Evening star., 1919-11-11

peal 10 the united states circuit court
OF appeals in Chicago would be begun
at once. He said that the appeal prob
ably would be filed within two days.
Committee in Long Session.
The general committee had been in
session since shortly after 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, taking only brief
recesses for luncheon and dinner. The
proceedings were interrupted during
the afternoon session by the appear
ance of United States Marshal Mark
Storen and his deputies. who served
thirty-three of the officials with copies
OF the temporary injunction, issued
Saturday, and returnable December l..
The writs in the restraining order
were made returnable November 20.
During the day approaches to the
entrances of the conference were
carefully guarded by a sergeant-at-
arms. and during recesses a man re-
manned on guard in the hall. but in
the latter hours of the conference the
sergeant-at-arms disappeared
Impassioned Speeches.
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 word now and then was distin-
guishable. 1t is understood that all
phases of the question were argued
and the effect various actions might
have on the organization entered into
discussion. but. according to members.
not vote was taken on any subject
until the action early today was de-
cided upon.
Shortly before the conference ad-
journed President Lewis and William
Green. secretary-treasurer: held a
long conference in the parlor of the
hotel and later Mr.. Lewis was seen
pacing up and down the floor with
head bowed as if in deep study. De-
velopments at this conference came
rapidly.
Opens Way for Negotiations.
The recall of the strike order will
open the way Immediately for a re-
sumption Of the negotiations between
the miners and the operators, as the
operators have announced that they
would be ready to consider a new
wage agreement at any time the
strike order was withdrawn. 1t is also
understood that the question of arbi-
tration entered largely into the dis
cussion in the final stages Of the
meeting, but the miners position on
the subject was not announced.
The question of just how many of
coal diggers would obey the order re-
scinding the strike was problematical.
In some districts it was considered
that the resumption of work would
be general, while in others it would
be only partial and in some. it is
said, the return would be very slow.
The meeting was probably the most
momentous ever held by the miners
organization, if not the most weighty
ever conducted by labor organiza-
tion in this country, for, in the view
of labor leaders, 1T was to determine
whether any organization would be
. forced by governmental pressure
through the courts to discontinue a
strike when, apparently. all the men, =
bers of the union were behind the
walkout which was being conducted
without any form of violence or dam
age to property.
Labor in general. as represented by
| the executive committee of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, had offered
| it's unqualified support to the miners
! in their strike while obedience or dis
| obedience of federal court order
hung in the balance. and this fact gave
miners representatives who favored
| holding out an argument which
1 weighed heavily with some of their
colleagues.