The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-01
COURT INJUNCTION CHECKS
ACTIVITIES OF LABOR LEADERS
Union Officials Ordered Take Part in Conducting
Encouraging Srke-Leaders Apparently Are
Obeying Order to the Letter-Troops
Are Ready to Move

Chicago, Nov Upwards of three
hundred ninety four thousand blum
inous coal mftiersy Of a total of SIX
hundred fifteen thousand in the ma
tion we're on strike today The exact
strength of the walkout will not be
PInown until Monday.
The following table by states OF
men who left mines today and tonight
to obey the strike call is based on re-
ports in most instances estimated
received by union leaders throughout
the country:
Arkansas. 1000; Colorado. 5000;
Illinois, $4,000; Indiana, $4,000; Iowa,
$4,000; Kansas, 10000; Kentucky,
10000; Maryland, 1900; Michigan, q
400; Mississippi, 1,O00 Montana, 1000;
New Mexico, 1000; North Dakota,
1000; Ohio, 10000: Oklahoma, 5000;
Pennsylvania, 100000; Tennessee,
1000; Texas, $500; Utah. 1000;
Washington, 5000; West Virginia,
10000; Wyoming 5000.
While no reports were available
from Alabama, Texas and Virginia,
union leaders said there were num-
bers of men on strike and thousands
would be out tomorrow in the south
ern fields.
Washington, Nov. 1-Miners must
make the next move in the soft coal
strike, in the opinion of Government
officials. The strike was a reality to-
day, though the directing heads of the
United Mine Workers of America
were restrained from activity by
Fedreal court Injunction. Govern
ment officials awaited reports as to
the extent of the walk out for upon
this information depended the future
course of the Government. Should
reports show that any considerable
number of miners desire to continue
work the Government was prepared
to furnish them protection.
Nothing more can be done by the
Government, officials intimated until
the way was shown by the strikers
themselves For that reason officials
are not prepared to discuss the Gov
ern's course other than has been out
lined.
Indianapolis, Nov. 1.-From the
zone of greatest activity in connec-
tion with the strike Of approximately
four hundred thousand bituminous
coal miners, the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America
here has been transformed within "a
hours to almost letharg. This lack of
activity is not due to disinterest in
the strike but is the result of sweep
ing privisions of the restraining order
issued by the Federal court yester-
day, compelling union officials not to
take any part i'll conducting or en-
couraging strike of miners.
Union leaders at headquarters ap-
parently have SO far obeyed the re
etraining order to the letter.
Washington, Oct. 31.-Samuel Com
pers, speaking tonight for organized
labor, declared the injunction in the
coal strike case "can only result in
creating new and more disturbing is
sues which may not be confined solely
to the miners
Washington, Oct. 31.-These are
the outstanding facts concerning the
coal strike and what led up to it.
United Mine Workers of America
meeting at Cleveland September 90
sounded the first strike alarm by de
claring the wartime wage agreement
ended on November l.
Executive orders charged with the
duty of negotiating a new agreement
were ordered to stand out for three
demands and, if not granted, to issue
strike call for more than 100000
soft coal miners in 2S2 states. These
demands we're:
A five day working week. six
hour day, and wage increase of 60
per cent
Washington, Oct 31.-Attorney Gen
eral Palmer said tonight that the Gov,
ernment had resorted to injunction
proceedings in the coal strike with
the greatest reluctance, but that nc
other way of Immediately dealing
with the unlawful strike of the
miners was possible. The Attorney
General said:
This injunction stands apart from
all other injunctions ever obtained in
this country in that 1t is case OF
the United States Government using
its own courts for the purpose of pro
tecting itself from condition thai
would mean the paralysis of the Gov
ernment itself.
Ne strike can go on without being
directed, and If this injunction is
obeyed this strike of the coal miners
cannot continue, for this restraining
order acts to make it leaderless Sc
far as the national scoDe of il is con