The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-05
THEY MUST WORK
Kansas Miners Now Face Ex-
pulsi0n From Union.
Provisional District Chief Gives
Them Until November 16.
CONTINUE COURT BATTLE
Former Iowa Senator Retained
to Fight Kansas Law.
DOckets First.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 5.-Kansas
coal miners, striking in protest against
the imprisonment of Alexander Howat,
deposed president. were today given
until November l s to return to work
in an order issued by the provisional
officers of the district and the inter
national organization. u. M. w. A. The
penalty will be expulsion from the
union.
The order, signed by George L..
Peck, provisional district president;
Thomas Harvey. provisional secretary
treasurer, and Van A. Bittner, repre-
sentative of the international, an
nounces that the charters of all local
unions will be revoked thru suspension
unless those locals obey the order Of
the international union for a resump-
tton of work.
Protect All Who Return.
The membership of all miners who
return to work will be protected by
the international. the order asserts.
In mining circles generally the order
issued today is considered most
SIGNIFICANT and important development
in the troubled Kansas situation. Rev
ooation of the charters of the locals
hits directly at the membership OF the
Individuals miners
follows:
To the officers and members Of local
District II, United Mine Workers of
a Greetings. Since September 30 many
local unions in DISTRICT II have heen III
ers of America by violating the laws OF
your union and being on strike IN Nlola-
The International union has no other
purDose in Kansas than that of having
the laws Of our union and the contract
S' 10 This end we have pledged our honor
Ths international union has prevailed
upon you to listen to the voice Of reason.
we have pledged with you to obey your
own laws and the contract made by your
representatives with the operators. You
are hereby notified to return to WORK on
or before November &c, 1921.
Under authority granted by International
President John Lewis any Local union ran
ing to comply with this order win stand
suspended by having its charter revoked.
The international union will protect the
membership of all members who return to
work and comply with the laws of our
union and the joint agreement
Trusting this order Will be com piled
with and there will be no cause to revoke
the charters of any local union in district
II, and that will again be working in
peace and harmony.
Yours fFaternally.
Acting President District "A, Y In, n, : w A.
Spooi~' Preventative International Union
u. NJ. w. A.
Howat supporters who read the
order continued today to assert that
they will stay out as long as Howat
remains in Jail.
Continue Court Fight.
indianapolis, Nov. 5.-John T.
Clarkson, formerly United States sena-
tor from Iowa, has been retained by
the U. NJ. w. A. to institute immediate
proceedings testing the constitution
atty of the Kansas industrial court
law. He is now counsel for the Iowa
district miners.
Announcement of Mr. Clarkson's
selection made today at international
headquarters of the union here said
that procedure in the test case was
left entirely to him, but that COM
plete attack on the law would be made
sthru a new suit probably with union
miner as plaintiff, claiming injury on
account of application of the Kansas
law
Pending litigation started by-Alex-
ander Howat. who was ousted as
president of the Kansas miners, by In
ternational President John L. Lewis
was said not to raise the crucial ques-
tion as to the constitutionality of the