The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-03
Tur INDIANAPOLIS INJUNCTION.

The federal injunction issued by Judg" Anderson -"
indianapolis against - OF the prominent Officers OF
tho United Mine Workers OF America does not forbid
the men to strike AT point does 1t apply to tho
strike order issued october lS This Is set out clearly
by Judge Ames assistant 10 the attorney general who
the writ and IL handling the case for the gov
ernment.
The injunction is for "A specific purpose that !" not
difficult to discover The officials OF the miners or
Hansaon are restrained from doing anything further
at all In the premises They arc enjoned from send
Ing any kilograms writing letters or delivering
speeches The effect of the order Is much the same
that would II army in battle array were sud
denly deprived Of all commanding officers That, evil
IDENTITY Ia the precise effect aimed at by the govern
msnL
II In true that officers necessary In every move
ment And II Is true that without officers any great
body al either fall to pieces through lack OF lead
ership, or create a leadership on the spur OF the
moment The government officials evidently believe
that there is, among the men, nm absence OF any
great enthusiasm for this strike that without the
slant encouragement of tho leaders the men will speed'
y return to their normal avocation--more speedily
since the absence of their leaders and their orders
and Instructions will breed the conviction that the
cause for which they struck Is lost
II remains to he seen whether the resraned officials
will obey the orders OF the court or defy them. In
the latter they Will be Immediately brought be-
court and will be denied their liberty. SO tha'
whatever their actions the effect from tho govern
ments viewpoint will be the same. The men who
most assuredy worked UP tho strike and had planned
It's direction will not he pcrmitted,o direct It. Judge
Ames makes II clear In hts explanation that tho right
OF the individual TO quit work singy or In body Is
In no wise invaded by the court at thts time.
with the directing generals restrained from further
connection with the strike. the men themselves Will
he enabled to clearly perceive their situation, and will
fft,t.i ~,
government sent among them to counsel return TO
their work And the troops both state and national
will be their guarantee that they viii he unmolestcd
every whore they elect to follow that counsel
It appears that nothing hut direct attack on the
sovereignty OF the state cause any serious
trouble. The strike is That IL true. But the law
is also ylre ana miltan, with the sinister Influence
Of the leaders removed and assurance OF protection
afforded by the presence troops that portion OF the
miners out Of sympathy with the strike may resume
work Immediately \ very erca, part OF the remaining
faction will follow later
Il too much to expect that !h" efforts OF tho
government TO protect sclf and the public would meet
with universal approval Il was certain that somc
would the old. old NJ government hy mJunt-
uon. But the great body Of citizenship will not he
niscd by such sophistry. The only thing that Govtfh
ment may no, do rrocc, Itself that thing which
II deliberately refused to do n the Injunction
issued At Indianapolis not settle the point issue
operators and miners hut IL docs srttl" tho
vastly important point that tho government has tn"
courage to full rcspons hity And oul ~ the
Injunction VIII como solution Of the point at iss Ic.
OF course there must Doc an adjustment Of the dis
rute which caused al of the trouble. nut when #
comes /, will not he b, the strlRc and viii not
be in the form of an urcomrro,nsing, defiant ulu-
ma un. II will lie judicial the finding Of arhitra-
tors And the precedent thus established will 60 a
very long way toward permanently ou'ls~,ns the