Arizona republican., 1921-11-01
UNIONS MUST CEASE EFFORT
 TO ORGANIZE
 COAL MINERS
FEDERAL JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION RESTRAINING UNIONS FROM ORGAN ZINC COAL FIELD; CHECK-OFF SYS- FEM DECLARED UNLAWFUL.
TRepubrcan A. P. leased wirel

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 31- Collection, of funds of the United Mine Workers of America through the chcck-off system, by which union membership dues are deducted from miners wages by operators, were en- joined today by Federal Judge A. B. Anderson. The order enjoined all rnson officials ana members from seeking 10 unionize the Williamson -oal field in West Virginia. where Fiolence has marked the strike
 Vain effort was made by counsel Tor the union to forestalI the decree elactng ban on the check off and it aas said unofficially to be a stag gering blow to the union. Counsel Tor the operators in the hearing pre- ceGing the order had said that a strike might follow ban on the check off Alter issuance of the order, reports from Knox county, a big Indiana pro- ducing center. said 3e00 miners planned mass meetings to determine their stand The order itself indi- cated the possibility of many con- tracts between miners and operators eeing broken by the ban on the check of.
 The only comment from the miners
 
 editor of the official publication of the union. who asserted the injunction was certainly joyful news for the United States Steel corporation" !" which. he added, was reputed to be the largest coal land owner in the strike zone.
 Tn giving his opinion, Judge Ander- son made it plain that he believed a conspiracy in violation of the Sher- man antitrust law had been shown at the hearing for the temporary in junction in the suit of the Borderland Coal corporation, acting on behalf Of three score other West Virginia oper- ators. This conspiracy. he said, ex- fSted between union miners and oper- atcrs in the central competitive field, comprising Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. and that the "cacsed shop" operators of other states were also involved hrrause of the check off. He added -h~t ths trouble in West Virginia was due tt an attempt to bring the only competf tive field into the combination.
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 Here is an organization witt enormous funds" he said, 'all O which are collected by the operator. through the check-off. The poor ole consumer is mixed constantly h, these operators and miners. I am go fnr to stop this check-off- Thes' operators know now that they arr furnishing the slnews of war for tha struggle in West Virginia"
 The court order as finally agreed on prohibits the check-off and effort toward unionizing the Williamson rse.d. II did not deny the right O workers 10 organize. or hold that tn union was an unlawful organization IL also did not hold the check off wa ssr itself unlawful. but was aimed a rho use of money obtained through II
 The order applies to every operate having ~~reements for the check-of and affects every union miner Afte recisfn- that Judge Anderson beheVe' he was compelled to issue 1t on ac rount of the refusal of Presiden Fohn l.. Lewis to cease efforts to ward unionizing the Williamson field the order named several Indiana op orators as representatives of tn class of persons in part, enjoined b. the court.
 .arhey are hereby" continued tn order referring to operators, ire strained from collecting over an' through their payrolls or in any man ner. any moneys as dues and assess racnts levied or charged by tn United Mine Workers, it's officials o rHNfnttESs uppl UT etSAAAlSt us mem hers. enployes of said individuals ant of defendant corporations or wh' may hereafter be employed by then under the check off provisions of tn contracts in evidence herein an' heretofore executed by. or on behal of said defendants and the official or members of the United Min workers. or under any and all con tracts that may be hereafter execute between the said defendants and tn