The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
President Howat Of Kansas Dis
trict Held for Bail By
Judge Anderson
H0WAT DEFIED
COURT ORDER
Situation is Such That Judge
Must Enforce Respect

Indianapolis, Dec. 2Z.--RreSldent
Howat OF the Kansas district, United
Mine Workers Of America, is Ia. jail
here awaiting hearing on the; chargs
Of contempt Of court for alleged :vio-,
lation Of the federal court, Injunction
against furtherarce of the strike Of
coal miners. Hearing has been set for
next Monday. :. - ~
Howat appeared in. federal court
this morning at the order of. United
States District Judge a 3. dersoh.
He was under bond Of $4,000 provid-9
ed in the form Of a check or. a Kansas:
bank. Judge Anderson disapproyed OF
this form OF bond and immediately
after the afternoon session, Of court
began at 2 o'clock remanded the
miners, official to: jah until he reacbed
a decision as to the amount and Kind
Of bond which will be acceptable.-.s
Judge Anderson this morning de-
neunced Howat for: his attitude Ia COZ.
nection with. the courts Injunction.
against the strike.and declared2
Either I have to- vindicate the law
or abdicate IN favof. Of 3fr. Howat."
Dan w. .Sinrns, special assistant dis
trict attorney, representing the gov
ernment outlined the evidence against
Howat. He declared the Kansas min
ers' official had Issued several state
rents or given newspaper interviews
in violation and asserted that, the 10
cal strike was merged with the gen
eral strike on October 81. and there
after was. affected by: any. action
which, had to do with the general
strike. i~. = :: =.
I In reviewing, the minerg case. Judge
Anderson declared. that The Lever act,
under which the action swas. ,brutsht.
was still in force saud. pointed 50, the
United States supreme court dActsion
on the .war. time fpsphabH Ion. asa
parallel case, upho1ding the the4yr
that the war measures still are eifaE
tive. He said. he had defined. the aaW
on November g.. and that the, miners
officials had Knowledge OF that def
nition. -. :,
"This defendant" he declared, .'ae.
cotding to the statement in the yer:
ifed bill Of information which was
filed here on December g.. violated
this order (the courts injunction) and
the Lever law every hour since that
time Z: Now the ouestion,is, what
shall I do? It is perfectly plain that
this man had not in good faith at
tempted to comply with the order of
this court. It is quite apparent that
here is ample ground for. the grand
Jury to bring a bill against him for
felony. What should do under
the circumstances? Why hold him,
Of course. That is what I have to do.
Now 1 have continued this case to
a time when he could get counsel as
he wants, and the government can
get its witnesses here to prove as to
whether he has. been contun1aciors
and in the meantime I am going to
hold this man right here. under the
jurisdiction Of this court"
During the outline Of the govern
ment's case by MIR. Simms.. 1t was de-
clared, that during 80 months before
December 81, 1913, there were 1884
strikes in the Kansas field under the
leadership Of .Howat. It was stated
that Howat probably did not-.cau all
OF the strikes but that he WIS re-
sponsble, for the organization which
made them possible.
Judge Anderson asserted that he
considered the situation In the Kan.
sas field as intoIerable and. said that
Howat would have to change his. at
titude toward the law and the court
If he expected to secure his liberty.