The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-20
HOwat Has New Plan for Fight
ON Industrial Court.
To Make Films Showing COndi-
tions in Kansas Mines.
WORKlNG WITH SHEPPARD
President w. E. Freeman An
nounces New Labor Campaign.
Mine Union Head May Estab-
1ish Weekly Newspaper.

Alexander Howat will take his fight
on the industrial court before the peo-
pie in a finn display. Working with
Jake Sheppard, Fort Scott lawyer,
Howat plans the making of films
showing conditions in the Crawford
Cherokee county mining district. Plans
were announced today to show the
films in every county in the state be-
fore the next campaign.
Announcement OF the new Howat
campaign plans was made today by
w. E. Freeman, president of the State
Federation of Labor. Next week
Howat and Sheppard will begin a
speaking tour of the state. 1t is the
first move in an organized campaign
to "give the people the truth about
the industrial court" as Freeman ex-
pressed it. AS soon as the movie films
are completed, efforts will be made to
send them into every town of tmpor-
! tance in Kansas. The picture will
show conditions of all sorts in coal
mining camp and in the mines.
To Establish Newspaper.
| Another move by the mine union
head is the early establishment of
weekly newspaper which will appeal
| for support among union workers OF
! all classes. Howats new paper is to
! be known as 1.-The Golden Rule Mes
senger." 1t will be edited by Sheppard
/ and will contain articles by Howat and
others One purpose of the paper will
| be to discredit the newspaper propa-
ganda which labor leaders claim has
been put out thru organized efforts of
state administration leaders.
The extensive plan for a campaign
against the industrial court was re-
Gently approved by the executive COM
mittee of the state federation of labor
at a meeting in Topeka. Letters are
now being sent by President Freeman
to every union labor man and woman
-F,HN
to the new paper. The new weekly
publication will probably make It's
i appearance some time this fall.
Freeman Criticises Trial.
In his letter to labor union mem
bers, Freeman -criticises results OF the
| recent Howat trial in Columbus. He
states that eleven of the jurors who
, voted to convict Howat signed state
ments to the effect that they followed
the trial. judges specific instructions
Ito the effect that a verdict of not
guilty would have been a violation of
sworn duty. The jurors, Freeman de-
clares, would not have brought in
their verdict except for the courts in
struction.
; A number of labor leaders in Kan
sas, as well as some of the more able
platform speakers for labor in other
states, are expected to aid Howat and
Sheppard in their campaign. Free
man will direct the campaign to MAIN
tain the morale of the union labor
forces.
Stood Brunt of Battle.
1.-THE mine union workers of Kansas
, have stood the bruLt of the battle with
the industrial court" he said in his
letter. with only an expression of
the other crafts pIedging their moral
and financial assistance. The miners
district officials have assured US will
continue in the future as in the past
until the law is stricken from the
statutes.
THE Kansas State Federation OF
Labor in convention has twice con-
= demned the court and pledged its
. moral and financial support to the
mine workers. but that is not enough.
. We must do some real effective work
land the plan we have adopted and
, will put into effect. we believe, will
be the best possible move to get re-
suits"
| Howat recently announced that he
would discontinue his fight on the in
dustrial court thru the calling of
, strikes. His new campaign effort to
, defeat the labor court law will be
thru the movies, labor's new paper
and platform speeches.