The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-11

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copies OF the temporary Injunction Is
sued Saturday. and returnablc Decem.
Der !. The wrllS IN the restraining
order were made rcturnable November
~
During the day approaches TO the
entrances OF the conference hall were
carefully guarded by a sergcant-ai'
arms and during rcccSScS man re-
named ON guard ~ ne hall hu, IN
the later hours Of the conference the
SERGEANT -at-armS disappeared.
The speeches At time, were impas-
stoned and voices from the hail rose
above the huhbub Of the hotel in
which the conference was held, but
only q word now and then was dis
'ingui.hlblt It is understood that
~ phases oi the question were ar.
gucd and the effect various actions
might have on the organization en-
tered into the discussion. but accord
inc 10 members. not vote wa,
taken on any subject until the &C.
ton carly TO-DAY wa, decided upon
Lewis Is Agitated.
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- u.,,' ..,. .s...',.' ... WIS ava ,l Mi,1""'
,,,, Io,,,.s,.. $500 ~. n,,, "' ,ho
hotel and later Mr Lewis was seen
pacing up and down the floor with
,.io,r,.n,. ado, t,,, ,,a,.,a,-,. 20.
,,n;JI,. ~
Tho ,cc,It ~ ,bc ,,,;l, ,,lcr u.;,,
,orn N. w,y ;rmel,,,ei, ~, , ,me m
sumo,,on n III. n.cn,;,,;or, h,,',es,
,he ,ripcrs ami ,h, one,a,o,s ,h.
,p,r,tor, t,yc ,o,onrc,d t,,, Lc,
would be r,1dy IN consider , pcw
ware aerecmen, AZ ,ny time the vr,Lc
order was yithdr,vn II !, ais, rn.
ders,ood tina, the m,rs,;o, of ,rh,,r,.
ton entered llrgcIy into the discus.
sion IN the final Stages of the NEE,
ing. hu the minef, po,,,ion ON I'm,
subject was not announced
The question OF lust how many Of
,he coal diprcrs would obey the order
resembling the strike wa, problcm.
atical carly TODAY IN some districts
q, was considered ina, the te,unn,ior
Of work would be general while an
others t, would b- or'y partial and IN
some. /, was said, the return would
be very slow.
The meeting wa, nrohaby ,he most
momen,ous ever held hy the miner;
organization. If not the mos, weight
ever conducted nv labor oroan,,,.
ton in this c7un,r, for in ,hc view
Of labor leaders. !, VA, N determine
vh.,h.r =, orror,,,,.,, ,.o,,lJ T..
forced by poyern,nent,, nrcso,rs
through the courts to discontinue =
strike. when apparen,'v all IN. mem.
bcr{ of the union wrr. bchind ,hc
csalkop, which was bri,c CONDUCTED
wirhop, onv iorm NJ yioIcncc
The orgapi,,,ion w,s rcnrrsen,,d
w the executive committee of The
Amer,r,n Erd.r,,io, ~ ,hor ,yhi-l
Mad given II, sunnor, IN ,hc min,
workers
The nrrsijrnt's DESIGNATION NJ IN.
Arik. a, unlawful nlaccd ,bc coa
woflets !, fine n,sitio, of dciyir, N,
uoyernmcn, NJ the lln,,cl Ct,,rs /;
,hey rciusrI "A r,n oii fine ,,rike
a,i ,..ie ,r.,, ,,e ron,e,rrn.e, a,
,acb,ng =, 4. Incidence nj The Tcdera
,o,r, ,rl,, ,,,ov u,rr ,ive-s. I,
con,.l,rio, ,p,,sing vh.rh could h
consumed \, l1,A of Am,ricani,m.
Tbcrr v7, ~, linn, an ,be debate #
the conference and many Of the dele
gates spoke at I"n'ih and some NOR
r.n on'' ~ '''''' ~ ..r
lhe ouginaI demands OF the tntc'
Mine WORKERS, whicb. brought abou
The strike oi approN'ma'eIy lzSW
hl'uminous coal miners OF the In'c'
states were dr7ited by the scale com
iri'ee OF the Cleveland convention o
the organization he'h last Septemhc
which also adopted the following
resolution
We recommend that IN the event
satisfactory wage agreement IS mo-
secured Tor the central connective
'leld. und'ano, Illinois, ONO an'
Western tenoS'lyan'a) before NoNcm
ber ! lg'9, to fenIa'c the one now 3.
'Necl 'ha' llc 'N'cINa''onal "'lI'rr
pc empowered ard are hereby ~
ltuclcl 'o ,aIl a general strike q
vi ul'u'nN'u, 'n'nI'.p aNl MN
worker throughout the United state
ihe same 70 become eIie''iFe No'em
her l. wv
Main Points of Demand.
The main noin,s OF the miners de
nnnds include a 60 mercer, ,ncrea,
q, wages a six-hour day from ban
=, Sank Cye.day week and tim
and holf for oyct,im. and an Cur
day, and legal holiday, The ION
w,pe conference q, ,be o,e-,,or, an
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