The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-11-03

COMES MUNDA CHICAGO. Ill.,, Oct. 31.-(P-Despite reports re- ceived in Washington that many men are renalmhg at work as result of the junction proceedings started ts morning at Indianapolis by the government unoh le'o CTS here tonight estimated that 600 miners struck at the end of today's work It IS calmed that t"s COLT nete]v ties up the production of coal in Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Colorado Kansas, Montana, Wyoming, Texas and Washington.
 DAKOTA MINERS REMAIN
 BISMARK, N D., Oct. 31.-(9-Shorty after mid nght when the coal strike order to have become e fective the mine unions of North Dakota received tee graphc orders to remain at work until further notice The order is unexplained.
 EIGHTY FOUR NAMED
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31-(P)-A total of S4 lead CTS of miners unions named in the injunction granted this morning by Federal Judge Anderson, restraining them from starting the strike Service has been maoe OH IS out of the 25 who live here Fynne of the persons named reside in other ces where service will be made.
 INJUNCTION GRANTED
 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 31.-(P)-The government s move to prevent the strike revealed here this morn ing when Judge Anderson of the federal court of tls district issued injunction restraining the officials of the United Mine Workers of America from striking to- night. The hearing the restraining order has been set for November The order enons the officials from starting or encouraging the strike the broad general grounds that disaster threatens the country ill that such strike would tieup the nations transportation systems.
 WAR MEASURE
 The right of labor to restrict destroy supply of food or fuel during the is involved in the Junc ton proceedings and the action started under au thory granted the by the food and fuel con- trol ac The order declares that the government has tha oh tO al people of the United States from calamity. It com mands the union officials to withdraw the strike orders already issued and forbds them to issue any additional orders until the has been decided by the courts and prohibits them from dsbursing union funds as strike benefits.
 FEDERATION PROTESTS
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31- R Greatly exercised over the granting of injunction against the miners officials restraining them from starting the proposed coal strke officials of the American Federation of Labor pro- tested this morning to Attorney General Palmer against the action of the government and declared that the stranng order gross violation of the rights of union labor These officials declared that the federation would support the United Mine Workers organization, fna cially and morally, in its fight to dissolve the nunc tion
 LABOR'S RIGHTS UNINFRINGED
 Replying to the protests of the federation officials, MT. Palmer denied that the general right of union other labor to strike has not been questioned by the ernment and labors rights not infrnged by the injunction. He asserted that the government is pro ceedng against union which is deliberately trying to violate the law and that the question of the right strike is not involved any way. He told the officials that the government will not change its present policy in any detail
 LABOR DEFIANT
 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Oct. 31-(P)-The strike in junction proceedings at Indianapolis has created deep resentment among the leaders of the miners unions in this sate Assuming defiant attitude, Frank Earring ton president of the Illinois miners issued statement this afternoon saying that it is beyond the power of any force to stop the coal strke It is impossible he sad reach the workers in time to prevent the wakou even