The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-08
Gornpers Has an "Abid-
ing Faith" Thai Re
suits May BE Obtained
TIME WASTED
SAYS GLASS
Cahireet Stands by the
Original Prort>1s1cEl,
and Proceedings to &c
Gone On With.

Wnsntrs5o- Nov. --1'Fre coal
strikt = 97ar an en1
or4-ia1 Warrington had this
ro3v.-tica tonight after sizlnC
mr. r-r. div. developments.
Ar o~te~ ofttcially terntratinE
tho st.4ko and instructirg The
men 20 .attrn to work Is e1
uected tc be forthcoming early
fnr.0-rov- frr-n the headqCar-
tiers Of tF,r timers at Tndianapo-
lis before the time set for the
hearing OF the government in
Junction proceedings
II is generally accepted that the
miners viii call OF The strike rather
than have the government press ifs
Injunction suit They saw failure
today In the last OF their efforts 20
have the government rsssciHd its Dc
rtsion TO make the Injunction perr
rlanent ana their remaining a1terna-
I'VE ts 10 comply with the govern
rnent ultsn1st1.117 which declares the
strike must end before the court
sction will be suspended,
The governments action. The
miners realize will have the c1i e',t
~ ending the strike. Beside Il
&
them.
on the other hand. by complying
with the govern rrreutS demand ana
abandoning the strike. the miners
-sn resort to nexotia lions to OBTAIN
M a measure the objects for whIca
thew quit work by awaiting them
refve-s of the presidents OTTER OF Ak
filtration which they previously re-
fected. A. the White House tonish
" VA sad that the offer was stl-i
open
1t was also suggest ed tonight tha&
the operators would bring pressure
10 bear upon tho miners to acceps
The royerrrrent's ulttn atnn by
promising certain conc eessaoas IN ,A.e
rnatter Of hours and Wages Al
lnnurh the government injunction
would bring about the and Of the
strike y was pointed out that II
likewise would mean federal opera
ficr o< tire mines for which TIE
onerators are not st all anxious For
th.s reason II was satd thay would ne
Inclined to uss all the means tneY
= saysp ~ their &slxGtasa1s 80 snfr< Eaf.e
.ha strikers 70 obey the oveTr rFent
order
wssntn rtrxr Nov 7---oriv ms rs
nance OF an order vthe miners
leaders calling OFT the coal strike Will
.ause the rovernYn emf 70 abandon rs
! Injunction proceedings ~ ludi-
annapolis tomorrow
,~1,ts was the situation THE evening
at the end If , day in which there
pas cabinet meeting ana three
conferences between Attorney-fIen-
a~aI Palmer and President GoInpers
and other off9cers OF the America
vadera ton OF Labor
IA he came ont tonight after the
third conference wit irthe attorney
rene-al At which a cou9rrorrtse Of
Ter originating rom rhe m taers'
headquarters in Indiana POLLS he'd
proved unavallsne President Com
pers said
The government. position mr.
unchanged. WAS the statement
made at thn Department Of tus-
tice
Attorney General Planners
statement that the government
wS1l withdraw the Injunction
proceedings the moment tire
s-fize is called Of stands"
At the cabinet meeting today At
torney-General Palmer told his
associates that President Gompers
had called on him this morning and
nad asked that the government re-
code from the Injunction suit The
cabinet stood fast on the Erpund
hat the government should not alter
tn course.
SAYS TINE WASTED.
Secretary of the Treasury Glasa
raid as he came out OF the cabinet
Meeting
''Tust an hour and a hall wnstef -
Secretary Of Labor Wilson, who Is
said to have oppressed the decision Of
The government u go m with the IN
function proceedings declined to
,orarnent on the CO hi1nt meeting
The upshot of the Sa7s develop
r1ents IN that tbs neyf move rests
disttn city with the miners and that
IL an eleventh hour change In the
Mutation is made which will result
N the government withdrawing the
Injunction suit. II must come from
the miners and not from the gov
srnment
The department IF Justice made II
very clear tonight that the govern
ment would not only not deslst from
injunction proceedings, as matters
now stand. but also would not be a
party to any move for 4 postpone
n1ent
II was reported herr todev that
NE rntnere' isaderp would offer TO
summon a convention OF d"'e~o tes
Ut the miners such as was held In
Cleveland. and that they would ask
For postponement OF the govern
ment's suit while the question OF
resembling the strike was he!ng CON
Sidered by the delegates
AS TO this suggestion It was said
at the department of Justice that
Eny matter involving postporenen.
would rest with the court in Indf-
anApolie
FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
1t WAS at the second conference
ACouttnAsd - @HaEA ,UwAA