
hope OF ending the strike OF more than
100000 miners before the United States
could press its suit against officers OF
the miners organization
Palmer Remains Silent.
Attorney-General Palmer, to whom
Mr.. Gompers referred all requests for
Information, refused to see newspaper
"Mr Palmer wishes me to-. say that
he will have no statement tonight
other than that he. made as he left
tary announced.
\ There were, were only eighteen @ words dS J.; IN
newspaper men as he left the White
House after the Cabinet meeting and an
earlier brief conference with President
- The Injunction a p1sSsesdingss agai,T;ss a inst
ssns ,he aTdsT saa
and his htterance stood tonight as tho
hpal word. from the government on
ginning gin tomorrow Of the greatest ia Dor
union litigation in the history of the
country.
May Postpone Hearing.
on the lip of all Official Washington.
that the government and the miners
were considering, new plans for ending
law, the feeiin. grew that hearing on
the restraining order 5 set for ror, or
fore Judge Anderson at indianapolis.
would be postponed without preja-
dice to either side"
ask for postponement, but whether
it might oppose the request If miners
f1r sms ssenea Gs at to sny
proceeding; started by the United States
the Attorney General reiterated. time
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Ss PasseeasS psa ] @ his
@ dess before 70 ha 9ns Sae Is TO
more heatedIy in the. Federal, courts.
Accompanied by Matthew Woll. vice
tary OF the American Federation OF
Labor. MIR. Gompers saw Mr.. Palmer
the ater Werd Wi,s t. the tfs Mhas
and to outline the strike situation to
The second meeting, took place i'm
journed. 1t lasted an hour. and when
the labor leaders departed they were
tonight Mr.. Gompers told the At
torney yGeneral they would return
later. and Mr. Palmer intimated th1s S,1t
with Lewis.
Various theories were advanced as
,itude, of the labor leaders after the
second and third conferences. Re
turning to his office tonight Mr;
hours and was in communication with
labor officials here and elsewhere;
ali Of the members n ens deened
TO say what was taken up. although
Secretary Glass, a, tribe more com
toners away by saying it was just an
hour and half wasted
The stand pat policy, Of the gov,
~ anu 10 NCtci do oHO
official expressed it. TO go through
undivided support OF the Cabinet. it
was said. and the absolute approval
OF President Wilson. The widely
current reports that Secretary of
Labor Wilson. himself a miner, had
strongly opposed court action, were
not denied but IL was emphasized
that the Cabinet was unanimous
against withdrawal OF the restraining
order unless tlso strike was called
off.
There was no word from tho opera
tors. the other party to the struggle.
indicated slight gains In the number
of mines working in West Virginia,
there was no change in the general
situation.
DEADLOCK IN COAL MINING