The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
WILL ASK THAT
STRIKE ORDER
Be RESC|NDE D
--
Passive Attitude of La
Dor Leaders VIII Not
Save Them.
DISCUSS STRIKE
CABINET MEET
Position of Government
Is Positively and I'm
qualihedly Defined by
Department.

coat strike injunction cas-. conax m
al indianapolis Saturday the govern
ment VIII ask that the court com.
mano the leaders Of the miners to re-
scind the strike order.
rms statement, made tonight al
the department of justice as a post
i've reputation Of reports that tha
government was planning to ask for
! postponenent Of the Injunction
hearing. places the situation in far
shown .''o'
1t is obvious that II JUDGE Ana.r
SON orders John l. Lewis and ~.
other eighty-three defendants IN the
case 70 cancel the strike order. fhav
VIII De IN contempt of court II tnev
90 not obey the court order. Ana ~
I'm minent danger Of being sent 20 4aH
Labor leaders say that Mr.. Lrss
ana his associates In the higher c1,ny-
Gus OF the United Mfns Workers would
not have the power to canoas 80
strike order because they varD -.
PLY. tbs. Instruments Ia oarryinx osSt
the VIII OF the Cleveland conveneaon
which decided upon the strike.
fnt this passive attitude, II assumed
~ the miners leaders would NOT raw.
them in the face Of court ordar
sara government attorneys today and
would be considered a palpa bic evn-
S.on "nich would be disregarded Ia
proceedings FOR contempt Of court
GOVERNMENT pREPARrn
The department Of Justice in.;s+.s
mat me government would carry our
me injunction nroErani. X Was stated
= Shst 3udse G 3, AIRES, who Will rem
resent the government ct Indianano-
rs had stopped off at Harrisburg to-
CAV for T. final conference with A.
I9rneT-General Palmer before pro-
c@eding to indianapolis
The government will rot or,x
ask that the restraining orser
Preventing RTE rTtnsfs' ladders
from aiding the strike be roadA
permanent but II viii 20 further
and ask thar he court order the
leaders TO r@cede from their posi-
firn ard call of the strike was
me Statern"nr made at the de-
! rarrrn"nt of Justice
It was stated that me on1xy r>,ru~~
wnicn could arrest these proce s,ffnrs
O N 7sifv tire severnmeut's proer~r,
% .3sal ling nit6 Ne strike was thar
/ or the president himself II vas
a'ated NJ the White House tina. -
/ ~ PA. -or bringing the nine cpe.
fa-ors and rhe miners together which
~oGld make further injunction pre-
- -''h ~ H"F eceSsary were .>oatevn-
: : lated. attn,Gr was known % r ,he,a
I Attorney-c "ncral Palmer wifi b.
present ct The cabinet meefnr to-
r:orrov ard the strike situation W.,
/ {" sons over thoroughly then, ine;oa
d ing such suggestions for amelioraf-
ING the situation which have been
worked OUT during the last few davs
"hiIe the Injunction case is in the
amos or the attorney general. Views
Of the other members of the cabinet
would have great weight in case tn.
cabinet should decide TO modify tn.
governments program
hut the position Of the governrAnt
in the injunction case has been a.
positively and unqua iinedly defined by
the department OF justice that IL does
not seem likely tonight that tho cab
met VIII urge Attorney-General Pal
ner 10 withdraw the application for
permanent injunction or even TO ss~
for a postponement
PLAUSIBLE SUGGESTIONS.
The most plausible suggestion for
a settlement of.the controversy with
out carving the injunction proceed
inEs to their logical end, Is that the
) mine operators and the miners win
get together in Indianapolis ana agree
20 enter into negotiations. the miners
agreeing on the one hand to cau of
agreeing on the other that the nero.
tiatious would be completed within
p limited time
The officials OF the coal operators
as we'll as the leaders of tho miners
will be in Indianapolis. so that an
agreement 70 negotiate could Be
made on the ground In that case
with the strike or. the government
would have no need TO carry on the
injunction case
II was stated today that the
American federation of labor which
Is virtually interested in the miners
case would Sand representative TO
Indianapolis TO be present when the
easo comes up before Judge Andar-
son.
Weaker y. Hines. director general
OF railroads made the following
statement today on cca, Distribution:
The machinery set IN by the rail-
road administration to distribute the
coal held In transit by the railroads
in accordance with the directions o.
the fuel administration Is n. full
operation and as a result wherever
! possible coal Is being distributed IN
accordance with tho priority III
established by tAs fusl aAuainsno.