Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-11
WANTS INJUNCTION
MADE PERMANENT
Hearing on Application Comes
Up Next Saturday.
G0MPERS CALLS FOR FARLEY
Head of American Federation of La
Dor in Plea to Have Writ Dissolved
Palmer Has No intention of
vacatinq 1t.

Washington, NOV. o.-tOlloWlng u1S-
closures that the government intends
tG go into the indianapolis federal
court on Saturday TO urge that the
temporary restraining order issued
against officials of the United Mine
Workers union be made permanent,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, issued
an appeal for vacation OF the inJunc-
ton as an inducement for negotiations
which would end the strike.
IF the injunction were vacated.
Mr.. Gompers said, "and the depart
ment of labor should invite. the opera
tors and the representatives of the
United Mine Workers to a further con-
ference, l have an abiding faith that
mutually honorable adjustment can be
negotiated and effected whereby the
coal strike can be brought TO an end"
u. S. Is Standing Firm.
The governments attitude, however,
as revealed through its determination
to proceed with the injunction suit.
and letter by Attorney General Pal
delphia replying to protest against
the restraining order, is not one of
Cancellation toward the attempt of the
mine workers to stem the production
of coal and it purposes to demand that
the restraining order be made perma-
nent and thereby establish the illegal
ity of the strike.
The attorney general maintains that
If the Indianapolis court makes the
injunction permanent the question as
to the illegality of the strike will be
determined
"If the court adiudges the strike
Illegal" Attorney General Palmer de-
clares. 81 apprehend that the miners,
as law-abiding citizens will discontinue
it,
Drastic Move Studied.
If the men do not discontinue fol-
lowing a court decree that it is illegal,
it is reported that the government
may apply for mandatory order of
court directing officials of the mine
workers union TO call off the strike
forthwith. Failure to comply with such
an order would bring the officials into
contempt of court. Officials would
make no comment on this report.
Assistant Attorney General c. B.
Ames will leave for Indianapolis
Thursday to take charge of the gov
ernment's side of the injunction case
with orders to contend vigorously for
Of InN
Notwithstanding the stern attitude
of the department of justice, extraor-
binary pressure is being brought to
bear upon the miners officers and coal
operators to get together and settle
the issue out of court if possible. Hope
had been entertained that this might
be brought about before Saturday and
it was with this hope in view thar
President Gompers issued statement.
Labor Leaders Statement.
in the first instance" Mr. GOmpers
said, sit should be known that the de-
mands of the miners. which, upon the
surface seem so radical and far-reach-
ing. are by no means so. For several
years the miners have not had more
than a half years work-their work
ing days averaging from $50 to $50
days per year, intermittent by days
and by weeks-employment and then
unemployment.
''The miners simply ask for a regu4
lation of the working time so that coal
production and employment may be
regular, rather than intermittent. If
the miners were permitted by the Op-
orators to work full time the supply
of coal thus mined would soon force
down the price of coal on the market,
and this the operators are determined
not to permit. An understanding of |
these conditions clearly shows who |
are responsible for the present situa- |
ton and the cause"