The sun., 1919-11-01
Strike Sure to Fail, Says
Palmer; Can't Be Won
Without Direction.
MINERS OFFICERS TIED
Injunction Doesn't Affect
Call of Walkout, but
Union Heads Acts.
TROOPS ARE REINFORCED
Rail BrOtherhoods to Make No
Move Now-Garfield Is
sues His Orders.
TROOPS ARE REINFORCED
Special Despotch TO THE suY.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The Gov
crnment rs fully prepared to meet any
situation that may arrise over the
coal strike called in the bituminous
fields of the country aud which be-
came effective at midnight.
Attorney General Palmer, who is d.
recting the Governments campaign to
protect the American people from
catastrophe, believes the power of the
law as expressed through the courts
will be sufficient to meet the crisis.
This Is taken to mean that the in
junction will not affect the strike call,
because the call was already issued,
but it will prevent direction of the
strike by the mine leaders, leaving it
remain at work. He made 1t plain
also that Federal authority was not
using the expedient of government by
injunction, citing the extraordinary
circumstances as differentiating the
strike from any other.
Days Development In strike.
The most significant developments
in the situation were;
Reaffirmation of the Govern.
ment's determination to prevent
violation of the law by making the
strike effective
Issuance of an order restoring -
maximum prices on bituminous
coal.
Issuance of an order restoring
war time priorities on coal dis.
tribution.
Sending of reenforcements 10
Major-Gen. Leonard Wood, in
command of the Central Depart
ment. which covers many of the
coal fields Gen. Wood is In i'm.
mediate charge Of the strike situa-
tloh Mt Gary. Ind
Gen. Bullard took command of
the Eastern Department, cover
ing coal fields of the Eastern
region.
Submission Of an offer to the
Attorney General by the Railroad
Brotherhoods to use their good Of
fees for a peaceable andi orderly
adjustment.
Later decision by the brother
hoods to make no move at this
time.
Completion of army plans 10
handle any eventuality and discus
sion of the advisability of reassem
bling as far as possible the rail
road units of the expeditionary
forces who operated the American
railroads In France.
Protest lodged with Attorney
General Palmer by the heads OF
the American Federation Of Labor
against the using of the power OF
injunction.
Recommendation to Congress by
AttOrney-General Palmer that the
Lever act. under which an injunc-
tlon against strike leaders was Sc
cured in indianapolis to-day, be
extended for period OF six
months
Fuel Distribution Arranged.
Placing of the fuel distribution
in the hands of Railroad Admin
istration representatives In each of
the seventeen fueIproducing dis
tricts.
Sending OF a telegram by Fuel
Administrator Garfield to each
of the seventeen production repre-
sentatives of the Fuel Administra-
tion to hold themselves In readi.
ness for service.
Statement by Mr. Garfield that
maximum prices on anthracite
would not be restored unless prices
showed tendency TO move up
ward.
Issuance Of statement by
President Gompers, Vice-Presi-
dent Vol and Secretary Morri-
son of the American Federation Of
Labor declaring the injunction
bodies for i'll and that 1t will
create new and more disturbing