The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-23

, judge Anderson t'u% iU"ruinG de-
Rou:crd II"w8t for hl~ ajj}jud. ia CON
ncctton with th" ""ur's injunction
against III" s;r.k" a;d d,,lArcd:
Either l havr |" >Ini',st" u" law or
abdicate IN favor of Mr.. il"Hat.
The Hearing
The hearing this morning began With
a r,srouS" by Henry Warruu. chi'l
counsel tor tn" United Mn" Workers
OF America. IN which III" position Was
taken that Huwat. IN k""plng III fore"
a local strike ot ll,n0U miners IN tn"
Kansas district. which WAS called last
against furth"rancr Of III" genera!
strike. but complied w.th Instructions
OF the miners E"n"ral "".nmItt"" IL
that operation Of mines III Kansas was
resumed on the sam" ba>!& I-> uhiIin"I
on October 81, tho dat" thr general
strike became effective.
Dan W. Sims. special assistant d.
trict attorney. representing IN" govern
rnrnt followed with AN uUtlIu" "f tn
cvidcnr" against lIowa;. IL" d"r!Ir"i
tho Kansas miners official had ISSUED
several statements or given newspaper
interviews in violation "f the lnlunCi t"n
and asserted that the local Str:k" MAS
merged with tn" general $trik, on t't"-
Der II and thereafter was affected 10y
any actIon which had 10 d" with the
general strike.
Denounced in Court
In reviewing H." !u'ncrs chS" Judge
under which thu a'ti"u was brought.
was still III force and Pointed 10 tn"
United states suTr'm" court d"rlSton
on the War tim" rruhIhtlon law as
I.aratict case. unfolding the theory that
IA" war measures >tIIl ar" effective. III"
said h" had defined the law on NoNonI-
Der and that IN" miners officials had
knowledge of that definition.
Howatt Jailed.
This d. fCnQIVt.' hr declared, "ac-
t,,tr a - -
fled hill OF Information which was Tiled
here on December :. violated this order.
the courts injunction and the Lever
law. every hour $in"" that time.
X Now the question is what
shall ! do. IL IS perfectly plain that
this man has not in good faith attempt
ed to comply with the order of THIS
court. II is quite apparent that thcr"
is ample ground for tho grand jury I"
h-ing \ bill against him for felony.
What should | do under IN" C!"CUu!.
stances" Why. hold him Of course.
That is what l have to do. Now have
continued this Gaze L" a tim" when h"
could got counsel as hN wants, and -"
to. prove as TO whether he has been CON
,urraci"us and in the meantime l am
going % hold this man right here un-
DR. the jurisdiction OF this court"
Czar Of Labor.
During the outline %! tho Eov",H-
msnt's case by Mr. StmmS il was d>-
clared that during thirty-thrce months
before December 81 1918. thsre were
26i strikes in the Kansas fl"id under
the leadership of Howat. L was stated
that Howatt probably did not call AT
Of tho strikes. but that he was reSpon-
Sib!e for tho organization which made
them possible. and that ne was feared
by both operators and business men in
the Kansas district as welding 4 power
too great for them TO combat.
Judge Anderson asserted that hc con-
eidered the situation in the Kansas
fields as intolcrablc and Saidd that
Howa. would have 10 change his att-
ttdn toward tho law and the court e
hc expected :" secure his liberty. II"
declared that HOwat had "hrsathed de-
fence" right here in Indianapolis and
that he was going 10 show him that
there is a government in this country.