Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-23
HOWAT GOES To
JAIL; JUDGE IS
IN ANGRY MOOD
Refuses to Accept Labor Lead
er'S Check for Ten Thou
sand Dollars as Proper Kind
of Bail.
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lsf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAsEn WlREl
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 22.--Alex-
ander Howat. president of the Kansas
district No, IA of tine United Mine
Workers Of America, tonight is in jail
awaiting hearing on a charge of con-
tempt OF cour+ for alleged violation of
the federal court injunction against
furtherance of the strike OF coal min
ers. Hearing has been set for next
Monday at D. m.
Howat appeared in federal court this
morning at the order of United States
District Judge A. b. Anderson. He was
under bond in the sum of $4,000, pro-
vided in the form of check on a
Kansas bank. Judge Anderson disap-
proved of this form of bond and i'm
mediately after the afternoon session
court began remanded the mine union
official to Jail until he reached deci-
sion as TO the amount and kind of bond
which will be acceptable.
Judge Anderson this morning de-
nounced Howat for his attitude in
connection with the courts injunction
against the strike and declared
judge Sarcaa iC.
Either | have to vindicate the law
or abdicate in favor of Mr.. Howat.'
The hearing .this morning with a
respo nse by Henry Warrum, chief
counsel for the United Mine Workers
of America, IN which the position was
taken that Howat. in keeping in force
local strike of 200 miners in the
Kansas district which was called last
July, did not violate the injunction
against furtherance of the general
strike, but complied with instructions
of the miners general committee, in
that operation of mines in Kansas was
resumed on the same basis as OBJ
tanned on October 81. the date the gem
eral strike became effective.
NE. inns snn oil a M
ney representing the government fol-
| lowe ed with an outline of the evidence
against Howat. He declared the min
I ers' official had issued official state
ments or given newspaper interviews
! in violation of the injunction, and as
serted that the local strike was
merged with the general strike on Oc.
| tober 81 and thereafter was affected
! by any action which had to do with
| the general strike.
Lever Act i'm Force.
! In reviewing the miners case, Judge
| Anderson declared that the Lever act
| under which the action was brought
| was still in force. and pointed. TO the
| United states supreme court decision
on the war time prohibition law as a
! parallel, upholding the theory that the
war measures still are effective. lie
said he had defined the law on No
vember and that the miners officials
| Ddu hHoWleuSt VI bilhI thcllIittlOiis
This defendant" he declared, "ac-
cording to the statements In the yeri-
! fled bill of information which was
| filed here on December 3. violated
! this order (the courts iniunetion) and
the Lever Noww h tRe o sndf ma
what shall do? 1t is perfectly plain
that this man has not in good faith
attempted to comply with the order
of this court, 1t is quite apparent thai
! 4 . -. h. 40
iurv to bring a bill against him FOR, y
felony. What should |, do, under the
! circumstances? WHY. hold him OF
/ course That is what to do | have
1 continued this case to a time wheI
/ he could get counsel. as he wants. anf
II there TO prove as to whether ne hai
i been contumacious and in the mean
time ! am going to hold this mar
right here under the jurisdiction Of
-" Fertile Strike Field.
/ During the outline of the govern
ment's case by Mr. Simms. II was de-
4 clared that during, thirty-three
/ months before. December 81. 1918
there were 364 strikes in the Kansas
field under the leadership of Howat
! IT WIS stated that Howat probably die
i not call all of the strikes but that w
was responsible for the organization
which made them. nnssible and tina!
he was feared by both operators anC
4 business men in the Kansas district
welding power too great for them t.
combat.
i Judge Anderson asserted that he
considered the situation IN the Kansa,
i fields as intolerable and said tina
Howat would have to change his atti.
i tude toward the law and the court il
he expected TO secure his liberty. Hi
I declared that Howat had "breathe{
defiance right here in indianapolis
that there is government in thi:
Il country