The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-01
Federal Attorney Declares
Aliens Must Respect Statutes.
Citizens To Be Protected in De-
sire to Work.
DISTRICT IA is HARD HIT
Union Men Cannot Move Into
Other Mine Fields.
International Issues Orders Re.
fuSing Transfer Cards.

Pittsburg, Nov. Amy alien who
viii not obey the laws of this country
should be returned to the country
from which he came" Al F. williams,
United States district attorney for
Kansas, declared here today. 81 have
no hesitancy in saying that the gov
ernment will take the necessary steps
against aliens who resort to violence
in this or any other situation"
Mr.. Williams was here this morning
looking into the situation in the min
ing field. Aliens, 1t is charged, have
heen active in agitation against the
Kansas industrial court law.
Must Protect Workers.
Law abiding citizens who desire
to work must be protected in their
rights" the district attorney declared.
Ihe government is not in the least
concerned at this time with the ules-
tion whether the industrial court law
is a good law or bad law 1t is con-
cerned solely with preserving law and
order and assuring safety of life and
property.
1t has been suggested to the de-
partment of justice that forces are at
work here which are hostile to law
and order. Dealing with any such
activity on the part of aliens comes
Waenin the province of action by the
department of justice. The depart-
ment OF Justice will watch with mar
ticular interest the Developments in
TINS district the next ten days. We are
not concerned with any contest be-
tween the miners and the operators or
the miners district union and the in
ternational union. but in the suppres
sion of acts of violence"
Ihe presence OF the United States
aistrlct attorney here. closely follow
ing visit. of Walter Long of the inn
migration bureau, and the coming OF
ID. b. Dynes and w. P. Rogers of the
department of labor, points strongly to
the federal government being prepared
TO make a move here when the cir
cumstances warrant.
Miners Cannot Move.
kansas coal miners desiring to leave
the Kansas field and 20 to other or
ganized union fields to work Will he
unable to do so except In few in
stances, as the result of an order is
sued by the international officials now
in charge of district No. 1. All local
unions except those where all the
members now are at work, are re-
strained from issuing or receiving
transfer cards on and after today.
November l.
The effect of the order is to bar
any Kansas miner from getting into
the union in other districts. 1t is con-
sidered one of the most severe blows
yet struck at the organization of Alex
ander Howat, the deposed Kansas
president.
Only a few locals in the Kansas dis
trict are eligible to issue transfer
cards, under the order. Local union
officers who issue or receive transfer
cards in violation of the order are
subject to a fine of SO for each card
and removal from office.
There was no comment regarding
steps by District Attorney williams 20
force settlement of the mine striks
when news developments were sough.
in offices of the industrial court. w
L. Huggins. presiding judge of the
court, sat alone in his office today.
His associates were absent-no one
seemed to know just where.
'T don't know where they are. but
I'm afraid the Halloween gobiins got
them" said the presiding Judge. It
was reported that Judges McDermott
and Crawford and Baxter McClain. at
, torney for the court, had gone to Kan
sas City to attend the American Legion
parade. The report was neither de-
MED nor confirmed. At the governors
OLA4No equal A6ElpIGtttb ItbdIuttAts LAic
court Judges and their attorney was
expressed.
Apparently the entire mine trou-
BILE has been turned over to federal
authorities and to President Lewis OF
I the international union. In the alb
sence of other business there was
seemingly nothing to disturb the court
! today. BY the same token there was
nothing to- interfere with any plan
which the court judges and their law
yer may have had to see the legion
parade The plan to '1et Lewis and
the government do it, left the situa-
tion seemingly unchanged so far a.
the industrial court is concerned and
brought neither comment nor expla-
nation from the tribunal created to
settle disturbances in essential indus
| tries in Kansas.