The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-31
Rights Not Infringed.

Rights Not Ynfringed.
The action of the Government in
, securing en- injunction would not in any
way be an attack on the right of men
/ to strike, II was explained here. II il the
| peculiar circumstances under which this
strike was arranged for, as Mr.. Palmers
statement makes clear, on which the
| Injunction would be based. The officers
of the United Mine Workers would be
enjoined from hindering production in
violation Of the Lever law. Such an In
junction would prevent them from taxi
ing any action to hinder production.
This would prevent calling out the
miners on the ground that In all the
| circumstances In this particular case the
law would be violated.
| In effect this would cripple the ma
| chinery for calling and conducting the
| strike. 1t would not interfere or abridge
the right of men to quit as individuals
| IL they so wished.
| II the Injunction is granted and 1t is
violated those guilty would be put in
jail, not for striking or leading the
| strike but for contempt Of court In dis
obeying the court order.
The President, II was pointed out to-
day in giving labor all that is possible.
has gone much further than many OF his
advisors wanted him to go. Beginning
| with the Adamson-Newlands so-called
eight hour Law" pushed by the Presi-
dent 1t was pointed out that continual
pay increases were given throughout the
| war. that exemption from military ser
vice was given to labor generally and
everything the President could do was
don.
/ The utter disregard of the Presidents
| IN 20, ha Oft al IN ,fNofn hai
! strike and of the coal miners on top of
1t has had the effect of stiffening the
backs of the Administration leaders and
they are prepared now to fight to the
last ditch in the interests OF the public.
The Administration is at last taking the
attitude that there must be a~"show-
down" and are ready and anxious to
make it a battle to the finish now that
all other means have failed.
1t is felt that the attempt to paralyze
the country now, when the Government
and when employers were more than
willing to concede every reasonable de-
mand. has left no course open to the
Government as the representative Of the
people of the nation but to fight with
every weapon at it's command.
Industry VIII Get Hard blow.
what II believes to be accurate informa-
ton as to the number of men who will
leave the mines on the strike call and
the number who will remain at work
officials are confident that the 200. o0C
men who will remain at work will be
sufficient to supply the needed fuel fol
the essential industries and prevent
really acute suffering and ward or any
thing approaching starvation. They are
frank to say, though. that the ind.s'
tries Of the countries as a whole viii
be dealt a hard blow
However hard the blow to the indus
tries of the country may be II Is fel,
here that the pinch will come on labor
itself through the coal strikers by fore
ing the shutting down of many establish.
ments, throwing workers out Of employ.
ment as cold weather approaches. Ths
duration Of the strike depends, It Is be-
lieved here, on which side can hold ou
!, longest. This does not mean an endur'
ancs contest between the coal opetatorl
md the striking miners alone. nut Of
the employers whose plants must b,
4 closed eventually and their employee,
! forced out OF work through the failure
4 of the miners to produce the necessary
coal.
All Plans to Protect Public.
There is no untoward purpose In tn,
Federal Governments action which viii
keep coal away from many industrial
establishments There is no purpose be
hind 1t to hit at organized labor or tn,
employers of the country. The action 1,
predicated solely upon doing the great
est good to the greatest number and pro
tecting the public at large from imme
date suffering and want.
For the first time since the war starte,
, in Europe the Administration is con
, fronted with an emergency that permit
r of no consideration of other nations
: The priority list makes no provision
3 whatever for exporting a pound OF coal
( Il is all going to be used within tn
: borders of the United States for tn
: be nefit solely OF the American people.
|. In recent months many Europea
v countries in dire need OF fuel hav
drawn as heavily on the American cos
: supply as the shipping situation woul
4 permit. Vessels under Shipping Boar
= control allocated to the coal carryin
trade to foreign lands will be diverted I
other traffic. Coastwise loading will
!, continued wherever necessary, thong
= the New England States. which dra'
: most of the coastal shipments. are ur
| usually we'll supplied.