The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-08
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IS LIMIT I D
CANCEL ED|C1
Judge Anderson Issues Man.
datory Injunction,
AMeS MAKES REQUEST
Plea Of Government Against
Miners Granted,

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov s-TIolding
that the Lever act is still in force be-
cause the war is not ended and will
not be until the president has issued
peace proclamation. which he has
not done" Judge A. b Anderson in
the United States district couf4 here
today ordered the executive officers
OF the United Mine Workers 20 re-
send the strike order which impelled
40UO Of the coal miners to leave
their posts.
he court further ordered the min
efs officials to present their recall
order Tor his approval before il is
sent out. Crushing the miners cod
tention that the war is ended and
that their wage agreement is still In
effect, Judge Anderson maintained
the wartime emergency exists be,
cause the railroads are still moving
troops and eurtailment of the fuel
output will interfere with train AID
troop movements. The tic.up top,
would block the movement OF mails.
the court con,ended.
The strike call was issued in con-
spHacy 70 ourtal the production Of
the mines, in direct violation OF the
food and fuel control act, the court
mainta med.
With the issuance of the order to
rescind the strike call, government
officials today forecast the breaking
OF the backbone Of other strikes. pres
ent and threatened, which menace the
country.
The attorneys announced that Presi-
dent Lewis and Secretary Green of
the union, proposed obeying the court
order, but that they could not speak
for their fellow officials.
Ames Asks Recall Of Edict.
Mandatory injunction ordering the
executive officers of the United Mine
Workers to cancel the strike order
which caused 10000 bituminous coal
workers to drop their tools was asked
by Judge c. B. Ames, assistant A.
torney-seneral, after tho court had
denied the mine workers petition for
Z continuance OF the cause for me
week to give the opposing factions On
opportunity TO effect an agreement
The temporary restraining order is
sued last week has no, had the ef!ec,
OF "undoing the wrong tina, has beer
done declared Judge Ares.
Pointing out that il the court is-
sues the Injunction i, may be eds
obeyed by men in some parts Of the
country" Judge Ames in concluding
the governments argument declared
that nothing counts so much as as
certaining IL the law OF this country
/, supreme and il il is not il Is
marked indication OF thc decay Of all
the principle, Tor which Amen0
stands"
Law Must Be Enforced
When any organization aptieS ,N
law OF the land there is no al'erLa,ife;
the law must be enforced Otherwise
there is American revolution. said
Judge Ames, adding that he believed
the American people had not reached
,ha, point ard accordingly the strike
is illegal and 4 plain violation OF the
food and fuel control act"
Counsel for the mine workers asked
for continuance Of the case for one
week 10 give the miners and opera.
tors an opportunity TO com, 10 N
agreement, but the eour, denied the
continuance upon the objection Of A.
sis,ant Attorney General Ames.
The government, did not feel that
!, could eonsen, to posiponrrrrnt of
the case" said Judge Ames. adding
that the first order Of business is the
motion TO dissolve the temporary in
iunrtiop