Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-02
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last night, in which he took the attitude
that if the operators insist upon enforc-
ing the courts decree it VIII be tanta
mount to a reputation of the Joint
agreement, which does not expire untii
March 81. 1922.
United States District Attorney Fred
erick Van Mugs admitted the matter had
come to his attention. The order was
sent out after the union chiefs had con-
ferred yesterday with legal counsel, when
the injunction was less than twenty four
hours old.
NJ. I. Gould. president Of the Indiana
coal operators, said that his association
plans TO obey the injunction rather than
the miners threat.
Its damned if you do and damned If
you don't" he said.
Gould said there is a provision IN the
Indiana wage contract and possibly
others which says both the miners and
their employers must consider the con-
tract subordinate to Federal injunction
whenever the two conflict.
Lewis order affects only a portion OF
the union membership. The check-off is
not used in the anthracite fields and the
Canadian union districts are not affected
by [ he injunction granted in this country.
Yesterday before the conferences started
It was said that the miners would not
strike One Of the chief reasons for the
statement at that time was the lack of
actual ready cash in the union treasury.
According TO the statement of Secretary
Treasurer William E. Green at the inter
national convention here there is not
enough money in the national treasury
10 finance a strike Of any duration.
The operators also had assurance the
miners would not authorize a strike, but
would cooperate with them in affecting
an immediate appeal to the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals in Chicago.
In case OF a strike, the States where
the miners would quit work under the
order are western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Ohio, western Kentucky. Indi-
ana Michigan. Iowa, Illinois. Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas,
: Wyoming, Montana and Washington.
They are all bituminous producing States.
MESSAGE SENT TO
MINE DISTRICTS.
The message sent to all mine dis
tricts and signed by President Lewis,
Vice President Murray and William
Green, secretary treasurer, is as follows
AS a result Of the disagreement Le-
tween the United Mine Workers OF Amer
OF 1919 it was suggested by the Govern
ment Of the United States that the
miners and operators submit all their
differences to a commission appointed by
the President Of the United States, said
commission to have full authority to reh-
der an award covering every PROPOSE
ton involved. The United Mine Workers
agreed to this program and the commits
sion IN due time rendered an award
which they decided must lie written into
the form Of an agreement by and be-
tween the coal operators and the United
Mine Workers Of America to be in full
force and eject until March 81 1922.
Following the rendition Of this award
by the United States Bitumlnous Coal
Commission, functlOning under govern
mental authority. the President of the
United States in a letter addressed to
the coal operators and United Mine
Workers of America. commanded both
sides to meet in joint conference and
duly execute such agreement as directed
by the bituminous coal commission. This
was done and the agreement was duly
signed in New York City, on March 81,
1920. It is, therefore, obvious that said
joint agreement honorably entered into
and executed in due form under the di-
rection of the Government of the United
States. can not be modified or changed in
any of its provisions until the date Of its
expiration, March 81, 1922. Any atroga-
ton or setting aside Of any part or sec
ton Of this agreement, including the
section providing for the checking off Of
dues and assessments can not be regarded
as other than a violation of the agree
ment and should be treated accordingly
by the district officers and local unions
within your Jurisdiction"