The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-04
Government Charges
"a with Contempt by
Violating Injunction
BOND PUT AT $4,000
Judge A n d erson Fixes
Sum for Lewis and
Others at indianapolis.
u. S. PUSHES THE CASE
Step Taken to End Strike
and Vigorous Prosecu-
ton Is Promised.
u. S. PUSHES THE CASE
MUST APPEAR TUESDAY
Time Set for Hearings;
Banks Cashing Benefit
Checks Are Liable.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. .. 49,
| The United States government to-
day again invoked the efpowers of the
| federal court IN an effort To end
the strike OF t00.0 hituminous
coal miners OF tho country.
Information charging criminal
contempt OF oourt was filed In the
United States district court here
against ~ international and district
Officers OF the United Mine Workers
OF America, named In the court in
junction Issued Immediately after
he strike wns called, and requiring
their appearance to answer the
charges, were issued late today. II
is alleged that all OF the officers
have conspirod 10 keep the strike la
force and thus havc violated tho
terms Of the injunction.
Acting President John J.. I.cwis,
Secretary Treasurer William Green,
Percy Tetlow, statistician, and ellis
Scarlcs, editor of the Mine Workers
journal, the only officials of the or
Rani1ation IN Indianapolis. were no
| titled OF Tho Action and agreed To
report IN court tomorrow 10 furnish
bond. fixed at $4,000 nv Federal
Judge A. u. Anderson. Other off
| cials In the Jurisdiction OF the fed
| cral court here Will be served as
soon A possible. government Off
csals stated. and all will be required
TO appear at 10 o'clock next Tues
day morning for hearing
Push Charges.
Dan w Sims OF Lafayette. lad.
special United States district attor-
ney In charge OF enforcement of the
Injunction, stated today that the
proceeding 10 obtain the appearance
In court here of officers who reside
outside of Indiana will bo instituted
at once.
Mr. simms announced that pro-
ceedings against officers Of two local
unions NJ clinton. Ind also
would be instituted soon. charging
them specifically with Violations, OF
the Injunction by payment of striko
benefits 10 miners Local No. 20ii
officials, he declared. had paid bene-
fits by check, attempting to cam
outage" the real nature Of the sac
ton by stating that they were for
over payment OF dues. Local No. 30,
he said drew one check for 1890
and distributed currency among It's
members.
In connection with the issuance
OF strike benefits. Mr.. Slmms said
that tho Injunction extends to any
person. whether or not n miner, who
In any way encourages the strike.
and said that banks which honored
checks drawn against n strike bene-
III fund were liable 10 prosecution.
Mr. Simms stated that the citations
against the men named today were
only u staEt In the prosecutions
against aiIagod violators Of the in
junction and that the action might
be expected soon.
1T ~ the governments purpose
Mr. Sims said, Ito continue prose
cutinn as fast ~ evidence can he
prepared and filed with the court
against all officers Of every local who
are Conspiring by concerted effort
TO keep the strike IN force. RE
fusal 10 return 20 work, IL n miner
knows OF The Injunction and the sub
scqueni order 90 the union officials
resembling tho strike order, consi
tutcs ,iola'lon ~ the Injunction. and
the government will proceed on this
theory. regardless Of whether Off
GERS are guilty of some specific act
OF encouragement OF tho strike.
The government waited patiently
while the conference was going on
In Washington. hoping that some
plan for ayeriiug the impending dis
us'cr. consequent on the shortage of
fuel would be evolved After the
conference closed tho government al
rected the operators to reopen their
mines and advance wages ~ per
.ceLt Tnc government again waited
patiently for some action on the part
OF the miners looking toward re-
sumption 81 work Tho officials not
only failed 10 make nm effort to
bring about an end 10 the strike. bur
Ia numerous statements to the As
ISOLATED Press and newspapers on
opufngrd .'s continuance. During
every moment of this period OF wait
Iug pH officers ~ tho union have
Violated fhy injunction and the gr'-
rrumant has exhausted l's patience.