Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-11

Cancellation of the strike order
which since midnight of October 81
has kept 100000 union bituminous
miners out of the coal pits Of the
country, was ordered by Judge Ans
derson IN the federal court at In
dianapolis Saturday.
Violation of the wartime federal
food and fuel control act, as alleged
by the attorney generals department,
was affirmed by the court, who said
the strike not only was illegal, but
that under the circumstances 1t APP
preached rebellion.
If left to pursue it's normal course,
the injunction proceedings probably
will rest until November 20. The
defendants have until that date to
file g. formal answer and when that
time expires it is within the prov
ince of the government attor~~-Fs TO
ask that the temporary injunction
issued today be made permanent.
1t was pointed out by governr2enr
officials that this was expected to
result, inasmuch as Judge Ander-
son decided the issvo~ in the case
today.
Attorneys for the miners indicat-
ed they will take the case to the
United States circuit court of aps
peals at Chicago at the coolest pos
sible date. Such action, however,
will not affect the injunction proS
ceedings nor the gover~ ent's plan
to ask that the tempor""v injunction
be made permanent on November 20
In the meantime, it is po'rt"' QUE.
the courts order to call off the strika
must be carried out.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. TO-
Leaders of the United Mine Workers
of America went into session at
1925 this morning to decide tina
fate of the strike of 100000 bitumiA
| nous coal miners. One hundred and
| one men were present at the meet
ing in the Lincoln hotel when Act
| ing President John L. Lewis raped
| for order. They were members OF
! the scale committee, district presi~
| dents and members of the executive
council.
They met to consider whether
they would abide by the mandatory
order issued by Judge A. B. Ander~
son, in United States district courS
on Saturday, demanding the union
order for the strike be recalled be-
fore p. m. Tomorrow
The recall order must be submits.
ted to Judge Anderson by 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
There was no indication before
the meeting that the courts order
would not be complied with. A
strong sentiment was manifested
among the few who would talk on
the probable action of the meeting
that the strike would be called off.
U. S. Plans Secret
Reports from various fields since
the strike was called indicate many
union men cortend the general cons
mittee of the miners has no authority
! to rescind the order for the strike,
| which, they assert, was decided upon
by the regular convention Of the
United Mines Wo: kers' meeting in
| Cleveland in September.
| In case the recall order should be
| issued by the miners general COM
mittee ard some of the individual
members of the union refused to rec.
ognize the authority Of the order and
| remain idle, any action contemplated
! by the government CO Id not be
| Learned this morning. A HAT, how
/ ever, was given during the proceed
| ings in the United States district
court Saturday, when Judge Ander-
| son said: "The Lever act makes It
an unlawful conspiracy for two or
more persons to arrange to limit the
production of coal. That is perfect
, ly apparent to me. Everybody
knows that"
No action, it was said, is planned
| by the government until aft,r the
time limit set by Judge Anderson
for the issuance Of the strike recall
order. Meanwhile attorneys for the
union were said to be busy preparing
their case for an appeal to the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals in
Chicago.
LABOR LEADERS PREDICT
| STRIKE ORDER WILL STAND
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Labor
leaders predicted today that interna-
tional officers of the United Mine
Workers of America, meeting at In
dianpolis would not call off the
coal strike as directed by Federal
Judge Anderson, whatever the legal
consequences might be.
One of the spokesman for the
miners organizatio said he doubted
if Acting President Lewis and his
| associates had the power, even if
they had the inclination, to comply
with the mandate.
"The strike was ordered by a dele
gate convention in the event the
operators refused to grant our de-
mands," the spokesman said, land
Lewis merely carried out instruc-
tions in ordering the strike. The
convention must call it off,
A. F. L. Backs Miners
The American Federation of Labor
stood today before the country as an
unqualified indorser of the strike Of
soft coal miners and as bitterly OPP
posed to the action of the govern
ment in attempting to end the scrI:-a
through injunction proceedings which
it characterized as 80 autocratic as
to stagger the human mind"
Endorsement Of the strike was n
nounced last night in a statement IS
sued by the executive council Of the
federation which pledged to the
strikers the full support of otganHed
labor and appealed to the citizenship
of the country &c give like Endorse
ment and aid to the men ergaged in