The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01

ments for the check off and affect ing every union miner. After reeit- ing that Judge Anderson believed ht was compelled to issue it on account of the refusal of President John l. Lewis 10 cease efforts towards un- ionizing the Williamson field, the or der named several Indiana operators as representatives of the class Of persons" in part enjolned by the court.
 They are hereby" continued the order, referring to employers prlnci- pally, restrained from collecting over and through their pay rolls or in any other manner. any and all moneys as dues and assessments levied or charged by the United Mine Workers of America, its officials or members upon or against It's mem bers, employees of said individuals ana of defendant corporations. or who may hereafter be employed by them. under the check off provisions of the contracts in evidence herein and heretofore executed by, or on behalf of, said named defendants and the of- ficials or members of the United Mine Workers of America, or under any and all contracts that may hereafter be executed between the said defend ants and the officials or members of the United Mine Workers of America. and from paying the same to the of ficials members of representatives of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica.T
 Further, the order provided that Fall persons who now or hereafter may be members" of tho union were enjotned from advising, assisting. encouraging, aiding. abettinE or in any way or manner and by any and all means Mhatsoever and especially by the use of any funds or moneys llowsoever collected by the interna- tional union, United Mine Workers of America, it's officers, members. agents or representatives. the union ization or the attempted unionization of the non-union mines In Mingo county. ". Va, and Pike county, Ky"
 This provision of the order, how ever, was limited so as to permit union funds being used Co feed strikers as follows:
 But this injunction and restrain ing order is not to be interpreted or understood to prevent the payment by William Green. secretary-treas- urer of the United Mine Workers of America, of sufficient funds to the members of the United Mine Work . CTS, now living In tents or out of em- ployment in Mingo county, Virginia and Pike county, Kentucky, until further order of the court, this ex ception, however, not to include any person or persons not bona fide members of the United Mine Workers of America and their depsndents'
 The order. which Is temporary but effective until changed by court also directed that the defendant union men and operators file an answer to thA suit. in which the order was issued, within the next 30 days. No time was set for a final hearing and defense counsel did not announce whether an appeal would be taken from the temporary order.
 At the opening of court Judge An derson read q statement of hls req sons for granting the temporary or der and in it acknowledged for the first time the scope of the injunc- ton. Counsel for the union sought to limit the order to unlawful ex- penditure of union funds. but the judge held such an orde rwould fail to reach the check off" and the op- orators connection with conspiracy to restrain trade. In his statement Judge Anderson reviewed the evil dence before him, and announced his findings of law