Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-03
"CLAsS BILL" DENOUNCED
BY COUNSEL FOR MINERS
Appeal From Injunction in
Mingo County, W. Va,
Case Argued.
SAYS ALL SHOULD RE IN COURT
William A. Glasgow RidicuIes Theory
of Coni Companies Tint sherman
Antitrust Act Is Violated by Pro-
testing Union Workers.

Hearing OF the case Of the United
Mine Workers OF America. represent
ed by twelve union leaders. against
ffty-one other companies operating
coal mines in WinSo County. West
Virginia, in the mine workers APP
peal. from an injunction OF Federal
Judge McClintic enjoninE and re-
straining the maintenance of tent col
onies set UP by union miners at the
nonunioni2ed fields. Will be continued
this morning in the United States Dis
trict Court at 10 o'clock.
The bill filed by the Borderland Coal
Corporation and iifty-one other I'M
named coal companies was called a
class bill" by William y. Glasgow
of Philadelphia. chief counsel for the
United Mine Workers, in an arSu-
mcnt covering two hours. The un-
named companies should come into
court individually and severally and
ask for tnjuncttonal relief against
threatened loss and damage of tres
pass, he argued. Attorney Glasgow
charged that the whole state of West
Virginia was covered by "blanket
Injunction" and ridiculed the theory
on which the plaintiff companies had
based their allegations of unioniainG
West Virginia coal mines to restrain
interstate trade and commerce In a
conspiracy in violation of the Shcr-
man antitrust act.
Gives Scope OF Sherman Act.
THE Sherman act WAS never in
tended for the policing OF labor diff
culties, and the present territory
where the bill arises. MinGo County,
has been under police supervision and
martial law for the preservation OF
peace for n year, and now the courts
Rrc asked to intervene 10 settle labor
10. a ,in Il
The decision of the court is cX-
pccted to be deferred several days.
pending consideration of the case and
the preparation of a written opinion.
Tho court affirmed yesterday the
case of William G. Frederick, plain
tiff I'm error, against the American
Sugar Refining Company. defendant
in error, error to the United States
District Court at Baltimore, Md.
Judge Knapp affirmed the opinion in
the case OF II. y. Converse and Edwin
p. Bliss. and others. appellants.
against the Portsmouth Cotton Oil
Refining Corporation, appellee. In an
appeal from the United States District
Court ut Norfolk. Va.
Louis W. SouthGate and Charles T.
Hawley. OF Worcester, Mass. and
Alexander S. Stuart. Of Washington,
D. c.. were admitted as attorneys and
counselors OF the court, after TAX
ing ana subscribing tho usual oath.
Cases In Call Today.
Those cases in call today will be:
No. 1860. +. keency ct nl., appel
lants. vs. Borderland Coal Corporation
and others. appellees: appeal from the
United States District Court at
Charleston. w. Va. TO he further ar
Eued by u. #. Vinson. of Huntington
w. Va, and L. l.. Grccvcr. of Taze-
well. Va. for the appellecs. and Will
liam 4. Glasgow. Jr., OF Philadelphia.
Pa. for the appellants
NO. 1935--Unitei States. as owner.
etc, appellant, VS.. Nippon Yusen Ka-
bushiki Kaisha. owner, exc. appellee;
appeal from the United States District
Court at Baltimore, Md. To be argued
by !. Frank Stalcy, special assistant
10 Attorney General, of Washington.
y. c.. and Robert r. Carman. United
States attorney, OF Baltimore. Md. for
the appellant. and TO he submitted on
brief of burlington. Ncedcr, Masten
e. Fearey. of New York. and George
Weems, Williams. of Baltimore. Md.
for the appellee.