Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-05
u. S. CIRCUIT COURT
HALTS CHECK
INJUNCTION ORDER
Suspends Temporarily An.
derson's Ruling as to
Miners Collections.
APPEAL HEARING is
SET FOR NOVEMBER l6
Workers Prepare to Resume
Operations Today, Re-
suit Of Action.
ASSERT FIGHT is nut DELAYED
Operators Quoted ms Declaring They
Prefer to HIVE Conflict Over
Before Winter.
tBy Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Nov. 4-The check off
system OF holding out union duc4 ana
assessments from coal miners pay,
against which an injunction was
handed down by Judge a. u. Ander-
son. OF indianapolis. will continue
until further order OF the United
States Court OF Appeals. the cour,
held today In suspcnd.ng that part
OF tho Injunction applying to the
chcck-or. An appeal hearing was
granted the union for Wednesday.
November i6.
W. a. Glasgow. OF Philadelphia. a,
counsel for the union. presented 'he
history OF the case briefly. poin,!n q
out the possibilities OF enforcement
OF tho injunction which. he said. was
a. virtual demand that a legal con-
tract be broken. He pointed out that
the check was matter OF con-
tract between he miners locals and
dividual miner.
Asks Immediate Appeal Hearing.
Glasgow declared II was beyond
The power of the internatio union
10 prevent disturbances by locals.
and said IL was his belief that AN i'm
mediate appeal hearing OF the litiga-
ton was the only means OF avcr,ing
"intcrruption Of the regular supply
OF COAL
In tho courts decision. Judge
Baker said the court thought tho
November IS date would meet the
cxigencics OF the situation. and Mr.
glasgow agreed with him.
Hailed nm Union Victory.
Action of the United States Court
OF Appeals here today in suspending
that part OF the Injunction Issued
by Judge Anderson, of indianapolis,
applying 70 the check-off system until
further order OF the court was ac-
claimed tonight by officials OF tho
United Mine Workers of America as
decided victory.
The courts action allows the hold
ing out OF union dues and assess
ments from the coal miners pay to
be continued by the operators tenn
porarily. An appeal hearing was
granted the union for Wednesday,
November l6.
Leaders professed to sec in the ac-
tion today reopening OF the entire
case. and attorneys for the mine
workers said tonight they would
prove that the case had not keen
handled thoroughly.
Expect to Hold Mcn In Line.
The action today, union leaders
said would do much TO clear up the
labor situation In the mines and
would help to hold In line men who
had been quitting work without au-
,hority.
Operators, on tho other hand. said
they saw only delay OF tho final issue.
They said II would be better to have
the status OF the check-oft system
decided at once rather than delay a
decision until cold weather, il ces-
sation of work may result.
Tho writ of injunction, issued by
Judge Anderson. forbade tho opera
tors to withhold from the miners pay
union dues and assessments as the
operators had agreed with the unions
10 do. Union officials asserted that
compliance by the operators with the
decision OF the court would precipi-
tate a strike, and in States where
the operators have decided to follow
the courts decree. there have already
been walkouts, and mines in other
States have had sporadic strikes.