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Show ATE OF PEACE PACT RESTS WITH PRESIDENT; INFERENCE ODAY WILL ECIDEJSSUE ting President Lewis lenies Report He Had greed to Abide by landatory Action. itcome of Indianapolis leeting Regarded as roblematical; Con-ary Con-ary Opinions Given. DIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 9. John L. Is, acting president of the United i Workers of America tonight denied he had agreed to comply with the r of federal court here to call off the te of bituminous coal miners of the itry before 6 p. m. next Tuesday eve- Itatements to the effect that I shall or 1 not comply with the mandatory pro-Ing pro-Ing of the injunction writ are unau-izd unau-izd and premature," he declared, r. Lewis' declaration was made in ' of a reported statement of counsel the miners yesterday that Mr. Lewis Secretary-Treasurer William Green K)sed to obey the court's order but they. could not speak for other offl-i. offl-i. While Mr. Lewis would not com-t com-t further on the subject, others lndl-d lndl-d that the statement of. the miners' rney was intended to show a wllling-lof wllling-lof the two officials to call a meeting fie International officials, district pres-ts, pres-ts, executive board and members of miners' scale committee for tomorrow, onsidcr the court order. ie meeting of union officials has been for 10 o'clock tomorrow rhorning. Sev- of the district officials, including nk Farrlngton, president of the 1111-: 1111-: district, arrived today or tonight, but one of them would make any state- It NFERENCE OUTCOME ITTER OF CONJECTURE. he outcome of tomorrow's conference jroblcmatical. Several district presl-t presl-t 6avc out statements on the sttua-last sttua-last night before leaving their homes Indianapolis. These statements wed a wide divergence of opinion as to it course should be adopted, fancier Howat, president of district H. Pittsburg, Kan., declared that his hide was unchanged and that "re-iless "re-iless of Injunction, prisons and judges United States" ho would not act. f Keoney, president of district No. West Wlrglnla, said that "if ordered to so" he would withdraw the strike r In his district, as It was not his mtlon to fight the government. WI11- J- Trlckett. secretary-treasurer of P N'o. 15. Maryland, expressed the "Ion that even If the strike order Was :Med the men would not have to re- " work, and added, "I don't think I would.-' VERNMENT AWAITS ITION BY MINE LEADERS. jV of the union men have contended ' since t1(! slrkc was called that as Mo , I5ns O"1'' by the full con-n con-n of the miners In Cleveland, onlv 'li ionventlon colllJ authorize call-'.' call-'.' "' Another phase of the sltna-m sltna-m ."l""""011 with the court order rtrnm..,, 1,"" " what action thc E 1 m'Kl,t kc If the miners as JMuals refuse to obey nn order of Ei ,r,,":1l"K tne strlke order. No Jn could be secured In this connec- "Sh!"' Hfflclals re ,a,linK -fn th. K , he hlratlnn of the time e older " M" lo wlthiw 'he JGE AMES GOES JCK TO WASHINGTON. rKom,- 'tant attorney -general, iuiii,.. Government's proceed-"leii proceed-"leii '. '"Ine workers, has re-. re-. C, "s,hngton. J0, B. Crelgh- II In li,n", !"vtlgtlon official. Is Kt mWIs' '' with local gov-Bnt gov-Bnt of i' 18 cnarKf, with en- opeAtnVi S?urt s '"Junction. Inew 'ors- third party to the "'Mo iuESJ SW- 81111 maintain the o .-,; .T"? Immediately after the "ions f, callM that Is. to reopen neg.i-Thk neg.i-Thk "m,";! the ml"ers resume Br... lude w,,s reiterated by lw v,1W' chairman of the coal sa'H v "lc committee. Mr. Brew- Wtous com . eted Ilrotiuction of bi-1 bi-1 "aAimo.r u be turned shortly, as jy w the court order would be k CiRrl? ,htU thft Proceedings tn umarali?u' unwn-anted as they rv'S1 '"the history of our K SiW; ((Ure that It 18 an In-1 In-1 rtvlinv, "ot nl' the workers, but f ,nd Vnoim.; neSans- wiM repudl----i2L50,1 permit the cs- on PageXcolumn ST CONFERENCE HBf JIIIJECIDE ISSUE (Continued From Pago One) tabllshment or maintenance of a principle princi-ple which strikes at the very foundation of liberty, and freedom. To restore the confidence In the institutions of our country and the respect of the courts, this Injunction should be withdrawn and the records cleansed from so outrageous a proceeding. "By all the facts In the etBo the miners' strike is Justified. We Indorse It. We are convinced of the Justice of the miners' cause. We pledge to the miners the full support of the. American Federation of Labor, and Appeal to the workers and the citizenship of our country to give like Indorsement and aid to the men engaged en-gaged in this momentous struggle." |