The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-03
COAL STRIKE
LEADERS ARE
PARALYzED
u. S. Injunction is Obeyed
Strictly by Leaders of Min
ers-Preserve Silence on
Phases of Walkout.
k0N-UNI0N MEN WORK
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov Offic-
ials Of the United Mine Workers of
America. at the international head
quaarters here, today continued theft
attitude of silence on the coal strike
which was forced on them last Friday
by the restraining order issued by
United States District Judge A. B.
Anderson. Not a word regarding the
strike could be obtained there.
John L. Lewis, acting president Of
the organization, who spent Sunday
at his home In Springfield, ILL.,, was
not expected at headquarters until
some time this afternoon.
The governments program for en-
forcing the restraining order against
the miners officials was expected to
take definite shape with the arrival
today of Special Assistant United
States Attorney General Dan w
Simms, Lafayette, who will have
direct - -ge of the governments
case.
Alto -o"s for the miners also have
been - preparing for the hearing
on tn Governments petition for
tenn y Injunction which was set
by = Anderson for next Saturday.
1t reported today that William G.
McAdoo, former secretary Of the treas
ury, might be retained by the miners
in addition to Henry Warrum, a local
attorney.
May Return In Kentucky.
Striking miners at Henderson, Ky.
according to report from that city
today. We're to meet this afternoon to
discuss the local situation. Some of
h. -
ing to work in view of the fact that
union miners of Christian, Hopkins
and Webster counties are at work
under an agreement signed last Sep
tember.
While practically all Indiana mines
were open and miners trains were
run on schedule, only the engineers
and bumpers went to work, there be-
ers at the railroad mines. Six wagon
mines in Sullivan county, however,
were reported in operation.
No violence or disorder has been re-
ported, the miners for the most part
remaining at their homes, IL was
said.
Good Terms Made.
No plans have been made for open
labor, and old men who returned 10
work are to be treated as though they
had never laid down their tools, ac-
cording to Thomas T. Brewster. chair
man of the coal operators scale COM
mittee. No miner will be discrimin-
ated againet, he said.
Reports from most OF the large
mining centers indicated that while a
large number of the mines would be
in shape for the miners to resume
work, the operators did not expect
many union men TO reenter the work
ings today.
This being the first full working dav
since the strike became effective last
Friday night, mine officials planned to
check their rolls after the signals for
opening the mines had been given. in
order to find out the exact number OF
men who failed to report for duty.
While operators admitted that the
figures given ont by union leaders a.
to the number OF men on strike, were
approximately correct. they pointed
out that close to 10000 non-union
men were at work in the Pennsylvania
and West Virginia fields. and that
nearly 10000 union miners we're work
ing in Kentucky under contracts sign
ed recently.
Leaders Observe Order.
Union leaders who were Temporarily
restrained by federal court at Indian
apolis last Friday. from further acti.
ity IN the strike, have observed the
order. but whether plans have been
discussed regarding modification OF
the strike order was a matter OF con
lecture today.
John L. Lewis. acting president OF
the United Mine Workers OF America.
who snent Sunday at his home In
Springfield. Ill. was today on his wa
back to Indianapolis. headquarters OF
the organization.
i.r Lewis, befre his departure. said
he was ''non-committai' regarding a
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