The sun., 1919-11-01
Injunction Restraints Lead
ers and Ties Up $15,000,-
600 Strike Fund.
UNION WILL FIGHT BACK
Lewis Asserts Order Is Viola
ton of Constitution and
Engages Counsel.
By q stag Correspondent, Q, rpr svx,

1ND1ANAPOLlS, OCl. OI'--AlIuOcJ
half million coal miners struck at
midnight, in spite of Federal court
Injunction issued to-day. The history
making move of the United States,
Government in aligning itself as
plaintiff in judicial action to limit
the right to strike when 1t comes in
collision with the general welfare and
the particular contractural and finan-
cial interests of the Government ad-
mittedly did not forestall the strike
itself.
The Administration believes that by
severing the head and cutting the
nerve channels of the strike organi
zation it can beat the strike. 1t will
protect every man who wants to work.
1t believes that deprived of their
shrewd and powerful national Of
ficers and oppressed by the growing
weight of public opinion they will go
back to work.
Though to-day's order only tempo
rarlly restrained the union officials
from aiding the strike they have
called in any way or from using their
$15,000000 fund, the bill of the Gov
ernment announced that when this
temporary order is returnable, on
Saturday, November s, the Attorney
General, in behalf of fhe United
States, will ask the court to compel
the United Mine Workers actually to
withdraw the strike order, which the
Government contends is illegal.
Leaders Are Isolated.
Thus is revealed what President
Wilson meant when he called the
strike crime. The proceeding was
characterized as unprecedented in the
labor litigation.
The. national headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America Is
isolated tonight by the restraining
order in Judge Anderson's United
States court to-day from every strike
activity. Every line of communica
tion between il and the mine fields is
under surveillance.
But in this drastic action it is
recognized that the Government has
precipitated the crisis of both trade
unionism and radicalism in the
United States. So confident is the
Government that it can meet such
crisis, however, that 1t Is frankly
preparing for a long and bitter fight
in which the public will be called
upon to bear its share of both tho
hardship and the bitterness.
John l.. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers. made clear
the Issue when he said to-day:
! regard The issuance of this in
junction as the most sweeping
abrogation of the rights of citizens
guaranteed under the Constitution
and defined by statutory law that
has ever been issued by any Fed
eral court. This instrument will
not avert the strike Of bituminous
mine workers and will not settle
the strike after 1t occurs. The in
junction only complicates to a
further degree the problem In
volved in an adjustment of the
controversy.
Harry Warrum of Indianapolis has
been retained by the United Mine
Workers as special counsel 10 fight
the injunction when the miners have
their day In court. The vital impor-
tance Of the legal phase of the fight
is shown by their announced deter
mlnation to reinforce Mr.. Warrum
with men of national prominence.
William G. McAdoo, Edward F.
Dunno, formerly Governor of Illinois,
and Alton B. Parker are the men men
toned for the task tonight
orders strike 10 Go On.
Meanwhile from 20 to 80 per cent.
Of the coal production of the country
will be shut off. The injunction failed
even to forestall Lewis's final appeal
Continued on Fourth Po0s