The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-08
HOLD HEARING TODAY
Miners viii Not Ask for
Postponement-Demand
Benefits.
MORE MINERS BACK ON JOBS
Seven More Plants Operating
in West Virginia, OPP
orators Hear.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 7--EIev-
onth. hour efforts by samuel Com
pers to settle tho coal strike were
met tonight by declaration from
the government that injunction pro-
coedinps would be dismissed tho in
stant the strike order was withdrawn
and not before.
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Gompcrs Fights Hard.
The president OF the American
Federation of Labor. fighting hard
to have tho government drop It's In
junction suit set for a hearing to-
morrow. plainly showed that he was
under strain as he loft the depart
ment Of Justice, bluntly refusing on
his way out to say one word about
the trio OF conferences or hope OF
ending the strike OF more than 400.- {
900 minerA before the United States
could press It's suit against officers
OF the miners orga nization.
| NtiOTUsH tfeUtFNi runner. W WnOtn
Mr.. Gompers referred all requests
for information, refused to see news
paper men.
"Mr. Palmer Wishes me 10 say that
he Will have no statement tonight
other man that which ne MADE as ne
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Asie 70 ray.
There were only Is words In tho
statement Mr.. Palmer dictated 70
newspaper mon as he left the white
house after the cabinet meeting and
an earlier brief conference with
President Wilson.
THE Injunction PROCEEDINGS
against the Cs,al minerr' leaders
will he diamlsscf the instant the
strike order is rccMilcd," tho at
torney general said.
Hia utterance stood tonight as the
final word from the government on
the eve of what may prove the be-
ginning tomorrow Of the greatest Ia
| bor union litigation In the history OF
the country.
Through tho dAy. although Il was
on the lin OF nil official Washing.'
ton that the government and, the
mlnsrs were considering new tfans
! for ending the strike without further
resort TO law the foeIiuT grew that
hearing on the restraining order. set
for tomorrow morning In the fed
eroI court before Judgc Anderaop nj
Indianapo,is would be postponed
without preiudice TO either side..
M.v uc po.tpored
| -"
Tho department OF justice Will not
ask Tor postponement, put wnether
1t might oppose the request IL miners
ask al for more time. mol nnuatiAI
proceeding. officials declined to say.
Thirty-two union coal mines In
northern West virginia. gain OF
seven over yesterday. were In oper-
alton today, reports to the headqPar-
ters here OF the operators showed.
The non union mines In the southern
part OF that state were working to-
day with full complement OF men
and good car supply. the reports
| added.
| 10 the apparent difference In the at
| utude OF tho labor leaders after
| the second and third conferences
Returning TO his office tonight, Mr..
Gompers remained there several
hours and was In communication
with labor OFFICIALS mere and else
"here,
cabinet silent
| Not much came out Of the cabi-
| net meeting. All or the members de-
cllned To say whh' subject was taken
up. although secretary CLASS. trifie
more communicative, smiiingly
turned his qnes'idners away by say
Ing 1t was JUST an ho1r ana hait
wnstch.
The s,andpat policy OF the gov
eInmen, ana us deteffnina..oh as