The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-04
TENAMESTWOT TO CONFER RWTTH WILSON
LEWIS APPEARS
IN U. S. COURT
Machinery of Department Of
Justice in Motion-Union
Leaders Make Bond.
VIOLATED COURT ORDER

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Headed by Acting President John
L. Lewis, six general and district
officials Of the United Mien Work.
ers Of America appeared at the fed
eraI building shortly before noon to-
day and surrendered to United States
Marshal Mark Storen, who hold ca
phases for their arrest on information
filed yesterday, charging eighty four
officers OF the organization with con-
tempt OF court.
Besides Acting President Lewis,
those who appeared today are VIII
| liam Green, secretary-treasurer OF
the international organization: Ellis
Eares, editor of the Mine Workers
Journal, the official publication of the
union; Percy Tetlow, statistician:
| Edward Stewart. president of District
No. II, and William Mitch, secre-
tary of District No. II.
The men provided bonds of S10,-
600 each, which were furnished by a
surety company. The hearing will be
held at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morn
ing.
The other men named in the infor-
nation are without the jurisdiction OF
the local federal court and proceed
ings will be started at once to bring
them into court.
The men are charged in the in
formation with violations of the in
Junction issued by Judge Anderson,
| which ordered the resembling of the
strike order and restrained the Off j.
cials froom encouraging or furthering
| the strike OF bituminous coal miners
of the country.
| Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 4.--Machin-
cry of the department of justice was
put In motion today to bring about
an appearance in federal court here
at an early date of all of the eighty
| four international and district off,
cials of the United Mine Workers of
America against whom information
charging criminal contempt of court
was hled yesterday with Federal
Judge Anderson. The miners are
charged with violating the injunction
against furtherance of the strike of
coal miners of the country.
With the appearance this morning
or John L.. Lewis, acting president,
| and other officials Of the organization
| attached to international headquar-
ters here to furnish bond, fixed at
$1,000 by Judge Anderson, the first
steps in the case against the defend
ants in Indiana were completed. The
capiases served on these officials are
feturnable next Tuesday morning at
10 O'clock, when Judge Anderson will
near the first arguments in the con-
tempt proceedings.
President Lewis is specifically cited
IN one charge with refusing to notify
the members that the withdrawal
order was issued and communicated
in good faith and that its purpose
really was to cancel the strike. The
charge adds that Mr.. Lewis still re-
fuses to send out such assurance.
Removal Proceedings.
Officials Of the union who reside in
court districts outside of Indiana, it
was stated by attorneys for the gov
ernment, Will be subjects of removal
proceedings looking to their early ap-
pearance before Judge Anderson as
soon as the necessary papers can be
mailed to the various districts. The
, first specific case against local of
hcers will charge the heads of two
Clinton, Ind, locals with violation of
the Injunction through payments by
, subterfuge of strike benefits.
The general charges against the
| miners headquarters allege that
} since the issuance of the injunction
} against encouragement Of the strike
or action to limit the production of
coal, every official has violated the
injunction by passively consenting
that the strike be continued and by
maintaining an attitude toward the
membership and by statements to
representatives of the Associated
Press and newspapers that said
membership will not go back to work,
but will remain on strike"
Governments Attitude.
The attitude of the government
throughout It's recital of evidence
against the miners, Is that by merely
| reiraining from returning to work
after the strike order had been re-
scinded by the union leaders and the
, injunction had been issued, the men
are guilty of violating the courts
mandate.
, An important charge, and one on
which the government Is relying to
prove its case, is that the officials
when issuing their notice that the
strike order had been rescinded
mimeographed the notice on blank
paper and omitted from the copies
an imprint of the official seal of the
union. 1t is added that upon receipt
of the notice the unions throughout
the country took the position, and 80
stated in the daily press and by word
or mouth, that the withdrawal and
cancellation notice was defective, in
valid and without authority" because
1t did not bear this seal, and because
the signatures of officials were
printed and not signed by hand.
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