The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-06
Rejection Of Labor Offer
on Injunction Up
sets Hopes.
AWAIT COURT ACTION
Saturdays Hearings Will Be
Next Important Move;
Garfield Given Power.

WASHINGTON Nov. 5.-Organ-
ganISei labor's proposal FOR ending
the coal strike through withdrawal
ot Injunction proceedings against
officers OF the United Mine Work
cts Of America. was rejected today
BY the department of justice.
The governments answer 10 the
union supgestion. advanced bv
Samuel Gompcrs president OF the
American Federation of Labor. was
given by Assistant Attorney General
Ames, who declared the strike itself
was violation OF law and that as
long as II continued the only place
to fight 1t out was In court.
Labor leaders. visibly Atstsrbed
by this refusal. agreed with the
operators on one important point
that the statement OF the govern
ments position swept away all hope
| OF immediate settlement OF the strike
involving more than A00,0 soft
coal miners In 2s states.
Court Acts Saturday.
The restraining order issued by
Federal Judge Anderson at In
dlanapolls last week was made re-
iurnable on Saturday. Counsel for
tho miners will 70 into conrt that
day and ask for dismissal OF all
proceedings. One of two things will
happen:
The court, according to officials
here. either will grant the plea OF
the miners or Issue n permanent In
junction carrying with It manda-
| tory order To John L. Lewis. acting
| pr esidcnt OF the miners orgnniza-
| tion, 90 call Off the strike.
Whatever the court does. Il In IT.
| SELF Ii expected to be the next i'm
portant bearing on the question OF
| settling the strike. Representa- lives
OF the miners and other labor lead
ers emphasized today that with
drawal OF court proceedings would
bring peace To the coal fields within
~ hburs Lewis statement that the
miners would bc willing to negotiate
new wage agreement without
| reservation" meant, they said, that
| the slate would be wiped clean. and
demands for a flve-day week and a
six hour day, together with 80
per cent wage Increase Withdrawn.
nut labor leaders declared there was
no hope OF miners returning TO work
ln body until the new wage agree
ment had been ratified.
Garfield Given Povvcr. .
President Wilson, sick in bed. vet
mindful OF the serious conditions
confronting the country with q pro-
tracted strike, issued orders giving
Fuel Admin tstrntor Garfield author
ity TO regulate price. distetbution and
shipment OF all fuel. ifdluding an
thracite. This action restored all
powers vested In Doctor Garfield
during the war, The fuel admins
traitor was In conference continually
To-Day, check ing up on the coal sup-G
ply and arranging with Director 0en-
-ral Hines of the railroad admins
tratlon for It's distribution where
most needed.
Mines Open.
As was the case yesterday there
were few reports to the department
of Justice from Its agents in the
field, and generally the strike situa-
don was described as unchanged Re-
ports 10 the Washington headquar-
ters OF the operators from agents In
West Virginia said that 81 union
mines had resumed operations In
various fields OF that state. most Of
these having opened today.
With colder weather over most OF
the country and big decrease In
production. n few dlsauieting reports
came from different sections where
available coal stock was limited.
Assurances again were given by
The government, In reply to Inquiries.
that every protection would be af-
forded union or non-union miners
willing To remain at work.