The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-10


INDIANAPOLIS. Nov l0-The
general committee OF the United Mino
Workers OF America. which met here
today To- take action on the mandatory
Injunction OF Federal Judge A. B.
Anderson. demanding that the sttiks
order be reScnded by = m tomor-
row, was still IN session at | o'clock
this afternoon and no irtimaiion ~
what the action oi the committee
would be was gwen OUT,
The meeting place Of the committee,
which Includes International Officers,
district presidents aud members OF the
executive board and scale conmit,er.
representing +l5.vJ1 striking biiun,in-
ous coal miners. was kent secre, until
Just few minutes before the confcr-
tnce convened
\ sergeant alarms was stationed
at the entrance 10 the hall and only
delegates were permitted to approach
within twenty ice, OF tne entrance.
General Strike Hinted.
Talk OF a general strike was in the
air when the executive council OF the
American Federation OF Labor met
:odav
Tie cgecutiyr council oi the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor has done all
,hat lie, within It's power 30 do said
Ma'thcV Noll yice-prc dent OF ,Ns
American Federation OF Labor today.
1T Is now left TO the International
Unions to take whatever action they
see tit"
The executive council will MARI
time N Washington until definite
action is taken by the strike leaders
AZ indianapolis,
We will accep, whatever consc.
quences may follow"
The movement OF Frank J Hayes,
president OF the Unite Mine Work.
ers. cast an air o, mystery about the
conference OF union leaders. called
here today 10 act upon Federal Judge
Anderson's order commanding the re-
call OF the miners strike call.
Although the union executive va.
not registered at the downtown hotels,
the report was current that Hayes Is
in the CITY and ,ha, he might figure
prominently in the conference OlNet
union officials prJtcs ed to he ir'
moran, VI the movement OF their eN.
ecu,iye who has been IN Colorado, re-.
covering from nervous breakdown
That HAYES. whJ had no part in ,h'
framing oi tho strike order. could in,
I tervenc and re,Cnl the strike order
thu, allowing John l. Lewis acting
president. 10 retire from his predica'
mcHt With good grace, IS apparent. A.
the situation stands, Levi is COR
iron,cd with the possibility OF ial
or prison term il he d-ties thc cour,i,
II he recrdc from his d~iian stand h -
faces los, Of prestige in the ranks o.
labor
II IIajts, however, should take owe,
the rclnS, recall the strike summons
which impcled l0O.OD0 soi, coal min.
ers to abandon the mines. 10 was secr
tha, Lewis and his licu,enants could
retire from the fields without loss OF
cdun'enmec.
Hayes has not appeared in the con
ference when the unior officials vent
into executive session. Other Jificys
said their only information regarding
Have, movement, was press as'
socia,ion dispatch that I've had lei,
Denver.
The majority Of the miners official,
seemed to take their cue from thc
statement issued last night by John
L. Lewis acting president OF The Nine
workers in which he sid "S'z'e-
ruenn to the effect that I shall os shail
no, comply with the mandatory pro.
c,dlncs of the injunction writ are un.
authorized md nyematuTe"
what viii Coal "iggsfs De7
While !, was believed In some cir.
elcs that an order resciWdire thQ
strike call issued October - wsAlD4
he approved by The miners cowrnf1o
and sont on IL, way ln tho coal fisIM