The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12

p Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 11.-United
States District Judge A. r. Anderson
at 10 o'clock this morning approved the
order of the officials Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, resembling the
strike order of October Is. Attorneys for
the miners promised to try to have it
in the mails by o'clock this evening.
This action was taken following a
session of the general committee of the
miners, which decided early today to
comply with the mandate of the court
issued last Saturday.
Judge Anderson characterized the or,
der as a good faith effort" to comply
with his mandate. The text of the or
der follows:
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. II, 1919.
ITO the Officials and Members OF
the United Mine Workers of
America:
Dear Sirs and Brothers. In obe-
dience to the mandate issued on
November 8, by the United States
court, district Of Indiana, Judge
A. Il. Anderson presiding, the un-
dersigned hereby advise YOU that
~ the order of October 10, directing
cessation of operations in the hi
luminous coal fields of our juris-
dict4on, Is withdrawn and cancelled.
Yours fraternauj,
WILLIAM GREEN.
Secretary Treasurer.
JOHN l.. LEWIS,
President"
The order to rescind was presented
TO the court by Henry Warrum or
Indianapolis, attorney for the miners.
After the court proceedings, Mr.. War
rum, G. l.. Grant, Fort Smith, Ark, and
r. c. Huebner Abba, Iowa, associated
counsel then issued statement in the
presence of the government attorneys,
in which the position of the mine work
ers was stated.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 11.-Original
demands of the United Mine Workers,
which brought about the strike of ap-
proximately 4250OO btuminous coal
miners Of the United States, were draft
ed by the scale committee of the Cleve'
land convention OF the organization,
held last September which also adopted
the following resolution:
I'VE recommend that in the event a
satisfactory wage agreement is not Sc
cured for the. central competitive field
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania before Nov. /, 1919, TO re-
place the one now in effect the interna-
tional officials be authorized and are
hereby instructed TO call a general
strike of all btuminous miners
and mine workers throughout the Unit
cd States, the same to become effective
Nov. /, 1919"
The main points of the miners de-
mands included GO per cent increase
in wages Il six-hour day from bank to
bank, Il five.day week, and time and II
half for overtime and on Sunday and
legal holidays. The joint wage confer
ence of the operators and mine workers
met in Philadelphia, October 8 and ad.
journed october Il. failing TO reach an
agreement. The call for the strike at
midnight, October 81 was issued from
the international headquarters OF the
union here October 10.
Then followed unsuccessful efforts of
Secretary Of Labor Wilson to bring
about a settlement Of the controversy,
and later the statement of President
Wilson that the strike was unlawful.
The strike call remained in effect and
general committee of the mine work
ers' officals-the same which this
morning agreed to comply with the
mandate of Judge Anderson and rescind
the strike order-refused 10 withdraw
it, contendng that 1t had not the au-
thority to do so.
on the same day, October 81, the goR
ernment took a hand in the controversy
and obtained an order from United
States District Judge Anderson restrain
ing officials of the miners from direct
ing or encouraging the strike which
automatically became effective at mid.
night that night and was responded TO
by approximately 425,O00 union miners.