Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
COURT ACTION VILE
| INVOLVE ALL LOCAL
MINE LEADERSHIP
District Attorneys Must
Report All Acts to
Forward Strike. g
|
PUNISH UNsCRUPUL0US I
OPERATORS AND DEAL Frs
Probable Coal Scarcity Will Not
Be Allowed to Fill Prof. =
teer's Golfers. -9;
GOVERNMENT SITTING T1GHp,
Moves Troops to Mine Fields to Pro,
tect Those Who May Return to
Work Monday. ~
GOVERNMENT SITTING T1GHp,
tBy Universal Servtee.1

tBy Universal servieel
WASHINGTON. Nov. The govern.
ment tonight determined upon direct
action to end the coal strike by carry,
Ing it's fight to avert a fuel famin.
into the individual States affected hv
the walkout
ln)unctions similar to that obtainsa
at indianapolis yesterday, restrainine.
the national representatives OF the
mine workers from strike activities.
VIII De sought by the Attorney General
against local leaders and asItator. g.,
strike. ak tno
70 Acknowledgment Palmer addressed q
tteiesram to all the United States dis
tsict attorneys in the country tonirSt
70 report Immediately any action "by =
the strike. Aoi "~ru
Elan New Injunction Suits.
90 t ,he reports will be made the basis
~ 81. lne new injunction suits planned 1by
lhS Attorney-General. 1853 -. 4
tors and dealers who take the. prese,t Il
G IS ts,. as an opportunity to profteer
they are nol 70 be spaTss
been e rasieeed aId prizes Of coal have
n ads a. Att n;1any Generals telegram
Anderson on The i aepiIsaR,idn TudEs
United States government issnaat hs
t ten . !. restraining order restraima
United Mine Workers from tak,nr me Inc
SEVEN seven or r pfTSTsfeedinE Of any kind what.
coal strike which had been nrewinns9.
thati II Is Of the utmost Importance
any coS snouid be promptly advised ofs
more persons in your district te Two 20 , pg
forward this strike. ES,s
Must Keep In Close Toueh 800
oh lease communicate with tho mar r..
the bureaus Of investiEat ton any S9f
yourself fully informed Of the s1 ktnsR
anon anon c In your district. II you discovsr
more persons either empioyerS e tw0 Or
ESQ., ees or Others which amounts to an
Facilities for itr ransSeri9t to limit tho
supplying. storing or DEALING in cn m.
Zion 10 of restrict ssmt the supply or distriba
prices for coal. or to aid or excessive sSas
a ade gong OF any such act, you sho,,I1i
the name s of o oeee by wire giving me
ia a Federal fuel administrators t S. :. =
fixes hS or ger, restoring former prices
n n py tuei administration ana 80
prohteering in coal should be- nrn u a atn,yS
proceeded against"
thu mea m while the government today. ~
troops to the bituminous coal 1850 ss
may De excepted, was sitting t1s%,s.
IN expectation eta, of the test of strenEt6
AZ that time i, will be determinSs;.,
now many Of the members oftsS.
disrss,r Nine Workers Of America VIII hs
70 work. II the strike then anna,.a ~
TO be success the government WI
take steps to see that coal is minesssse
outstnndinE Developments.
Eo,lowins are the outstanding de-
tonight: UP Up:
Judge c. B. Ames. of the Attorney -.
his af,. once. returned to the capital
where he sought before Federal I pUdss.S
anderson. on behalf OF the government,E
an IN tn5u l,I; restraining the oGicers
the strike order qh i0 ap IRON carrying our
Attorney-General Palmer held ,orr.s
f ferneon ss with Judge Ames this al
win be presented by a the lattsr that a,s
November 8, when he asks judge A.
aerson to issue an Injunction to take
issued yesterday. ASs2
The United States railroad admir-
istration announced it's complete PLAN
or distribution and the selection sfs
nine cities from which opera films" VIII
be directed AAtt
The Department OF Justice was In
tered parts of the country to the sffset
that miners wished to disregard tbaII
strike order and return to work. Troopsg|
are now on their way to these Ioca itaSI
ties 10 give protection to the men,
Brotherhoods VIII Speak.
1t was announced that the four rail-s|
road brotherhoods. whose representass]
tives were in conference with the
Acknowledgement yesterday, were pre-
pairing a statement setting forth theIr,
views on the Injunction proceedingH,eI
and that this statement would be madAs
public tomorrow. The statement foI;s.
lows the same general line. 1T Is un-f
derstood. as the statement issued LAST
night by Samuel Gompers and other
officials OF the American Federation
of Labor. stf5i
President Wilson was kept in COTS
slant touch with all the developmentsS
today by his secretary. Joseph p. Tue
nudity. and he may again confer with
Attorney General Palmer tomorrow. ~
The next meeting OF the Cabinet Isl /
slated for Tuesday. but in the event
IT appears by Monday that the strike,j
is partial success. the Cabinet may,
meet in special session Monday aftcs-.
noon to perfect plans for the operas
tion OF tho mines ~
The strike was declared to be a sucs
cess by Edgar Wallace. legisfatigSs
agent OF the United Mine WorkeyES
here this afternoon. He predtcta14
that few members OF tho union waitd
be at work Monday.
The railroad administration's dizs