The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-05
INJUNCTION STOPS PROPA-
GANDA CAMPAGIN-MIN-
ERS RELIEF FUND NOT
AVAILABLE NOW
HEAR INJUNCTION
Miners Plea Will Be That The
Injunction Violates Consti-
tutiOnal Rights Com
ing Saturday.


The full force of the government s
most powerful weapon-injunction-is
just beginning to be felt by the
United Mine Workers of America. The
coal strike has been successfully
launched, but tonight it was drifting
along without pilot.
The great propaganda campaign, in
tended to win public sympathy and
encourage miners in the field, could
not be launched. 1t was freely predict
ed today the miners would have to
seek some sort of compromise and
drive the best bargain they could.
At headquarters of the miners here
more of the officials or attaches want
ed to talk. A when they talk 4d they
did not want to be quoted The spec
tre of the injunction vas ever pres
ent.
Out in the fields the eject Of tie
injunction is being felt. When the
miners laid down their tocls they eX
pected to receive strike benefits of rot
less than SO a week, but in few L
any Of the fields can benefits be paid.
Government officials said they expect
ed after few days the mi ers would
become dissatisfied and make de
mands on their leaders for a settle
ment
Ellis Searles, publieity man of the
international organization, said today
no, attempt would be made in the face
of the injunction to carry on propa-
ganda campaign. He even declired I,
give out a statement concerning the
progress Of the strike. He said i
had been planned to take pages o
advertising in 100 Of the leading
newspapers Of the county to spread
strike propagarde, but the plan was
abandoned whel the injunction wa
issued.
He said the miners wanted to lag
before the public their reasons for de
manding a five-day week and a six
hour day and to explain why their
demand for a 60 per cent increase was
not unreasonable.
- Prepare for Injunction HearS-g.
international headquarters was en-
gagged today in preparing for the
hearing Of Judge Anderson's injunc-
tion rext Saturday. 1t was said the
miners will argue that the proceed
ings were unconstitutional and the
injunction void.
Hdlry Warrum, counsel fer the
miners, declined to state the exact
line of defense. He said at this time
he is alone in the case, but expected
to add well known attorneys to his
staff
At government headquarter. :. was
intimated it might not be necessary t .
secure further injunctions. 1t was
held the restraining order issued Fri
day was ample to cover the dltire
country, but they said further, J. .
there was any fragrant violations of
the order in the other states suits i
such districts might facilitate action
against offenders.
Around the federal building there
was an air of confidence; at miners
headquarters there was thinly veiled
discouragement,
At the federal building certain Of
fcials predicted o,ae of two things
would happen. The union heads
would come to some understanding
on the question of arbitration and call
OF the strike, or they would pcrmi
it to continue without their guiding
hand. If the latter course was pur
sued, a gradual break in the sol
idarity Of the miners ranks might be
expected. They admitted the strike
might be long drawn out in some
districts, but said they believed in
most sections of the country the
would return to work whe
they saw how completely the gov
ernment had tied the hands Of their
leaders.