Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
COURT ORDERS
 UNION HEADS T0
 CALL OFF STRIKE
Coal Leaders Given Until Mo- vember II at , P. M. to Issue
 Cancellation.
ATTORNEYS DECLARE
 OFFICIALS WILL OBEY
Executive Board District Presidents Ordered to Meet Monday to Dis cuss Situation-Hearing at
 Indianapolis Short.

Indianapolis, Nov S.-The United Mine Workers of America were to- day ordered to withdraw the strike order under which 100000 men quit work November 1. The mandate was issued by Judge A. E. Anderson of the United States district court aft CT hearing in which the union at torneys fought vainly for a chance to present arguments on the right to strike
 The union was given until Novenn- Der II at p. m. to issue the cancel lation. This date was selected be- cause so many defendants were ab- sent. The union attorneys explained the absentees must be summoned by telegraph from many parts of the country to issue the cancellation ord CT.
 The attorneys announced that President Lewis and Secretary Green of the union proposed obeying the court order but that they could not speak for their fellow officials.
 Half an hour before court opened the corridors of the federal building was damned with scores of men and women waiting for an opportunity to get seats at the injunction hear ing. The proceedings opened prompt- ly at 10 a. m.
 "Your honor," said Henry Warrum, of counsel for the defense, "the de- fendants wish to move at this time for postponement of these procee l. ings for week or 10 days. In the meantime it is hoped that a peace full settlement of, the controversy upon which these proceedings are based may be reached.
 Affidavits Read.
 "The questions involved are too im- portant to admit of delay" rejoined c. B. Ames, assistant attorney gen. eral.
 "For this reason the government objects to delay"
 The attorneys then agreed that in ruling upon the motion for <dissolu- tion of the restraining order the court might also rule on the question of issuing an injunction as prayed for in the petition filed last week by the government.
 MT. Ames then offered affidavits from H. B. Spencer. and Marion Un- derwood, of the railroad administra. tion at Washington, as to diminish ing coal supplies and diminishing financial returns through operation of the roads.
 "Taken together, these affidavits show" said Judge Ames, "that the government is operating the roads now at loss which will increa SC with diminution of supplies for operation"
 Judge Ames than read an affidavit from Thomas I. Lewis, secretary of the New River Coal association of West Virginia. This document de- tailed the alleged violation of union contracts in that field. Similar affi- davits were offered detailing alleged similar conditions in Eastern Ken lucky and Tennessee.
 Presidents to Meet. Judge Ames then related the re- establishment of certain fuel admin istration orders.
 The defense read it's motion to dis solve in the form of an affidavit.
 The document asserted the legality of the strike call and that the sole object. was to be to better living conditions of the miners by increased wages and shorter hours. This WAS explained as designed to combat the government assertion of conspiracy to violate the Lever food and fue control act.
 Call for a meeting here Monday o1 the executive board district presi- dents and central comnetitive scale committee of the United Mine Workers was issued by union head quarters this afternoon. This actio~ was in conformity with the orders o1 Judge Anderson. who directed thai the order capcelling the strike be submitted to him bv 10 a. m.. Tues day and issued by 6 p. m. that day. l