The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-04
MINERS HEADS
FACE CONTEMPT
CHARGES TODAY
Department of Justice Charges
Encouragement of Strike
BY Leaders
ALL OFFICIALS ARE NAMED
Arguments Will Be Heard Be-
fore Judge Anderson in
+ Indianapolis Tuesday
ALL OFFICIALS ARE NAMED

general and district officials Of the
United Mine Workers of America ap-
.neared at the federal building shortly
before noon today and surrendered TO
United States Marshal Mark Stoean
who held capiases for their arrest on
information filed yesterday chargin.,
"a officers of the Organizati ton with con-
tempt Of court
Besides Acting President Lewis who
appeared today are William Greene
secrctary-treasurer Of the interna tional
Organizations; ElEs Searles, editor OF
the Mine Workers Journal the official
publication OF the union; Percy Tet-
low, statistician; Edward Stewart,
president Of district No. II, and Will
liam Mitch, secretary Of district No. II.
The men provided bonds OF $lO,-
900 each which were furnished by a
surety company. The hearing will be
held at 10 o'clock next Tuesday
morning.
The other men named in the in
formation are without jurisdiction OF
the local federal court and proceed
ings will be started at once to bring
them into court.
The men are charged in the in
formation with violations of the in
junction issued by Judge Anderson
which ordered he resembling Of the
strike order and restrained the Off
cials from encouraging or furthering
the strike of bituminous coal miners
of the country.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 4.-Machin-
cry Of the department Of justice was
put in motion today to bring about ap-
pearance in federal court here at all
early date of all the 81 international
and district Clllcials of the United Mine
Workers Of America against whom in
formation charging criminal contempt
Of court was filed yesterday with
United States District Judge A. B. An
derson. The miners are charged with
violating the injunction against fur.
therance Of the strike Of ocal miners
Of the country.
With the appearance. this mornins
Of John L. Lewis acting president and
other officials Of the organization at
tached to the international headquar.
ters here to furnish bond fixed at $40.
900 the first step in the case against
the defendants in Indiana were COM
pleted. The capiases served on these
officials are 1eturnable next Tuesda )
morning at 10 o'clock when Judge An
derson will hear the first argument in
the contempt proceedings.
The general charges against the
miners head allege that since the is
suance Of the injunction against en-.
couragement Of the stike or action &c
limit the production Of coal every Off
! cial has violated the injunction by
passively consenting that the strike be
continued and by maintaining an atti-
tude toward the membership and by
statement to Representatives Of the
Associated Press and the newspapers
that said membership will not 90 gacH
| to work but will remain on strike"
NEW WAGE SCALE READY
Washington, Dec 4.-The new wage
scale agreed to by the larger coal
operators was ready today to be sub
mitted to the fuel administration for
ratification. On this agreement it wa
believed compromise would be reach.
, ed by the miners and operators which
would bring the soft coal tieup to q
peaceful settlement. Altho the pro
posed scale was not made public pend
, ing its consideration by the fuel admin
istration it was understood to contai,
more liberal concessions to the miners
than was suggested, by Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield who prepared a four
teen percent wage increase.
Reports Of miners drifting back t
work were received from various parts
of the country but conditions in the
central field in the main appeared un
changed.
BURNING CORN AND POSTS
!, Chicago. Dec. 4-Another day Of
Iwastage Of the rapidly dwindling ma
tional coal reserve with its incidenta
domestic discomfort and disruption OF
Industry was in prospect today. NJ
immediate relief thru a return to worl
Of bituminous miners who went or
strike "a days ago was in sight.
Some Of the larger cities today fo1
the first time since the great walkou
was called felt the stress of the situa
ton. From additional cities and town.
in the west and southwest some .
them entirely without fuel. came re
ports Of actual suffering. In three Ne
braska towns fence posts and ear corr
were being burned.