Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-04
MINE WORKER HEADS
FACE JAIL TERM FOR
KEEPING Up STRIKE
Acted in Bad Faith in Following
Courts Orders to Officially Call
Off Walkout.
81 ARE CITED FOR TRIAL
by Associated Press to Every Evening

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec IL 30 --
Headed by Acting President John L.
Lewis, six general and district off
clals Of the United Mine Workers Of
America appeared at the federal
building shortly before noon today
and surrendered to T.. s Marshal
Marx Storen, who held capases for
their arrest on information filed
ye. lay charging 81 officers Of the
OF. zaflen with contempt Of court
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec a Machinery
OF the department OF justice was put IN
motion today to bring about speedy
appearance in Federal court here Of all
Of the 81 international and district Off
cIals Of the United Nine Workers Of
America against whom information charg-
ing criminal contempt of court was filed
yesterday with L. ) District Judge s.
r. Anderson. The miners are charged
with violating the injunction against
fuftherancc Of the strike OF coal miners
OF the country
With the appearance this morning Of
John L. Lewis acting president and other
officials oi the organization attached 70
international headquarters here. 70 furnish
bond fixed al $4,000 by Judge Anderson
the first steps ID the case agalnst the de-
PENDANTS II Indiana were completed.
The e8plaseS served on these officials
arc returnahie next TUESDAY morning
II 10 o clock, when Judge Anderson
viii hear the first arguments ID the con-
tempt proceedings
Officials of ghe UNION Rho reside in
court districts outside Of Indiana, L WAS
stated by attorneys for the government,
viii be subjects II removal proceedings
looking to tbelr early appearance before
Judge Anderson, A. soon - the necessary
papers can be malled 10 the VARIOUS dis
t1iefs
The general charges against the miners
heads aIege that sinee the issuance 81 he
injunction 9gainst encouragement 1t the
strike or action To limit the production
Of coal. every official has violated he
injunction by passively eon7cntiug that
the strike be continued and by maintain
lng an attitude toward the membership
and by statements "a rtprescnt tatives
of the Associated Press and newspapers
that SAID membership Will not % back
10 work but Wlll remain on strike.
The attitude of the government through
out lis recital oi evidence against the
miners. Is that bv merely pfraInlug from
returning to work after fhe strike order
atttA Ahttf t&t Af1tttt& ~ ttft tsittba tf4ti~
and the injunction had boeH issued The
men am guilty of ,1oiatlne The courts
nandafe
An important charge ard ouc On which
the government Is relIlng - prove its
es.ss. Is that tn othcisls when issuing
their notice that tho ~trlhe order had been
reseiadgsl. nmfographei The notice on
blank paper aud omitted from the copies
an imprint # The official seal OF the union
It Is added that upon receipt Of he bofire
the unions throughout the country took
the position. and - stated IN the aally
prcss aud hY Word II mouth that the with
dfaWaI and cancellation notice w. de
feetlve Invalid aud without authority.
because II did not bear this seal and b,
cause the slgaatups ri officials were
printed and moi signed hv hand
President Lewis Is specifically cl1cd
IN one charge With refusing t. notify
the members that the Withdrawal order
was ISSUED aud communicated Ia good
faith and that Il, purpose really MAS 70
cancel the strike The charge adds that
Mr. Lewis stlll refuses to send cut such
assurance