The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-04
union LEADERS
NOTHING TOSAY
Outcome Of Hearing in Fed
eraI Court Next Saturday
Awaited by Both Sides.

Indianapolis, md, Nov. 4.-Wih Of
ficials of the United Mine Workers
Of America maintaining an attitude
of nothing to say" as a result OF the
federal court restraining order issued
here last week, both union leaders
and government officials apparently
are awaiting the outcome Of the hear
ing in federal court next Saturday
as the next development in the coal
strike situation here.
Attorneys for both are at work pre-
pairing their sides OF the case, which
in addition to the question of whether
temporary Injunction Is issued in
wolves a petition that the miners Of
ficials be commanded to cancel the
strike order.
The situation in the Indiana coal
fields has not changed. since Friday
night, when the strike order became
effective. Approximately $4,000 min
ers are cut, and apparently there
have been no defections from their
ranks.
| "The injunction has not yet beer
served on any of the Illinois miners
union heads" Harrington declared
| today, "nnd when 1t Is 1t will have
no effect on the strike In Illinois. Il
| the government really wanted to pre-
vent this strike 1t should have taker
| the step when the union officials ane
| coal operators were in conference
| Tho government should have de-
manded that the coal operators treat
squarely with us, Then there would
| be no strike today.
"Arbftration? Why talk about iii
We are emphatically opposed to 1t In
view of the operators attitude In the
conference preceding the strike, state.
| ments by Edgar Wallace in Washing
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr.. Wallace has no authority t
make such announcements. He Il
merely our legislative Representative
| in Washington and has no officia
title in the union"
What are these reports that tn,
miners demands are too exorbitan
for the operators to consider from
financial standpoint" Mr.. Earring
ton was asked.
! Such Reports All "Rot."
Rot" he replied with some We
hemence. "Why, do You know tina
statistics will prove that the coal op
orators have increased the price Q
| Aoht ISo pci tNht.. SihSC AViH N"hf'
the miners received increases /
wages of but 81 per cent. during tn
same period"
Recall of the strike order by tn
International executive council wa
impossible, the union head declared
1t was authorized by a higher tribu
nal than the council-by nationi
convention yoted7-and could only +
rescinded in the same way, he SAT-
Mr.. Harrington added that even
national convention was called no
to consider the question of calling o
the strike he believed 1t would dc
cline to do so.
The miners are determined to e.
fair and living wage and prope
working hours, he said.
Miners officials were silent toda
regarding progress of the strike.
, Mr.. Lewis was nonccommittal re
garding the governments belief thf
the strike will be short lived, and h
also declined to comment on tf
statement of Frank harrington ;
Springfield that indications are ft
/ a prolonged strike"
Upon his arrival here Lewis tol
[ the international News Service II
J government could bring about a sci
tlement of the coal controversy /
{ bringing the operators and miners tc
, gether for negotiations.