The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-12
JUDGE ANDERSON COAL MINERS BOW
APPROVES OROERTO THE MANDATE
OF UNION HEADS Of j. S. COURT
CANCEL|NG STRIKE AGAINST STRIKE

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. lt.-An or
der calling off the nationwide bitum-
llnous coal strike was to be issued today
following the decision of the general
committee OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America early this morning to
obey the mandate of United States
District Judge 4. Il. Anderson, issued
here last Saturday. The general com.
mittee, composed of international off
cers, district presidents and members
of tile executive board and scale com
mittee, reached its decision at 4:10 this
morning and adjourned five minutes
later to reconvene at o'clock this af-
1 ternoon.
Gentlemen, we will comply with the
mandate of the court. We do it under
protest. We are Americans. We can
not fight our governments. That is
all"
This was the statement of John L..
Lewis, acting president of the mine
workers, announcing the decision 9th
er members OF the conference. appar-
emily worn out by their long hours of
discussion, declined to add to the state
ment of their chief and soon dispersed.
When the order calling off the strike
will be drafted could not be learned
early today. but under the order Of
Judge Anderson it must be submitted
to the court for his approval at 10
o'clock this morning and be on its way
to the membership by O o'clock this
evening So far as could be learned no
committee was appointed at the con
ference TO write the order.
The general committee had been in
session since shortly after 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, taking only brief
recesses for lunch and dinner. The
proceedings were interrupted during
the afternoon session by the appear
ance Of United States Marshal Mark
storm and his deputies, who served the
of the officials with copies of the tenn
/ porary injunction, issued Saturday and
returnable Dec. !. The writs in the
restraining order were made returnable
Nov. 20.
During the day approaches TO the
entrances of the conference hall were
carefully guarded by sergeant-at.arms
and during recesses man remained
on guard in the hall, but in the later
hours OF the conference by the sergeant
alarms disappeared.
The speeches at times were impas-
stoned and voices from the hall rose
above the hubbub of the hotel in which
the conference was held, but only a
word now and then was distinguish
able. 1t is understood that all phases
IF the question were argued and the
effect various action might have on
| the organization entered into the dis
cussion; b;ut, according to members,
not vote was taken on any subject
until the action early today was de-
cded upon.
Shortly before the conference ad-
! journed, President Lewis and William
Green, secretary-treasurer held long
conference in the parlor of the hotel
Later, Mr.. Lewis was seen pacing up
and down the floor with head bowed
as If in deep study. Developments af-
ter this conference came rapidly.
Opens Way for Negotiations
The recall of the strike order will
open the way Immediately for re-
sumption of the negotiations between
the miners and the operators, as the
operators have announced that they
will be ready TO consider new wage
agreement at any time the strike order
was withdrawn. 1t also was understood
that the question of arbitration en-
tered largely into the dissolution, in
the final stages of the meeting, but
the miners position on this subject
was not announced.
Just how many coal diggers will obey
the order resembling the strike was
problematical early today. In some
districts it was considered that the re
sumption of work would be general,
while in others it would be only par
tial; and in some. it was said, the re-
turn would be very slow.
The meeting probably was the most
momentous ever held by the miners
organization, if not the most weighty
ever conducted by a labor organiza-
ton in this country; for, in the view
Of labor leaders. it was to determine
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