Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-23
H0WAT JAILED { IN CONTEMPT l COURT CHAR( Offer of S10,000,000 Check Bond Precipitates
 Action JUDGE SAYS HE
 WILL FIX AMOU. Either I have to Vindicate Law Abdicate in Favor of Howati Says Federal Judge
 Anderson

der Howat, president of the Il sas district (No. 14) of the Un,| Mine Workers of America, toni is in jail here, awaiting hearings a charge of contempt of courtg alleged violations of the feds court injunction against furtl| ance of the strike of coal mirl| Hearing has been set for next M, day at ? p. m.
 Howat appeared in federal q this morning at the order of Ul ed States District Judge A. B. ' derson. He was under bondI S1O, 100000 provided in the forr' a check on Kansas bank. J;.I Anderson disapproved of this f| ot bond and immediately aftersl afternoon session of court beI at Z p. m., remanded the mine1 ion official to jail until he read a decision as to the amount sl kind of bond which will be acg| table.
 Judge Anderson this mori denounced Howat for his attituH connection with the courts ini5I tion against the strike, and ded| ed:
 "Either I have to vindicateH H law or 'abdicate in favor of k wat" /"
 The hearing this morning bd with a response by Henry WI rum, chief counsel for the Ur3 Mine Workers of America, ,S which the position was taken X Howat, in keeping in force a n strike of 1000 miners in the L; sas district, which was called \ July, did not violate the injund; against furtherance of the gen! strike, but complied with thea structions of the miners gent committee, in that operationA| mines in Kansas was resumed the same basis as obtained on tober 31, the date the gen9 strike became effective.
 Lever Act In Force.
 Dan. w. Simms, special assist district attorney, followed witH outline of the evidence against wat. He declared the Ka{ miners official had issued sevl statements or given newspaper terviews in violation of the init tion and asserted that the s-lE strike was merged with the eral strike on October 31, and tf after was affected by any ac}| which had to do with the gen strike.
 In reviewing the miners c Judge Anderson declared that Lever act, under which the ac was brought, was still in force. pointed to the United States p1eme Court decision on the \ time prohibition law as a par; case e, upholding the theory that3 war measures still are effectiy
 He said he had defined the on November 8 and that the \ ers' officials had knowledge of ! definition,
 "The definition he decla according to the statements iii verified oill of information, wi violated this order (the court's Junction) and the Lever law ej hour since that time Now question is, what shall I do? is perfectly plain that this has not in good faith attemptej comply with the order of this cd It is quite apparent that ther' ample ground for the grand to bring a bill against him fl felony. What should I do ui the circumstances? Why him, of course. That is wha} do. l have continued this casj a time when he could get couI as he wants, and the governn can get it's witnesses here to pj as to whether he has been ca and in the meantinn} am going to hold this man r5 here under the Jurisdiction of \ 
 During the outlining of the } crnment's case by MT. Simma was declared that during 33 mol before December 31, 1918@ q were 364 strikes in the Kal field under the leadership of wat. It was stated that Ho| probably did not call all of strikes but that he was respo1 ble for the organization M made them possible and he \ feared by both operators and h| ness men in the Kansas district welding a power too great s| them to combat.
 Judge Anderson asserted thai considered the situation in Kansas fieldss as intolerable said that Howat would have change his attitude toward the and the court, if he expected tQ| cure his liberty. He declared Howat had "breathed defiai right here in Indianapolis and he was going to show him there is a government in this cd try.