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issues which may not be confined
to the mine workers.
Issuance OF joint statement
by these American Federation of
Labor officials and heads Of the
railroad brotherhoods and other
railroad crafts urging continuance
Of Government control Of the rail-
roads for two years, and declaring
that every possible legal power
would be used to defeat the anti
strike provision Of the Cummins
bill as well as its rate return pro-
visions.
Receipt by the Department of
Labor of official information that
the strike had been called Off in
three counties In Kentucky, insur-
ing fuel supply of 10000 tons
Of coal a week from these fields.
Execution Of fuel shipment by
the Railroad Administration for
redistribution on the new priority
list.
Many Conferences Are Held.
Conferences after conference on the
many phases Of the strike was held in
Washington to-day. Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer was the centre of most Of
them. He was at the White House.
conferred with Director General Of
Railroads Hines, with Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield, with Secretary of La
Dor Wilson. who even up to the last
hpur tonight was using every effort
10 avert the strike and bring negotia-
items, and with representatives of all
the railroad employees. and then with
President Gompers and other officers
OF the American Federation of Labor.
Attorney Genaral Palmer after this
series of conferences and after consid-
ering and discussing with labor lead
ers their protest against the injunc-
ton stated that 1t would be enforced.
1t can be enforced. he said, by the
court or on the application of the Gov
ernment.
His only official reports from Judge
Ames. he said, were to the effect that
a restraining order had been issued
and that it restrained the officers of
the United Mine Workers from doing
any act or thing toward carrying on
the strike. The message added that
hearing had been set for November s.
Doesn't Affect Strike Order.
The restraining order which Is tenn
porary." the attorney General said.
rdoes not AFFECT the strike order. That
had already been issued and the court
action does not affect 1t. The order
does restrain the officials named from
doing anything in furtherance of the
strike order. They cannot direct the
movements of locals in putting the
strike into effect. 1t takes away the
direction OF the strike from above and
leaves the men TO choose whether they
will work or not.
Whether or not the restraining order
viii affect the distribution of strike
benefits is a matter that Is up 10 the
courts. Action in case Of violation OF
tho court order depends on the violation,
and I do not care to forecast"
The Governments order, restoring
maximum prices on bituminous coal
was signed by the President to-day to-
gether with an executive order restoring
all of the powers OF the Fuel Admin-
istration that may be needed. The or
der said that further measures would
be taken. Thesa further measures re-
lated 10 institution of coal priorities.
An order restoring the priorities in sf-
feet during the war was reinstated by
'{Jf->Gartield later in the day. The pri-
ority list was put into effect without
change. 1t provided consequently for
war industries. but DIR. Garfield ex-
planned that this made no difference, as
the supply would not go down as far
as these industries were on the list