Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-31

cQ IN the IeCGrdl QlSCTlCC
court here today on ap-
plication Of the United
States government.
Judge A. 8. Anderson signed the or.
der on the showing set forth by c.
3. Ames, assistant attorney general,
that national disaster was impend
ing and on the broad general grounds
that the government has the right to
enforce its laws ana protect it's people
from calamity.
The order enjoins the officials from
starting or encouraging the strike on
the broad general grounds that dis
aster threatens the country and the
strike would tie up the transpOrta-
tiOn systems of the nation.
The order was directed against
Frank G. Hayes. the incapacitated
president of the union; John l.. Lew
is acting president; William Green.
secretary and all other Of
ficials of the organization. 1t took
effect when served and will continue
in force until after the formal hear
Ing which Judge Anderson set for
November s. 9
In presenting the petition Judge
Ames made it clear that the case
will not involve the general right of
workmen to organize or to quit work.
He said it would have no bearing on
other industries and merely involves
the right of labor during the war to
restrict or destroy the supply Of food
and fuel"
at rests he added. ION the broad
general powers of the government to
enforce its own laws and to protect
its people against disaster"
Injunction Tightly Drawn.
Service was had on Lewis, Green
and several other union officials and
members of the executive board at
union headquarters few minutes be-
fore noon. Under the order the un-
ion officials are forbidden to send out
any other orders, written or oral,
tending to promote the strike or in
any other way to make il effective.
They are restrained from sending any
messages of encouragement" or from
dsbursing any union funds as strike
benefits
The government forces moved swift.
ly once their mobilization was COM.
pleted by the arrival Of Judge Ames
from Washington.
Judge Ames made it plain at the
outset of the briet court proceedings
that the action was a government al.
fair, taken at the direction of the at.
orney general, as a measure to carry
out the policy Of the country during
a state OF war. The petition averreu
that the defendants had entered into
. conspiracy TO restrict the supply anu
distribution of bituminous coal and to
T. strict the operation Of the railroads
by RESTRICTING or destroying the sup.
ply OF necessary fuel
II set forth that the annual produc.
tiOn OF the country was in the neigh
bOrhOod OF 500 400, 900 net tons the
principal portion OF which comes from
Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA, Illinois and Ind
lana, the central competitive field. IT
said there are approximately b51,u0U
mine workers Of all classes in the
country of whom 4ocO0O are members
of the United Mine Workers OF
America.
The notition brought out that the
application fer the temporary inlunc-
tion vas based on the act of Aug 40,
l9lS, which in Section " makes II un.
lAWin TO con 'pire; TO limit the tacl-
tiles of TRANSPORTATION or the supply
or distribution cf food and fuel. It
also directed attention TO Section
NNlN which keeps the act In opera.
tion until the end of state Of war is
proclaimed by the President.
II sketched the proceedings OF the
Cleveland convention of last Septem-
Der ana called attention 10 the rec.
ommendation OF President Lewis, that
the Washington agreement of October
u, 1914, be declared void after Uct "a.
Fixes Coal Prices.
Washington, oct - Al executive
order fixing the maximum prices for
hi'uminouS coal was signed today py
President Wilson. Prices OF anthra.
cite are not affected
lhn MAXIMUM prices are fixed by
states and for prepared sizes range
from $3.50 net ton at mine mouth TO
$3.50
Rules set up during the war govern.
inH the margins OF profits OF middle
m'n and whclesalc and retail dealers
were re-established and Fuel Admin.
i'ir'tor given all the authority 10
rf'rla'e production sale shipment.
distribution, apnortionment ana stor.
age or use OF hituminous coal that ne
had during the war
hr~,v officers R.sdv to Act.
Chicago. Oct. 3l---Coal mine opera.
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