The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-12-24
HOWAT FINDS BERTH
IN INDIANAPOLIS JAIL
Judge Orders Kansas Head of Mine
Workers Held.
WHO SHALL CONTROL
Declaration From Bench That Judge
Anderson Must Vindicate Law
or Abdicate in Favor of
Howat-Dccision as to
Bail Next Monday

Indianapolis, Dec. 22.-Presi.]cn,
Howat of the Kansas district, United
NINE Workers Of America, is in inil
here awaiting hearing on the charge
OF contempt of court for alleged vic.
latlon of the federal court Injunction
against furtherance of the strike Of
coal miners. Hearing has been set
for next Monday.
Howat appeared in federal court
enlS morning at the order of United
otates District Judge A. B. An ler.
son. lie was under bond of $1O.O 900
provided in the form of check on
Kansas bank. Judge Anderson dis.
approved of this form of bond ard
immediately after the afternoon scs.
sion of court began at 2 O'Clock re-
manded the miners official to Jail un-
I'll he reached a decision as to the
amount and kind of bond which will
be acceptable.
Judge Anderson this morning de-
nounced Howat for his attitude in con-
nection with the courts Injunction
against the strike and declared:
Either have to vindicate the law
or abdicatc in favor OF Mr.. Howat"
Dan w. Simms special assistant dis
trlct attorney, representing the row
ernment outlined the evidence against
HoWat. He declared the Kansas min
ers' official had issued several state
ments or given newspaper interviews
IN violation and asserted that the local
strike was merged with the general
strike on October 81, and thereafter
was affected by any action which had
TO 40 with the general strike.
In reviewing the miners case, judge
Anderson declared that the Lever act
w Inh f1,, ni,
was still in force and pointed to the
United States supreme court decision
on the war time prohibition law as a
parallel case, upholding the theory
that the war measures still are cffcc-
tive: He said he had defined the law
on Nov 9, and that the miners Of
hcials had knowledge of that dcfini-
ton.
This defendant" he declared, "ac-
cording to the statements in the veri-
hed bill Of information which was fill
ed here on December 3, violated this
order (the courts injunction) and the
l.ercr law every hour since that time.
Now II" question is. what shall
| do? 1t is 0("Fo"tlv plain that this
man had not in goo,. -':'" ATTEMPTED
10 romplv with the order Of this court.
1t is quite appar"nt that there is am
PIE ground Tor the grand Jury to bring
a bill against him for felony. What
should ! do under the circumstances
Why hold him, of course That is
what | have to do. Now I lave con-
tlnucd this case to time when he
could get counsel as he wants. ani the
government can gct it's witnesses here
to prove as to whether he has been
contumacious and in the meontirlc I
am going to hold this man right here
under the jurisdiction Of this court"
During the outline Of the govern
ment's case by Mr.. Simms it was de-
clarcd. that during 33 months before
D""cmb"r 81, 1918. there were 364
strikes in the Kansas field under the
leadership Of Fowot It was stated
that 1owat probably did not call all
of the strikes but that he was re-
sronsihl" or the organization which
made them possible.
Jude" anderson asserted TINT he con
s'hrred tn" situation in the Kansas
field as intolcrablc and said that
llowat would have to change his atti.
tudc toward the law and tho court il
he expected to secure his liberty.