Arizona republican., 1921-11-03
ORDER ILLINOIS
 MINERS TO STAY AT WORK UNTIL ACT
State President of Union Tells Men to Await The Action of Officials Be- fore Leaving Jobs
rRepublIcan A. p. Leased wire1

CH1CAGO. Nov. 2.-Ih6 lllnOiS Coal Operators association will take no action regarding the federal in unetion to abandon the check off system until Wednesday. when meeting is to be held here.
 This announcement was made to- day by Dr. F. c. Honnold. secretary of the association, who is sending copies of the injunction, accompanied by a memorandum, to all members. The memorandum points out that the association feels that there should be a thorough investigation by members and their attorneys since the check off injunction conflicts with one is- sued October 5, by Circuit Judge C. H. Miller of Franklin county.
 Orders Miners to Stay on Jobs
 Frank Harrington, president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois. to- day sent out telegrams advising all miners to remain at work pending decision by the operators regarding the injunction, but officials of the operators association said tonight they were informed miners employed by the Marion County Coay company, in Marion county, and the J. K- Der ing Coal company at Eldorado had walked out. The former. according to statistics. employs 4Ss men and the latter 295 men.
 The Illinois field, the second largest in the country, has a total of 93S mines which in 1920 employed SS.l92 men.
 Accusing President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica of trying to pass the buck to the organization members. President Far rington of the Illinois district, to- night made public a telegram he sent President Lewis asking more specific instructions in case the operators obeved the injunction.
 'I have every hope for a peaceful settlement of the matter" MT. Far rington said in a statement. T see no reason why the matter can not be amicably adjusted even if the operators abolish the, check off sys- tenn
 Mir. Farrington's telegram to Presi- dent Lewis said:
 s'This is to acknowledge receipt Of the telegram purporting to convey instructions to district and local union officers with reference to the injunction issued b Judge Ander- son and its effects on the operation of our joint agreement and which reads in part as follows:
 ".Any abrogation or setting aside of any part or section of this agree ment 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 accord ingly by the district officers and local unions within your jurisdiction
 This part of your telegram is so indefinite as to be meaningless and worthless. If the Illinois operators should decide to obey the injunction issued by Judge Anderson and discon- fine collection of dues and assess ments as provided for in our state Q arreement. it is obvious that they would be guilty of abrogating our aqreement and if we were to pro- i ceed accordingly it would mean that the matter of the abrogation must he taken up in accordance with the provisions of the agreement and all members in our district must con- tinus at work pending a decision in accordance with the requirements of agreement. Is this what you want us to do.
 This is no time for passing the buck
 "I request that you inform me def ! ;pitelv as to whether or not it is the desire and intention of our superior officers that we call a strike of all the mine workers in this state in i event the Illinois operators refuse to l collect dues and assessments as pro- vided for in our agreement.