Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-09
OBEDIENCE TO LAW
| ONLY issue, JUDGE
ANDERSON HOLDS
Says Walkout Not Only Is
Illegal but Approaches
Rebellion.
MINE WORKERS. OFFICIALS
ACT IN RESPONSE TO RULING
Call Meeting for Monday and
Must Cancel Walkout Order
by Tuesday Night.
VERN INTENT is UPHELD
temporary injunction Granted to Bo
Made Permanent Later by
Federal Tribunal. f.
VERNM ENT is UPHELD
tBy Associated P-.ss.1


INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Nov. s-can.
collation. Of the strike order. which
since midnight OF October 81 has kent
100000 union bituminous miners ont of
the coal pits OF the country. was or
dered by Judge a. 3. Anderson in
the Federal District Court here TO-DAY
violation of the wartime Federal
FOOD and fuel control act. as alleged
by the Attorney-Gcnerars department
was affirmed by the court, who said
mat the strike was not only illegal.
approached rebellion -
Unless the union leaders choose to
d dety the court-and there was no In
they can move only towards endine
the big walkout. The courts order
,n SO worded that failure to cancel
or action tending to laid and abet,'
me eontinuance of the strike. would
MAKE them violators of the injunction.
ana In contempt of court. =
Union Leaders to Meet Monday
tonight, therefore, the union lead
ers are under orders to meet here
stn Diis draw up a cancellation of, thel
de rlKG efdep, submit !, for Judge
anu have notice of 1t on the way TO ali
Local and district unions by 6 p. NJ. that
Kilograms summoninE district presi-
cents or the union and members OF tina
executive board and tho centra, corr
bern nGon ndlo scale committee to meet
hours after Judge Anderson.s sweeninS
mandate had sheen issued.
Union officials here would not COM
ment upon the court action
Not word" said John r. Lewis.
acting president Of the big organiza,
TIC LION IN and his coileagues were even less
ometimes accompanied by a grim
smile. was as far as they wished to
70 bo towards indicating what they
lhSugnt or the situation
c; Il. Ames. Assistant Attorney-Sen.
eral, VINO conducted the case for the
e6ssrf,,,e, also smiled, but more
asked !s for comment and said:
The decision speaks for itself"
Fought n Losing Fighr.
Siutotheys Tor the union fought a
c es,nG night Ei from the start Of the pros
ntent for n week. indicating that there
was chance for settlement of the
Si ertas by that time. Mr.. Ames OBJ
ordered the case to proceed.
Then the government introduced five
rin ,ua VI as evidence that, the opera
terec with. and that contracts Setwnan
employers and miners had been broken
fn ne d dieiense responded with its motion
ana arguments followed
Slthough allowed an hour and a half.
D ,. a. 90 Ames took only thlrty-fvs
essn H In presenting asse the government
PRESIDENT Wilson's denunciation OF the
Strike, and said that the structure Of
me government was endangered by
the defendants violations OF the rueI
control law.
Government Contentious Upheld.
From that point the proceeding.
were hurried by Judge Anderson, WIN
ISaye Inc attorneys for the defense
I ndia,. opportunity to go into legal
the record. He upheld in every par
ticular the contentious Of the govern
ment that the strike was Illegal under
the Lever food and fuel act. and said
that the upnolding OF this act was The
only question before the court
At one stage ne indicated that the
right 10 strike was not applicable to
danta to the proceedings. was earning
his living by working as a miner but
ne allowed the argument to proceed
on the theory that the union officials
CARRYING out orders given by their
Almost Immediately, however. the
court threw the discussion back to tho
wartime powers OF the fuel and food
control law and advised the defense
attorneys not to waste time by arguing
other questions. Judge Anderson next
nouncing hatly that ne was going to
hold the Lever act constitutional. and
In effect until the President OF the.
United States formally DEGREES the end
of the war.
The attorney for the miners officials,
Mr.. Warrum started with ilat
statement that every decision In tho
country relating to strikes had averred
the right OF workmen to strike when
unaccompanied by boycott and disorder.
Not One Hand Worker There.
How do these apply to this ease
when there Is not n single defending
hands2"
The attorney said the injunction
against the officers or agents OF tho
miners was In effect an Injunction
against the miners. On this theory ha
was allowed to continue his arg,in3 en- T..
These defendants are not intar-
lopers." he said. They are the duly
constituted agents OF the men, and
the governments blu OF complaint
itself shows that the men themse Iysa
ordered the strike and directed their
oiiicers TO carry that order into effect
II IL further important that IN tha
eiii appears the fast that tnsse very
detendants wsfe parties TO the Warn,
mgton wage agreement, and rs.
cognlzed them as lawful agents.
'But now the Eoyernfncnt {tuYua