Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-08

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. November g.
The United MinssWorkers Of America,
through their attorney, Henry War
rum, asked at the opening of the
United States district court today that
the proceedings be postponed week
or ten days. in the hope that mean
while the strike might be settled.
The government. through c. B. Ames.
assistant attorney general. objected,
and the court thereupon took up the
motion to dissolve the injunction.
The government position was tnat
the case was too important to ADMIT
delay.
Throng Seeks Admission.
Half an hour before court opened
the corridors of the federal building
were TANNED with scores of men and
women waiting for an opportunity 70
get seats at the injunction nearing,
Deputy United States marshals formed
tn,. spectators into lines and usnereo
them into the courtroom Indian ME.
When the seats were filled the doors
were locked, but several score persons
remained in the corridor hoping some
of the persons in the room would
grow weary of the proceedings ana
give them a chance to enter
The defendants were slow IN gain
ering President Lewis and Secretary
Green of the union were early. put
the others struggled in. Not all the
men who were served with the re-
straining order were in court, coun-
sci entering an appearance for them
The proceedings opened promptly at
10 am.
Your honor" said Henry Warrum
of counsel for the defense, the de-
PENDANTS wish to move at this time for
~
for a week or ten days. In the mean
time it is hoped that peaceful set
Element of the controversy upon which
these proceedings are based may be
reached
Objects to Delay.
1.-THE questions involved are too i'm
portant to admit of delay" rejoined
G. B. Ames. assistant attorney general.
"For this reason the government objects
to delay.
ruling upon the motion for dissolution
of the restraining order the court might
also rule on the question of issuing an
injunction as prayed in the petition
fled last week by the government.
Mr.. Ames then offered affidavtts from
H. B. Spencer and Marion Underwood
of the railroad administration at
Washington as to diminishing coal
supplies and diminishing financial re-
turns through operation of the roads.
Taken together these affidavits
chow" said Judge Ames, that the
government is operating the roads
row at a loss which will increase with
diminution of supplies for operation.
Counsel for the defense tried to OBJ
ject to the reading. but Judge Ander-
son halted them.
These are equity proceedings and
] am going to let the evidence in
said the court.
Judge Ames then read an affidavit
from Thomas l.. 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 afti-
davits were offered detailing alleged
,inriIar conditions in eastern Ken
lucky and Tennessee
Judge Ames then related the re-es-
Enlistment of certain fuel admins
tration orders.
II believe these are all the facts
We wish to present at this time said
Judge Ames.
Motion to Dissolve.
The defense thereupon started to
read its motion to dissolve in the
form of an affidavit.
The document asserted the legality
of the strike called and that the sole
object was to better the living condi-
tons of the miners by increased
wages and shorter working hours
This was explained as designed tc
combat the government assertion of a
conspiracy to violate the Lever food
nd fuel control act.
The affidavit cited the statute for
bidding issuance of injunctions in la
bor disputes unless based upon de-
struction of property of the complain
'ent. The Lever act, it was argued
had become ineffective because the