Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-23

Indiana polls. Ind. Dee. 22.-Alexan-
lcr IIowat, president OF the Kansas
Vi lr7ct no. 14). of the United Mine
Workers of America tonight is in
al here. awaiting hearing on
uar-c OF contempt of court for al
--ed violation OF the federal court
junction against furtherance OF
u. ,trikc of coal miners. Hearing
..,s been set for next Monday at
VI. Howat appeared in federal
rurt at the order of United states
9lstl,ct Judge A. b. Anderson. He
AS under bond OF $4,000. provided
% the form of a check on u KAN
-4a bank Judge Anderson disap-
,,oved OF this form of bond and i'm
nediatelv af..r the afternoon session
ai court began at o'clock, reinanued
he miners official to jail until he
~.scfled decision as to the amount
nd kind OF bond which will be ac-
cplabe.
Tudre Anderson. this morning, de-
7ounced Howat for his alutuoe III
,,nection with the courts Injunction
,--sjns, the strike ana declared:
.Ei,ber have to vindicate the law
81. ,h6ica1e IN favor of MI ho"ai.
The hearing this morning oes-ii
with a response by Henry Wafrulii'
-,ief counsel for the unlten Mlhe
sEorkers OF America. IN WHICH liiV
nosition was taken that 1o"ai. III
5...an,p, in force a local strike OF 1uoe
,-,,nars IN the Kansas district WHICH
IS called last July. did not vioiate
he Injunction against furtnerance "
mo General strike. but compiled WIN
;rstruc+ions OF the miners
.onntt1ee in that operation "a "i
~ Kansas was resumed on the saIIie
l,.s,s as ontaiued on October Oh tiie
-, tho General strike became eHee
i've. a.
nan W Sims. special assistant I'll
.[,,o,. attorney. representing the gov
.rnmenr. followed with an Outline o
-, ,g.irs,. Eowat. He declared
.he Kansas miners ofhclai lifo ie'
-sxeral statements or given
,,o,. interviews IN violation Oh li
,,nc-iop and asserted tna- tne ~
.,.,l,e was merged with lne
- an October 81 and tnereai'e,
- .ffected by any action WHICH ''0N
80 IN with the general sil1he. ,s..
,-;axriup the miners case 'Hoe
..,.-,-, declared that the Lever at
- which the action was orouei''
$ still in force and pointed "
- S,ares supreme court decis'o''
ne wartime prohibition law ae q
-, 80, unfolding the theory lna'
,-.r measures still are ef1ecilte-
aid he had defined the law Oh w
~ that the miners olhcl@iS
--oyyledEe of that de1lnltion'
--s,s, dafe,,dant,'' he declared a.
~ -t,e statements IN the Ter1Iieo
II r ;rforuation which was nied mere
8, Dec 2. violated this orner NAe
.-.,s iuiuuctien) and the Lever Ia"
,o,- since that time Now lde
...y.i,,, : what shall I do? It is per-
,-.,,,- olain tllat this man mas no' III
.-na faith attempted 20 comply with ~''o
.,.d..r of this court. II is duite appAi
. I'm, there IS ample ground for tne
--.rd -,1rv 70 bring Il bill against MN
.~ y folouy Which would do under
mo- ,,-runstancese Why. hold him. OF
-rea Thai is what / have 10 do NO"
1sv,. continued this case 10 unle
en- he could get counsel. as he wants.
mi his government can get its wit
--ses here TO prove as 20 whether ne
cen contunaciOus and in the mean
~. am going to hold this man rssnl
~e under the Jurisdiction OF TINS
r.
-iacc Anderson asserted that ne con-
,~ni 1ht. situation III the Kansas
Ids Rs intolerable and said that HOW
would have 10 change his attitude
yard the law and the court if he ex-
led % secure his liberty. He de-
red that Howat had 'breathed de-
.re' r7ght here IN Indianapolis and
ae was going 70 show him that
- f-nvar-1r7eut in this couNtr--