The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-08
UNIONS MUST
CANCEL ORDERS
BY NOV. Il
Lewis Will Obey Ruling
In the Injunction
Case

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The United Mine Workers of
America were today ordered to
withdraw the strike order under
which 100000 men quit work No
vcmbcr / The mandate was issued
by Judge A. B. Anderson Of the
United States district court after
a hearing in which the union at
tOrneys Fought vainly for chance
to present arguments on the right
TO strike.
The union was given until No.
vember i at six p. m. to issue the
cancellation. This date was Sc
lected because so many defendants
were absent, The union attorneys
explained the absentees must be
summoned by telegraph from
many parts Of the country TO issue
the cancellation order.
The attorneys announced that
President Lewis and Secretary
Green of the union proposed obey.
ing the court order but that they
could not speak for their fellow
officials.
Call for meeting here Monday OF
the executive board tstrict presidents
and central competitive scale comtnls-
tee of the United Mine Workers was
issued by union headquarters this al.
ternoon. This action wa in conform.
ity with the orders % Judge Ander-
son, who directed that the order can
ceiling the strike be submitted TO
MN hy 10 q. m. Tuesday aud issue
by Q =. M. that day.
Asked For Delay.
The United Mine Workers, through
their attorney. Henry warrum. asked
nt inc opening uf the United States
district court today that the iniunc-
tons proceedings hc postponed "a
week or tenednys In the hope that
meanwhile the strike might be settled.
The government through g. Is.
Ames assistant attorney general oh
jected and the court theroupnn took
up tho motion to dissolve the 10.
Junction. The government position
was that the case was too important
to admit delay.
Mr.. Ames offered arldnNits for n
u. Spencer and Marion Underwood or
tho railroad administration az Wnfh-
ington, as to diminishing .naI sun
plies and diminishing nnprciul re-
turns through operation Of the roads
Taken together th"sr affidaNitH
show said Judge Amos. "thEt the
government is operating the roads
now at "a loss which Will increase with
diminution uf supplies FOR operation" i"
Counsel for the defense tried to
object 90 the reading but Judge An
dorson halted them.
These are equity procccdinrs aud
am going TO let the evidence n"
sud the court
Contrarts Are Read.
Judge Ames then read an affidavit
from Thomas r. lewis. secretary Of
the New River coal association. OF
West virginia. This document do
tailed the alleged violation Of union
contracts in that field similar am
dpVits were offered detailing alleged
similar conditions In eastern kon-
tucl,y and Tennessee.
Judge Amos then related the re-
establishment uf certain fuel admin
isirption ordorp
Il bolicvc these are nll The facts we
b wish to present az this Time" said
'3udEe Ames.
a Tho dcfe7sc thrreupon start ! 10
pd its motion 90 dissolve In the form
an affidavit
The document inserted the legality
of the strike call and that the sole
object was in better the living con-
ditinns nf the miners by Increased
w0gcs uEd shorter working hours.
This was explained us designed to
combat the government assertion OF
a conspiracy to violate tho Lever fuel
and food act.
Tho affid1yit cited the statute for
bidding Issuance of iniunrtlous la la
Dor disputes unless based upon de-
ttoniiHu's' an pRrr iwo.,