The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-01
INJUNCTION IS
ISSUED AGAINST
STRIKE LEADERS
Ominous Ring to State
ment Issued by Head
Of Federation
BAKER Is READY
FOR EMERGENCY
Palmer Says There Is No
Fight Against Labor
Just Effort to Prevent
a Strike

washin gton. Oct SIN . joint
statement issued from, the headquar-
tors Of the American Federation Of
Labor by Samuel Gornpers Frank
Morrison and Matthew Vol. tonight
the deliberate charge 10 made that
the government by Ns Injunction
proceedings in Indianapolis today to
prevent the coal strike. Ia taking tho
side of the coal barons" as against
tho miners.
The statement saws that the ..sn-
Junction against the United Mine
Workers BODIES for ILL and It Is also
asserted that 1T Is strange that ! ma
ton which may Justly be proud OF In
Abraham Lincoln should now reverse
the application Of the great truth
which he enunsiated when he said
that as when between capital and
labor, labor should receive drst and
foremost consideration
Mr. Gompers made the statement
public after DAY fraught with seri-
Gus Developments in the coal strike.
He issued III after a conference with
Acknowledgement Palmer. who is act
ing on behalf OF the president. and
with the latter's full approval. Ia tho
governments attempt to prevent the
strike
The attorney general was also clos
eted with the heads Of the four rail-
road brotherhoods today
GENERAL AGREEMENT.
Tae-e. was, az erninoHs. r!ax 30 AAe
sederation's statement, especially be-
cause Mr.. Gompers ampltned II TO
the extent of saying that the -four
hrotherhoods were In general agree
Eaent with IT,"
An Injunction of this nature, says
the statement, referring to the action
in the court of Federal Judge Andcr-
son in Indianapolis, will not prevent
the strike--it vii! not fill the empty
stonnacas of the mine-s--it may re-
strain sane leadership but will give
added strength to Vnwisc counsel and
increase bitterness and friction.
This injunction can only result In
creating new and more disturbing Is
sues which may not be confined soicly
to the miners"
Whether or not the fcdcratiom
statement will have any influence IN
changing the governments policy,
could not be determined tonight but
the last word from the attorney gem
eral today was that the whole power
o. tho government wox5d be used to
prevent strike.
Meantime there was An accs1.
mutation of evidence At tho capk
tai today showing this TO - .
fact Mr.. Palmer, In q 1etteF 70
Speaker Gillett. Of the houoe Of
Representatives. asked that con-
rress immediately take stepn 10
amend the Lever act % - 70
make it in fun force and efIeue
for period Of SIX moaEls a1tAr
the termination OF the war BE-.
tween Germany and America A.
the bill now stands 4 automA4t-
cally becomes imperative when
peace is proclaimed.
Furthermore the president today
put into effect tho maximum prices
established by the United States fusl
administration ON sort coal
PRIORITY FUEL LTyr.
Acting under an order from Dr.
Harry A. Garfield. United States fuel
administrator. the railroad adminaa-
tration which has now virtually -
sumed all the functions at the old
fuel administration. issued . decree
re-establish:ng the old priority fuel
list which was IN effect while the
war was In progress.
DR.. GARFIELD said in addition, Ehers
was no present disposition On tho
part Of the president to rc-cstahAsh
the maximum prices on anthracite
coal. but Mt the frst evidence Of IN
attempt to boost hard coal prices,
the fuel administrators price list
on this fuel would again b made
operative.
Secretary Of War Ba'-er An
nounced that large movements Of IL
troops to army camps u the ter
ritory where most Of tho bitumi-
nous coal fields are located had
already been accomplished by the n
war department.
with the battlefield In the tmpenA-
ing coal strike shifting Al DAY he-
tween Washington and lndianapolin.
Attorneys General Palmer maAe Slaaf
that the governments action IN 0&-
taining alrcstraing order4 watA moye
~ tie the hands ot the ieAdAr1 ~ -
Miners union. h sid ~ MtrikA seonl4
III wit hcut lx4 eyeS Al u 3Ss9a
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