The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-11

The order to rescind was presented
to the court by Henry Warrum, India
napolis, attorney for the miners. After
the court proceedings, Mr.. Warrum
then issued statement in the pres
ence of the government attorneys, in
which the position Of the mine workers
was stated
The statement Of the miners attor
ney follows
The operators have repeatedly de-
clared that they were ready to enter
into negotiations with the miners if the
strike order were withdrawn. The gov
ernment has taken the position that
in the yindication Of its own supre-
macy, the strike order must be with
drawn before they would take any
steps to compel the resumption OF such
negotiations. The issue has been sub
mitted to the court and in. compliance
Z with the courts ruling the strike or
der has been cancelled and withdrawn
1t seems to me that good faith on the
part Of tlfe operators required them
to meet the miners representatives at
once for the purpose Of negotiating q
settlement OF this wage controversy
and that good faith on the part Of the
government requires it TO see that such
a resumption of negotiations is had
at once and concluded without de-
lay"
Long Discussion by Miners.
The general committee had been in
session since shortly after 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, taking only brief
recesses for lunch and dinner. The pro-
ceedings were interrupted during the
afternoon session BY the appearance Of
United States Marshal Mark Storen
and his deputies, who served 33 Of the
officials with copies of the temporary
injunction issued Saturday anIl re-
turnable Dec |. The writs in the re-
straining order were made rettrnable
Nov 10.
During the day approaches to the en-
frances of the conference hall were
carefully guarded by sergeant at
arms and during recesses man re-
manned on guard in the hall, but in
the later hours of the conference the
sergeant. disappeared.
The speeches at times were impas-
stoned and voices from the hall rose
about the hubbub of the hotel, in
which the conference was held, but
only word now and then was distin-
guishable 1t is understood that all
phases of the question were argued and
the effect various actions might have
on the organization entered into the
discussion, but, according to members,
not a vote was taken on any subject
until the action early to-day was de-
cided upon.
Shortly before the conference ad-
journed, President Lewis and William
Gee, secretary treasurer, held long
conference in the parlor of the hotel
and later Mr.. Lewis was seen pacing
UP and down the floor with head bowed
as if in deep study Developments
after this conference came rapidly.
May Pave fer Negotiations Again.
The recall Of the strike order will
open the way Immediately for re-
sumption Of the negotiations between
the miners and the operators, as the
operators have announced that they
would be ready to consider a new
wage agreement at any time the strike
order was withdrawn. 1t is also under
stood that the question of arbitration
entered largely into the discussion in
the final stages of the meeting, but the
miners position on this subject was
not announced.
The question of just how many Of
the coal diggers would obey the order
resembling the strike was problematical
early to-day. In some districts it was
considered that the resumption Of work
would be general, while in Others it
would be only partial and in some, it
was said, the return would be very
slow
The meeting was probably the most
momentous ever held by the miners
organization, if not the most weighty
ever conducted by labor organization
in this country, for, in the view of Ia
bor organization in this country, for, in
the view of labor leaders, it was to de-
termne whether an organization would
be forced by governmental pressure
through the courts to discontinue a