The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
Mine HEAD
JAILED BY
U. s. JUDGE
Howat Sent to Jail Pending
Decision by Federal Judge
Anderson on Amount Of
Bond. s@
HEARING next MONDAY

district OF the United Mine workers
Of America, was remanded to jail By
United States Judne Anderson when
court re-convened this afternoon. Ho-
wat, who Is charged with contempt Of
court. was granted q continuance this
morning until next Monday.
This afternoons session lasted less
than two minutes. When the Judge
took his seat, he turned to Henry
Warrum. counsel for Howat and asked
II he had anything to add to his state.
ment Of the forenoon.
Nothing, your honor" Mr.. warrum
replied. except to ask what amount
will be required Of Mr.. Howat as bond
for his appearance Monday"
That is a matter for serious con-
sideration." Judge Anderson said. II
will take that up later. Mr.. Marshal,
take Mr.. Howat to JAIL"
Law Must Be Upheld.
'"This man." Judge Anderson de-
clared. has openly and defiantly dis
obeyed the law. This court and the
law has been defied and nouted. I've
got to stop 1t. If the law is to be up
held. Either l must do it, or we must
acknowledge that the organization for
which he stands Is supreme to the gov.
ernment. This mans violation must
stop or l will put him in a cell and
keep him there"
| The case against Howat is the out.
growth of charges or contempt against
81 international and district officials
of the mine workers. brought prior to
the agreement reached in 1ndianapo-
lis. Dec. 10. Hearing of the charges
first was postponed on Dec. 8 to per
NIT the miners general committee to
consider the presidents proposal for
ending the strike again last week ex-
cept as to Howet.
| Defied the Court.
Opening the case for the govern
ment this morning. Dan w. Sims,
special United States district attor.
ney, declared that Howet had kept in
funds local strike begun last July
and merged with the general strike
on Oct. 81. In addition it-.is charged
Howat has openly defied the court in
statements anc Interviews with the
press to the effect that there VA no
power in the country to force the min
ers to return to work.
i Mr.. Sims quoted the newspaper in
terviews and from purported strike
history Of the Kansas district to show
Crawford county, Kansas, in the last
3S months.
Judge 10 Vehement.
Judge Anderson was vehement in
his denunciation of the conditions ex.
listing in the Kansas field and told of
having received number of "scurrili-
Gus" letters and editorial clippings
from the district denouncing him for
his action in connection with the coal
strike. Some of the letters, he said.
were signed. and others were anany-
nous, but practically all of them, he
asserted were in violation Of the Unit.
ed States postal laws.
Counsel for Howat introduced q re-
sponse to the charges in which it was
stated that at the time Howet was
ordered into court the miners in Kan
sas and their officials were in the act
of returning to work in compliance
with the agreement reached by the
miners general committee, except as
to 1000 miners on local strike. Judge
Anderson declared the response in
sufficient in view of the charges, but
said he admitted the right Of Howat
to full hearing and allowed the request
for postponement until Howat's attor-
ney from Kansas might be summoned.
, The court objected to the kind OF
bond furnished by Howat. a check for
| 10000 drawn on a Kansas bank, and
stated that he would have to furnish
bail more acceptable to the court il
he wanted to retain his liberty until
| the hearing next Monday. He also en-.
Joined Howat to change his general
attitude toward the court IL he wished
to stay out of Jail.
P1TTSBURG. Kans, Dec. 22.-De-
claring that they would not return to
! @~ly I'm hN+ Ys,A~
Anderson at Indianapolis intended to
! do with Alexander Howat, the $50
miners employed at Grove, No. 16, one
Of the largest producers in the Kansas
fields went on strike today. The
strike occurred before the miners
had heard anything from the proceed
!, ings at Indianapolis.
For several days miners In the
, north field at Crawford county have
been threatening to strike II Howat
: is punished at Indianapolis. That the
; men would walk out until action had
, been taken, however, was not gen
, orally believed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-The meet
: ing Of the scale committee of the bit
luminous coal operators. scheduled for
next Tuesday at Cleveland has been
called off, 1t was announced. today,
because Of difficulty Of Arranging
transportation. A later date after the
7 holidays will be set.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22.-The spo.
: cial convention Of the United Nine
, Workers OF America viii be held In
Columbus O., beginning Jan. 5. it Wa
J. announced ut the international bead.
+ quarters Of the organisation here to,