The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-03
Protest Against < Injunction Made
 By Federal Judge
45 900 Bituminous Coal Miners In Western Penn sy1vana Coal Regions Expected to Take Ac- ton Today Ohio Miners Have Already Start ed Repudiation of Judge Anderson's Mandate.

Indianapolis. Nov. 8 - Emerging from beneath the cloud of a threat ened nationwide strike into the sum- shine of industrial peace for the brief span of few short days, the nation today was plunged into the shadow menace scarcely less serious-the probability of a widespread tieup or coal production.
 The threatened railroad strike just passed, and the general wa1kout of miners which looms up, however, are widely dissimilar.
 In that case it was a battle over differences between employers and employeesA In this 1t is declared. there are no differences between the miners and operators. A Is a strike against the decree of Federal Judge Anderson suspenddng the check-of system and prohibiting further ef- forts to unionize the West Virginia coal field.
 Just how broad in scope the inn pending mine tieup may grow could not be accurately foretold today. That the miners are preparing for a finish fight. however. Is indicated by the statement by one union official that they will go to the end regardless of consequences"
 "On the other hand if the miners think the Federal court is a joke. they are badly mistaken" to quote another man, not connected with the union, but in close touch with the court.
 No general strike order will be is sued at International headquarters of the United Mine Workers. that ap- peared certain today.
 But there is "scarcely a man," to quote one man in close touch with the coal crisis, 'in the miners organ izations who will not understand the remaining of the telegraphic orders sent by the International officers to IT district presidents, they were told that aIbrogation of any section of the existing miners'-operators' agreement constitutes violation Of the contract and should be terated accordingly.
 This assertion was made in the face of the telegram sent by Frank Far rington, president of the Illinois mine workers, to International President John L. Lewis accusing the union chief of passing the buck and de- manding more specific instructions than the mere statement that abro- gation of the agreement should be treated accordingly"
 Lewis fiatly declined to discuss the message today.
 Reports early today gave no indi- cation that the ranks of striking min ers-2, 900 in Indiana, and some hun dreds in Ohio and Illinofs-had been swelled over night.
 Approximately s5o,ooo miners are listed in the IT districts affected by Lewis order. How many of them join the army of strikers depends 1t was said by union leaders today, on action of operators in the several fields.
 Only four mines in Indiana were reported working today. Thirty thou sand miners in the Indiana field are reported idle in protest against Judge Anderson's decision.
 Union headquarters here is without advioes as to the number of men that quit work but Press dispatches indi- cate that 1,250 men in Ohio and 764 in Illinois are all that have thus far actually joined the Indiana miners in the protest movement, although a strike of 46,ooo Pennsylvania coal Pittsburgh, Nov. 3-A strike of 45.- 900 bdtuninous coal workers see med imminent today. The Pittsburgh dis hrict operators are the first in the country to take action. Robert R. Gibbons and other off, cialS of Distrdct No. 5, are holding conference this forenoon regarding A miners waikout in this territory would seGd dously affect the great Pitts burgh industrial district.
 Martins Ferry, O.. Nov. s-Approx- inlataly 25O men employed in the Gaylord No. mine of the Southern Coal company, near here, walked out | tflis morning as a protest against the abolition of the check-off system.
 Columbus. O.. Nov, s-A coal strike menace continued today as op- srators of the southern Ohio fields and leaders of the Ohio. United Mine Workers assembled henne for confer enceS.-
 President Lea Hall, Vtoe President William Roy, Secretary -Treasurer G, W, Savage, and the six sub-diEtrict residents, constituting the Ohio Unit ed Mime Workers executive board. met at state headqua1Iters, These offi= l,ciafs are discussing proposed plans of action on the part of the miners in the event that Ohio operators com ply with the decree of Judge Ande1- son at Indianapolis, that the check off system be abolished, Interpret ing such aJction as a violation of their ocintract with the operators. the | minors, it is predicted, will go on stIfke throughout Ohio.