The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-07
1t Is Even Predicted That Walk
out Will End Saturday.
Injunction To Be Withdrawn
When Order Is Recalled.
GOMPERS and PALMER MEET
Meanwhile Everyone Is Prepar
ing for Long Siege.
Further Indications of Suffering
Over the Country.

Washington. Nov. Renewed eff
forts to bring about an agreement
with the government which would end
the strike of half million bitumi-
nous coal miners were made today by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Gompers and other federation
officers held two con- FENCES with At
torney General Palmer and were to
see him again later in the day. Tt was
intimated that. meantime, Mr.. Com
pers would consult with John L. Lew
is, acting president of the miners
union. over the long distance tele-
phone.
Neither the attorney general nor the
la Dor chief would say what had trans
pired.
Mr.. Gompers manner indicated,
however, that he regarded the outlook
of settling the strike as hopeful.
The general impression was that the
government would agree tomorrow to
a postponement of all court proceed
ings against the mine union officials
for one week.
Unions Have Faith.
| indianapolis, Nov. IA move by
the government to bring striking min
ers and mine operators together to
strike was evidently expected shortly
| by officials of the United Mine Work
ers today.
Altho all union officials refused to
comment definitely on expected nego-
| tiations, they undoubtedly anticipated
conciliatory step by the government
J With the end of the first week of
the strike today, union leaders be-
/ heved the strike was ''sta nding up"
! Reports reaching union headquar@ ers
were that the strike continued as eff
fective on the first day of the walk
; out.
/ Palmer Meets Gompers.
| WASHINGTON, Nov 7.-Before Attor-
ney General Palmer went to the cabi-
4 net meeting Samuel Gompers, presi-
! dent. Matthew Vol, vice president
+ and Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor called
on him and were informed that the
sion to press injunction proceedings
unless the strike order was with
drawn.
! Mr.. Gompers expressed the opinion
that a settlement of the strike could
not be reached if the government en-
forced legal measures against the
strike. He also again, called attention
to what he said would be the effect
of government by injunction upon or
ganized labor generally.
End Strike Tomorrow?
After the cabinet meeting Palmer
said:
THE injunction application will be
withdrawn when the strike order is
recalled. Samuel Gompers is waiting
at my office. 1 presume we will dis
, cuss this matter
Official Washington, following the
cabinet meeting. felt the strike would
be ended by tomorrow and that nego-
tiations would be resumed between the
workers and the operators.
This belief was based upon what
Palmer said.
Break in Wyoming?
Salt Lake City, Nov. News that
President Martin Cahill and Secretary
James Morgan of District %, COM
prising the Wyoming fields, have left
for the east to demand release of Wyo-
ming miners from the coal strike order
was received here today by Fave
| Gershon. local chief of the bureau of
investiga ton from his special agents
in the Wyoming fields.
Reach Crisis Tomorrow.
indianapolis. Nov. THE crisis in
the coal strike will be reached tomor-
row, in the opinion of government Of
ficials and miners leaders.
Rulings made by Judge A 3. Ander-
son on Injunction proceedings which
will be argued starting at 10 o'clock
tomorrow. will let both the govern
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