The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-05

The meeting caused widespread re-
ports tina, Or. GARFIELD had been dele
gated to act as mediator. Several other
mSmFcrS u the fuel administration STAFF
besides MIR. Morrow saw DR. Garfield
New Note OF Hope.
Attorney General Palmer. in letter
today 70 a ship builders council which
protested against injunction proceed
Ings. sounded I new note Of hope by de-
clarinE his belief that IL the federal
court at Indianapolis Saturday held the
strike Illegal, ;he miners. AS law abid-
ing citizens will discontinue It"
This letter was made public after the
attorney generals office had denied n
rcpor, that the injunction suit would DO
withdrawn.
In his reply to the Delaware Ship
builders council Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Palmer said the fucl contrHl law was
still in force. Touching on his method
Of dealing with the Strike. ne said:
"Thcrc were only two ways open to
mo to enforce the law. on" by criminal
end the other by civil process. l might
have instituted criminal prosecutions
against hundreds Of American cirizvns,
but | preferred t. bclier" that III order
ing this strike they were not conscious
If the fact tina: they were violating the
criminal laws Of our country and that
II would be better to have the question
ndjustiCat"d by the courts IN civil
proceeding. I assume That tn" miners
nrc law-ahiding citizens and that tncy
do not intend nor desire To disobcy the
laws Of the United States. You VIII Of
course agree with me that the laws OF
the land must be obcycd and that there
small
United States which Is superior 20 the
law Of the land.
THE issue will be submitted 10 tho
court at indianapolis next Saturday.
calmly and dispassionat"ly. and # tho
court adjudges that the strike Is Illegal
| apprchend that The minors. as law
abiding citizens will discontinue II.
No Mediation orers.
Officers of the Cancellation department
Of the department Of labor said no offers
had been received from either side to
attempt settlement OF the strike
through mediation.
Government officials have found the
task If dealing with all sorts Of rumors
n little more difficult than they had
thought because Of the large number
cropping UP from all sides. Some or
the reports today concerned freight en-
harEOcS, WhlCn nave NOT P''' Ii'IN'''H'
Tho railroad administration denied that
forty percent Of the railway employees
were idle because OF tho strike. This
report. officials said. grew out OF tn"
fact that forty percent Of the country's
freight traffic is coal. and that traffic
has fallen of considerably.
May Reduce Train Service
No attempt WAS mad" IL conceal the
fact. however, that train service may be
materially reduced unless the strik" is
brought to 2 speedy CloS". Just now
tho big Job is to keep coal mo ing and
tn rrcycnt congestion. Tho question OF
curtaiimcnt Of service will h" decided by
reg!anal directors.
Vice President Morrow. OF the
National Coal association. whose NOM
bcrship produces about two thirds Of the
cnuntry'S soft coal output, took cxc"p-
tinn today. 20 n protest against inter
ference with coal prices Sentsto the at
torney general by W. a. Marshall. prcsi-
dent Of tho Wholesale Trade Association
Of New York In n letter to MIR. Palm
or. Mr.. Morrow said:
ON behalf Of the National Coal
Association. I wish TO advise you that
Nr. Marshall Is not authorized TO speak
for this association. So far as l know