The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-01
COAL INJUNCTION
FORCES STRIKERS
TO KEEP SILENCE

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| John wilkinson. district president OF
| District 81 Muskogee, DklA ami the
! following mem hers of the cNecutiN e
! board, John OT.cary, Pittsburgh, A.
| n Watkins, Yorkvillc, Ohio NJ j
| Ferry ilazolton, Pa Lawrence
| Bramlet. Diamond. Ind John ]
Mates, Williamstown, pa. ", II, Van
| Horn. Terre, {,Hpute, Ind. samuel
! Ballantyue, Boone, Iowa, Frank
Walter. Jellleoc. Tenn, William
| balrymple, McAicster, OKLA, Hugh
! Mcleod. Acme Wyo,, Georg q
Baker, Central CITY Ky. Andrew
: rsle. Novinger, Mo, g. !. Peck.
i'Ittshurg. Kan.
In presenting the petition Judge
Amcs made IT clear that the ease Will
| not involve the general right of
vorkmen 20 organize or quit work.
, Iio said. II Mpuld have no hearing on
other Industries and merely in
wolves the right of labor during tho
war to restrict OF destroy the sup
| ply OF food and fuel"
II rests. he added. "on the broad
general powers OF the government to
enforce Its Laws and protect its pco-
| pie against disaster"
tnder the order the union Off
cials are commanded to withdraw
strike orders already issued and are
forbidden to send ont any other
orders written or oral. tending to
mako II effective.
The government forces moved
swiftly, once their mobilization was
! com plctcd by tho arrival Of Assistant
Attorney General Amrs from Wash p
J. d. ~ ~
| Ert Slack, district attorney where
that official and hts assistants were
awaitinE Judge Anderson was In
chambers few steps away and pro
cess servers were In readiness To tako
the necessary documents 10 union
headquarters here.
MIR. Ames made 4 plain n the
outset OF the BRIEF proceedings that
| the action was n government afthir, ,
taken at the direction Of the nttor-
! ncy general as "A measure TO carry
out the policy Of the country during
"A state of war.
I The petition averrcd that the de-
| PENDANTS had entered into "A con
piracy to restrict the supply and tis-
trihutlon OF biMminous coal and 10
restrict the operation OF the rail-
| roads by restricting or destroying
the supply of necessary fuel
II set forth that the annual pro-
! duction OF the country was in the
! neigh Dor hood Of 500. 000, 900 net tons
1.-The principal portion Of which comes
from Ohio. western Pennsylvania.
| Illinois and Indiana the general
com petitive field II said there are
approximately $4,000 binminous
| mine workers OF all classes In the
| 81 h4 u.F
m EN- bers Of the United Mine Work
ers OF America.
Act StIIl Operative.
The petition brought out that the
appl lication for the temporary mjunc-
Aion was based upon the act Of Au-
gust 10, 1918, which In section I
makes Il unlawful to conspire to
| limit the facilities OF transportation
| or the supply or distribution OF food
or fuel. II also directed attention
to section "a which keeps the act
In operation until the end OF the
state OF war is proclaimed sy the
president.
The petition rehearscd the estab-
lishment OF the federal fuel and rail
road Administrations the concluding
OF the Washington wage agreement
between miners and operators on
October q, 1917, ana the suDsequen
extension OF this agreement 10 cover
the period Of the war. 1t sketched
the proceedings Of the Clevela nd con
vention OF last september and called
attention to the recomm IN ndation OF
President Lewis OF tho union thai
the Washington agreements be de-
rlared void ntter October 81 The
Recommendation OF the sc-le comm t.
tee at Cleveland for six hopr day
five day week and so Per cent In
crease In wages was also set forth.
Your honor viii notice" said
Judge Ames at this stage OF the