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MINERS E.>I UHi15H;; rE|.t;EEFF

Vic~ Pres.Gent s i,-pr;seaad With
tiim-.Iori>crs ais Holiday OF
C1&as,on.
Columbus Nnli, n,.' For the sec
ono Time IN his iuu-g ami ,ftler h.;'tit
against the enforcement ~ the i<;iiiS,>
ind1l,,tI al cnur: law. AieNHrtier H"War
cilietin.u ol The !["l.>;!~ TniUn toa.
Miners. went - Jail.
E.iu-..ig > CIV. Il bu!sd not tU al
any n,"rt. strikes pending his ;;;iHca'
to thn supreme court, Howat, surran,
ClCr@d himself to SHERIFF William Ear
vey aLd WAS placed i'll the CheroIlee
county Jail to serve Il sentence nj SIN
monte He was convictt i'll JUNE OF
hav:i:@ cali 4 IL strike in violation OF
the criminal provisions OF the law. .Au.
gust Dorchy, Kansas union vice prrsi.
dent, convicted of the same offense and
under the same sentence, went tn jail
with Howat I:cth men were fine0
$500.
Fowat delivered farewell speech il
city !a-k to thc ls,..,r; Who gathered
h---, y the H. 70. T. not 'Hiy
bitterly condemns; Il Il, kansas inuus
trial court and Governor Alien, but de
ted The international liners Union
fU" the action taken ill indianapolis
directing him TO put back 90 work he
Dean ard Reliance miners.
iio.,~' III his speech assssiied the
Kansas Industrial court, and asserted
il WuuiG have no !:Alr in making the
Wage contract.
II he court wants IL real fight
lie added, let it come down and try to
get into this contract making
When Sheriff Harvey reached the
jail with his prisoners he found SeveraI
hundred miners congregated there, but
Soon after HOwat and Dorchy were
locked up the miners began leaving
for their homes.
William Howe, secretary OF the State
Federation of Labor, issued state
ment saying, every last man and wo-
man Of the American Federation of La,
Dor viii stay with Howat'' until the
bitter end
Half an hour before the time set for
HoWat and DOrchy to surrender them
selves or continue their liberty by per.
f2yting !heir appeal to the Kansas su.
prc:ne court, hundreds of miners were
scattered around the square. The
court house was closed. guards being
stationed at the doors.
The two leaders arrived here from
Pittsburgh, Kan, where they had gone
from the Indianapolis convention OF
the United Mine Workers of America.
HoWat Immediately went into the
crowd and began a handshaking tour
He spoke to the GRO | of probably
1880 miners for an hour and half,
While his attorneys obtained delay
in his appearance in court to work on
PAPERS they planned TO file
The mine workers made Il holiday of
the occasion and many came in from
the fields in chartered cars. Although
: proposed to strike in the
event their leaders went to Jail, belief
was expressed by John Fleming, mem
Der of the unions district executive
board. that a walkout was almost GER
tain
In their statements that they propos-
ed to serve the Jail sentences, Hcwat
and Dorchy took the position that 10
furnish the bond would constitute re-
co@nition of the industrial court.
We are willing to stay in Jail until
the Industrial court law is taken off
the statute books of Kansas and the
miners of the district are willing to
remain on strike until that time if the
other miners of the country support
them said Howat
We will not give bond To put UP
bond would be making complete sur
rcnter 10 the industrial court and to
the C"@l Operators Association"