Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-22
REFORM OR JAIL
! H0WATT's CHOICE
JUDGE ANDERSON ISSUES STRICT
WARNING TO KANSAS LEADER.
Howatt Given Until Monday to Show
Cause Why He Should Not Be Pun.
ishsd For Contempt Of ceurt-Paint.
cd by Federal Prosecutor 40 Dan.
serous Leader Who Has Fomsntsd
Much Trouble In Kansas.

indianapolis, Dec. 2i.-Declarins that
violations OF the Lever act In Kansas
must stop Il persons have to be put
in jail and kept there. Unissd Statos
Judge A. b. Anderson, said when per-
mitting Alexander Howatt, president
of the Kansas mine workers to prepare
his defense on charges OF contempt OF
court. Henry Warren and Howatt
were given until this afternoon to
present to the court some evidence
on the charge Of contempt, and that
violation OF the injunction will not be
continued until next Monday.
Otherwise. Judge Anderson declared he
would be forced to send Howatt e
Jail. ~
Scored in Court.
This man." Judge Anderson declar-'
ed, has openly and defiantly disobey-
ed the law. This court has been de-
fled and flouted. I've got to stop 1t II
the law 10 to be upheld. must do 1t
or we must acknowledge that the or
ganization Is superior 70 the govern
ment. This means violations must go.
or will put him In q cell and keep
him there"
The case against Howatt Is the out
growth Of contempt charges against
,eighty-fou leaders under q court in
junction. The case wAss sfisst postpon-
ed last Wsels except "a TO Howatt.
OpensHg s4ne case this mornins. Dan
NJ. Suns SsFed that Howatt had
Kept in force n local strike Sbesaa last
July and ymersed with the general
strike on Oct. 81. In addition 1t is
charg5 I'd that Howatt has openly defied
the court, to the effect that there was
no. power In the country to force the
miners to work. Mr.. Sims quoted from
newspapers to show that there had
been s04 strikes In Crawford county,
kansas, within the last three months,
and that while Howatt may not have
called all Of them, he was responsible
for most Of thsm. Mr.. Sims also quot
ed newspapers to show that Howatt
was feared by operators and busi-
ness men In Kansas and that there
was not an agency In Kansas strong
enough to fight Howatt.
Judge Anderson was vehement re-
garding conditions in Kansas and told
Of having received scurrilous letters
and editorials denouncins him for his
actions in the coal strike. Practically
all of them were In violation Of the
postal laws, he said.
howatt Warned.
Counsel for Howatt introduced evil
dence to show that while HoWatt was
being called into court, Howatt and the
local officials were instrumental in get
ting the miners to return to work
Judge, Anderson declared the evidence
insufficient, but said Howatt was en-
titled, to full hearing and allowed the
postponement of the case until wit
nesses could be summoned from Kan
sas.
Mr.. Sims referred to an agreement
between Howatt and David Trampton
president Of the Missouri mines, to
continue the local strikes in their dis
tricts and stated that the government
probably would file information against
Frampton. During the hearing a tele-
gram was received stating that the
Missouri strike had been settled. and II
was indicated that the charges against
Frampton might be dropped.
Tho court objected to the kind OF
bond furnished by Howatt, a check FOL
$4,000 drawn on a Kansas bank, and
stated that he would have to furnish
better bail II he wished to obtain lib
erty until the hearing next Monday
He also charged Howatt to change his
attitude toward the court II he wished
| to stay out of jail