Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-13
win Abide by Ruling Of Fed
eraI Court Injunction Pro-
ceedings Which Resulted in
Calling Off Coal Strike.
FRIDAYS CONFERENCE
TO DETERMINE ACTION
Possibility Of Speedy Agree
ment at Washington Marred
3 Only by Question When New
Wage viii Be Effective.
Hourly ter.Seratures

Indianapolis. Nov. y The United
Mine Workers of America, contrary
70 previous announcement, have de-
cided TO withhold their appeal on the
ruling OF the federal court injunc-
ton proceedings which resulted in
the calling off Of the strike of coal
miners.
1t had been generally believed that
regardless of developments i'll the
situation the miners would fight
.teir case i'll the courts to the last
| ditch and attorneys for the coal
workers announced yesterday that
their appeal would be. filed within
two OF three days. However, Henry
Narrum, chief counsel for the min
ers, tonight stated that the outcome
of the conference Of miners repre-
sertatives and coal operators with
Secretary of Labor Wilson in Wash
irgton Friday would determine
whether the case. is carried further.
The miners counsel have 30>dhys in
which to file their appeal.
Agree With Unele Sam.
The decision of the miners is
taken to indicate that they have ac-
cepted the government's assurance
that the suit against the miners was
not all attack against the right to
] strike, but was solely to prevent vio-
lation of the law, in this case, the
| Lever act
Possibility of speedy agreement at
the Washington conference, accord
'ng to opinion here, is marred only
bv the question of when a new wage
scale would become effective. Min
ers' spokesman have stated that If
the operators go to the conference
in spirit of conciliation, agreement
was only question of hours, but it
is known the union men object to
the position taken by the operators
that the wage scale in effect before
the strike still is in effect.
Decline Any Comment.
Miners officials today declined to
comment on the way in which the
members of the organization are re-
spending to their order calling off
the strike and would give no reports
from the district headquarters.
Very few of the miners in the
Indiana coal fields reported for
work and it is rot believed that op-
Grafton can be started extensively
before next week. Union men IN
the Evansville district will meet to-
morrow night to vote on obeying
the order recalling the strike From
Terre Haute there was report
that the miners in that district were
awaiting the results of the confer.
ence- in Washington before return
ing to work. A report from Bick-
rell called attention to omission
from the order of the mine workers
officials Of any instructions to re-
turn to work, and it was stated, dis
trict leaders were refraining from
suppfementing the general order i'll
any tway.
Sure Men Will Return.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Evidence
that government officials were con-
fident that the miners soon would
return to work was seen in the rec
ommendatiep made today by AS
hsistant Fuel Administrator Garnsey
to Administrator Garfield by tele-
phone at his home in Massachusetts.
that all restrictions imposed during
the strike would be called off as
soon as the daily production reaches
1 20 per cent of normal
In an order issued by Assistant
Administrator Garnsey with the APP
proval of DR.. Garfield, recently re-
vived maximum prices were rescind-
ed effective Thursday. as applied to
coal shipments for which contracts
were entered prior to October<30.
Ordered Back to Work
Pueblo, Colo. Nov. 12.-Coal
miners in district Is, comprising
| Colorado New Mexico and Utah to-
night were ordered back to work
upon receipt of telegraphic advices
from Indianapolis. George o. john
son, district president, telegraphed
local unions that the strike wac
ended.
Mr., Johnson sent the followini
telegram to field workers and &c
local organizations:
Have been notified by wire that
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