Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-05
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INDIANA MINES
T0BEGlN TODAY
suspending Of Injunction
Against Checkoff System
Ends Strike.
Full Crew Expected Back at
Work Within Next
Few Days.


trict No. II, U. NJ. w. of A., this
afternoon received from Interna- J,
tlonal President John Il. Lewis,
n telegram directing him to order
the miners of this district to re-
turn TO work Monday or as soon
as possible, If they operators ad-
wise that they will continue the
checkoff.
Phil II. Penn, secretary of the
Indiana Bitulninous Coat Oper;
alOrs' association will issue a
statement late today regarding
the course to be followed by the
operators pending u final order in
the injunction casc. Some indi-
vidual operators have informed
the m;nere' officials that they
would ut once resume the check :.
of system.
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 6-Work in
some OF the mines of tho Indiana coal
fields Is expected to ho resumed to-
doy and officials predicted general
return to work within the next fcw
days of the $4,000 striking miners of
the district, as the result OF the action
of United States court Of appeals at
Chicago in suspending District Judge
A. B. Anderson's Injunction prohibit
Ing the checkoff system.
t..
No. 4 4f the miners union announced
he would confer with operators today
and If they agreed to checkoff in line
with the court ruling announced last
night, he would order the men to re-
sumo work at once.
(By Tho Associated Press.)
Chicago, Nov. 4.-Thc ciicck of sys'
tenn OF holding out union dues anC
n Y
against which an injunction WA:
banded down by Judge "A. b. Ander
son OF indianapolis will continue un
til further orders Of tho United tSatc.
court of appeals tho court held toda!
suspending that part of the injunction
applying to the chcck-off.
An appeal hearing was granted th'
union for Wednesday. Nov. 10.
The appellate court issued an ordc
directing tho clerk OF the district cour
at indianapolis to transmit copies o
all evidence and nffidavits in tho orl
sinal action there to the court of mp
pcals here Immediately. ~
Counsel for the mine workers. AJAX
eli cithcr an slmmciliatc' hearing q
suspension OF the ln3unctlAny wtAcl
~ nselsybitA eeHGetiaE pt <iNAH sb
the mine companies for the union
under the chcck-off system. ~ {
w. A. Glasgow OF Philadeiphia
counsel FOR tho unions, prtsentnd TIL
history of the case briefly pointin
out the possibilities of enfcrcement. Q
the injunction which. he said. was
virtual demand that a legal contrac
be broken. He pointed out that tn
check-off was O matter Of contrac
between the miners locals and tn
operators. with tho consent of tn
Individual miners.
He declared 1t was beyond the pow
er of the international union to pre-
vent disturbances by locals and sal
it was his belief that an immediat
hearing was tho only means of avert
Ing interruption OF the regular SUI
ply Of coal"
In his decision. Judge Baker sal
~" court Thought he Nov. 16 dat
would meet the exigencies OF tn
situation and Mr.. Glasgow agree
with him.
Acton OF the court OF appeals he,
today in suspending that part Of tn
injunction applying to the check-o
system until further order OF the cour
was acclaimed tonight by officials
the United Mine Workers of Americ
MS a decided victory.
See Reopening OF Case
Tho multiplying Of the part Of tt
I
check-off system allows this syste,
of holding out union dues and asses
ments from the coal miners pay to |
continued by the operators tempora
lily.
Union leaders professed to see
the action today reopening of IL
entire case and attorneys for the mi,
workers said tonight they would pr
sent all testimony ut the hearing b
fore Judge Anderson to prove tn
thoroughly
The action today. union leade
said. would do much to clear up Il
labor situation in the mining indu
try and would" help to- hold in lii
miners who had been quitting VOL
without authority
Operators on the other hand sa
they saw in the action Of the cou
Of appeals only a delay o fthe fin
Issue.
President John L. Lewis was (
his way to his home in Springiel
ILL.,, and Secretary William Green "
rnid to have gone to Ohio. vi
President Phillip Murray who Join
ioat V,,as6av An sending tho m oae,o