Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-11-14
COURT ORDERS
STRIKE ENDED
District Judge Anderson Rules
That WaIkout Breaks
the Law.
WILL NOT LIFT INJUNCTION
Unions Plea for Postponement OF
of Hearing on Writ Denied at Gov
ernment Request-GiVen Until
Tuesday Night to Act.

Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-The United
Mine Workers of America were Or
dered to withdraw the strike order
under which 100000 men quit work
November 1.
The mandate was issued by Judge
A. B. Anderson of the United States
district court after attorneys for the
miners had fought vainly for chance
to present arguments on the rights
to strike.
Violation of the wartime federal
food and fuel control act, as alleged
by the attorney generals department,
was affirmed by the court, who said
the strike was not only illegal but that,
under the circumstances, it ap-
preached rebellion.
Unless the union leaders choose to
defy the court-and there was no in
dication of any such intention-they
can move only towards ending the big
walkout.
"WiII Make Strikers Obey"
81 assume these men are law-abid-
ing citizens and will obey the order"
said Judge Anderson in announcing
his decision. eff they do not look at
it that way, and decline to obey the
order, will make them obey. 1t will
be the part of wisdom for these gen
tlemen to obey the order"
The courts order was so worded
that failure to cancel the strike call
or any affirmative word or action tend
ing to laid and abet" the continuance
of the strike, would make them violat-
ors of the injunction and in contempt
of court.
Therefore, the union leaders are
under orders to meet here Mohday,
draw UP a cancellation of the strike
order, submit it for Judge Anderson's
approval by 10 a. M, Tuesday, and
have notice of it on the way to all
local and district unions by 6 p. m.
that day.
Union Leaders Summoned.
kilograms summoning district presi.
dents of the union and members of
the executive board and the central
competitive field scale committee to
meet here Monday. were dispatched
few hours after Judge Anderson's
sweeping mandate had been issued.
Union officials here would not com.
ment upon the courts action.
''This case,'' Judge Anderson said
in issuing the injunction, involves
solely the question of enforcing the
law. 1t is my absolute duty to uphold
the law which no man and no body Of
men has the right to override. Were
we to admit to even the slightest de
gree, a contrary right, we would un
dermine the foundations of the repub
! lie.
"The government is right in seekin:
| to uphold its own laws and in askin.
its courts to aid it. These men hav'
done an Illegal act from which ir
| reparable injury results to the com
plainant."
Text of Mandatory Order.
The injunction, prepared by the at
torney generals department in Wash
ington, repeated the restraining orde
| of October 81, which forbade the is
suing of any messages, oral or written
| of "eXhOrtation or encouragement" t
the strikers, and also tied up tn
unions relief funds. It then provide
! the mandate for cancellation of th
strike call in the following language !:
"And they (the defendants) ar
further enjoined from permitting tn
| strike order issued on or about OctC
ber 15, 1919, to the miners and min
workers in the bituminous coal field
of the United States to take effect O.
midnight of October 81, 1919, to longe
remain in effect, commanding them t
desist from aiding such strike by pei
mitting said strike order to remain i
effect, and commanding them to issu
a withdrawal and cancellation of sal
strike order and communicate tn
same to district or local unions, con
mittees and members of the Interns
tional United Mine Workers of Ame
lea, as fully and completely as the sal
strike order has been heretofore di:
tributed and circulated to the said O.
ganiZation, its members, district G
local unions, or any committee ther,
| of