The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-01
.COAA STRIKE NOW
in HULL EFFECT;
Government ORDER
'|S|LENGS LEADER
Most OF Men Following
Strike order Ceased Work
at Ed of Day Shift.
Sui Based on War
Time Act

Indianapolis. October ST.
The strike of bituminous min
ers welt into effect tonight with
the national headquarters here
of the]united Mine Workers of
America silenced by restrain
ing d'dar issued today by
81. L : Sist tslsssAs4on he
IL ays III district court.
No las word.e or other message to
the members Of the union could be is
of the organization and they only
smiled grimly when this fact was
brought to their attention.
While the strike order was effective
at midnight, most OF the men who were
following it Quit work with the ending
OF the day shift IT was stated several
days ago at union headquarters that
midnight of October 81 was selected fof
the official hour merely because it
marked the beginning of November |,
on which date the Cleveland convention
of the union had decreed that the war:
time wage agreement OF the miners
should terminate. At that time. also.
it was pointed out that comparatively
few mines have been running night
shifts
NOTICE is SERVED
Deputies of Mark Storen. United States
marshal of Indiana, were busy all after
noon serving notice OF the restranng or
der on union officials who had boon
masscd in the general roundup at
1 -, thn N NJ
unions executive board was invad-
ed by the process servers. Eish-
teen of the union leaders were
served
The visits made effective the or
der which G. u. Ames. assistant
attorney general. Ind presented 4"
the federal court and which re-
strained the defendants from issu-
ing any mrsssGes. oral or written.
that the strike Is TO he enforced as
previously announced; from issu-
ing any further strike orders or
messages Of announcement or ex-
hortation and from distributing
any strike benefits.
The order was 40 sweeping that
Judge Ames explained after its is
suance that 1t would prevent any
of the men named In the bill from
addressing msHs meetings.
The petition by the government, up
which the order was based. charged
that the union men were conspiring to
limit the facilities for the production of
coal and to restrict the supply and dis
tribution Of the fuel. The writ accord
ingly commander them to refrain from
continuing the alleged conspiracy.
BASED ON WAR ACT
The petition emphasized that the
suit was based on wartime act by
which the government was given con-
troll OF the fuel and food supplies of
the country. and also pointed out that
the strike would cause ation OF
transportation and thus marrow back
upon the public treasury the burden
OF paying the guaranteed incomes
which the government contracted TO
pay the raiiroadspwhen it took control
of them. 1t was also brought out
that the act In question specifically
provided that 1t was to continue in
forde until tho end of the state of war.
had been proclaimed by the President
! Altogether 81 leaders OF the big coal
miners union were named in the res
training order. Federal marshals here
were given names OF 25 men 10 serve
in Indianapolis and reached is of them
as followes
John 4 Lewis. acting president. wiz.
liam Green, secreta-ytreasurer Percy
TetIow. statistician; Ellis Searles.
editor OF the Mine workers Journal
John Wilkinson district president OF
district y. Muskosee. Okla. and the fol-
lowing members Of the executive board:
John 0'Leary. rittsburg. A.. r. Wat
kins, yorkville Ohio. NJ j. Ferry,
Hazelton. Pa. Lawrence Bramiet Dia-'
mond. Ind: John J. Mates, Williams
town. Pa: W u. vanHorn. Terre Haute
Ind. Samuel Ballantyne. Boone la.
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