The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-01
6MPERS SEES NEW
ISSUES IN CRISIS
kakinx Of InjuScston Proceedings
rys New Issues May Artse Not
Cordfi,c,i To Miners.
,TIoN SURE TO .B0De ILL
|.fcnds pcinands OF Miners ana As
-crts Course uf Government VIII q
No Prevent strike.

EANIINGTON, Oct 81 - saihuei
co,upsrs speaking tonight for or
,ulred labor, declared the injunc-
ION 10 the coal strike case can only
r,salt In creating new and more as
IMrbtug issues. which may not DC con
|s.,.d solely TO the mipera
- , statement issued Jointly by
Al, (9ompers, Vice president VOL.
and secretary Morrison OF the feder-
an r after they had protested ~
Al .rucy General Palmer against the
ne non OF the federal court at Indian
.,ous follows:
throughout the period OF the war
ana .luring the nations time OF stress
,br miners OF America labored pa
t,nflN patriotically and arduousiy.
b., order that the principles OF free
Gom and democracy might triumph
,.rr he forces OF arbitrary author
4, dictatorship and dsspotism.
Owners Enriched.
"a hen armed hostilities ceased
last Noyem Der, the miners found
themselves tn the paradoxical posi-
i.ou where their intensive labors
,y1ye being used TO further enrich the
oNrcrs OF coal mines and merchants
dealing In coal. by the immediate re-
duct.uD of The mining Of the coal. or
course the nina owners readily con
r,ivcd that an over-abundance OF
mined coal would seriously disturb
the high prices of coal and endan-
ger their large margin, OF profits.
"0n the other hand. the miners
found that with the constantly rising
cost OF necessities Of life and with
their income reduced over 90 per
cent because OF idleness. that they
had reached the limit OF human en-
durauce. orderly and Improved
processes were invoked to negotiate
a new understanding with the mine
owners and which would enable the
miners to work at least five days dur
ing each week throughout the entire
year and allow them wage suffi-
Clent to enable them to live decently
and free from many or the pressing
uncertainties OF lie,
In attempting to negotiate this
new understanding and relation, the
miners found that their plea for con-
ilnuous employment would destroy
the mine owners arrangement TO
curtail the mining OF coal so AZ TO
continue exploiting the public with
high and exorbitant prices.
The mine owners very cleverly
met the issue by appearing willing
and anxious TO negotiate but only "
the miners would first throw aside
the only power At their command to
gain a respectfully bearing and fair
ronsideration-7the decision to strike
whenever It was demonstrated fair
Vdealing did not prevail.
Fsood With Great Strike.
We are now faced with coal
strike of vast magnitude. The gov
'ernment now proposes to intervene
because of possible coal shortage.
Apparently the government Is not
concerned with the manipulation by
the mine owners which has made for
present coal shortage and undue un-
employment OF the miners for the
last 4 months. Instead OF dealing
with those responsible for this grave
menace TO the public welfare, It now
proposes to punish those, who by
force OF circumstances have been the
victims OF the coal baronS exploita-
tions The miners are now told the
war Is not over and that all war leg
islation In still In force. and. II re-
ports received here are correct. the
government intends To apply existing
war measures. not against the own
ers OF the coal mines. but against the
coal miners The government has
taken steps TO enforce war measures
by an Injunction and II has restrained
the officials OF the United Mine
Workers from counselling, aiding or
In any way assisting the members OF
this organization for relief against
grievous conditions OF life and en-
ployment
Action unconCxtvable.
TT Is almost inconceivable that a
government which is proud OF its
>fartcipatiapnin a great war TO llber-
to suppress the legitimate
aims. hopes and aspirations of a
group Of It's own people. 1t Is still
more strange that a nation which
may Justly be proud OF It's Abraham
Lincoln. should now reverse the ap-
plication Of the great truth he enun-
ciated when he said that as between
capital and labor labor should re-
ceive first and foremost considera-
ton.
The injunction against tho United
Mine Workers bodes for in. An In
Junction OF this nature will not pre-
vent the strike--it will not fiji the
empty stomachs OF the miners-it
may restrain sane leadership, but will
give added strength TO unwise coun-
sci and Increase bitterness and fric-
lion.
This Injunction can only result
IN creating new and more disturb
ing issues which may not be CON
lined solely to the miners"
These views were prese nted to the
attorney general in a conference of
this afternoon lasting nearly two
hours by President Gompers, Secre-
yary Morrison and Vice-presiden ant
Won, Of the American Federation OF