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Show GOVERNMENT READY TO PRESS INJUNCTION IN FEDERAL COURT INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7. There was no indication here tonight that an effort would be made to have injunction proceedings pro-ceedings against the Striking coal miners, min-ers, set for hearing tomorrow morning in federal court, postponed, and attorneys attor-neys for the government declared they were prepared to carry out their program. pro-gram. Attorneys for the miners tonight stated they would make no effort to secure a continuance of the hearing, but that if their efforts failed to secure dismissal of the case, they would ask for a modification modifica-tion of the injunction to allow use of the strike benefit fund. Officials of the United Mine Workers of America at international headquarters headquar-ters here refused to discuss the court action or the possibility of settling the strike outside of the courts. John L. Lewis, acting president of the organization, organiza-tion, when asked tonierht about the report re-port that Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, had nnmrnmMt n-itV! l.im onrifPrninF hlS conferences with Attorney General Palmer today, would only reply that he had nothing to say. When the injunction proceedings come up in court, it is expected the first argument ar-gument will be on the miners' motion for dismissal of the government's petition j for injunction. This motion attacks the ' government's right to interfere in the ! strike situation and declares that President Presi-dent Wilson exceeded his authority in re-establishing the national fuel administration. admin-istration. If this motion is overruled by the court, the government's petition for a temporary tempo-rary injunction to prevent mine workers leaders from participating in the conduct con-duct of the strike will be argued. This petition, in addition to asking that the present restraining order be made a temporary injunction, asks for a court order to compel the miners' heads to withdraw their strike call. It was pointed out today that, although the government's petition asks only for a temporary injunction at this time. Judge Anderson may. if he thinks advisable, make the injunction permanent. In their defense against that mart of the government's prayer for a mandatory manda-tory order to rescind the strike, the miners" min-ers" it is understood, will bring up the qnestion of whether or not the union officials can call off the strike if ordered bv the court. The miners have contended contend-ed at all times since the strike call was Issued that, as the walkout was ordered by the Cleveland convention, they were powerless to arrest it and that only another an-other session of the convention could authorize au-thorize the miners to return to work. The union's lawyers also will invoke the Clayton law of 1914. which, they say. prevents interference in any dispute between be-tween employers and employees on wages. Two points to be pressed by the government gov-ernment are that the Lever law for the control of fuel is In effect, despite the miners' contention that It would not apply ap-ply because the war had "ceased progressively," pro-gressively," and that since the railroads are guaranteed a certain income by the government, the United States would be forced to pav the railroads in excess of the amount necessary if operation were continued as usual. The latter point presents pre-sents the question of property right and injury, which is said to be nccessap- to secure the restraining order. The government's case will be In charge of C. B. Ames, assistant attorney general." . He will be assisted by Henry S. Mitchell, Mitch-ell, who accompanied him to Indianapolis- Dan W. Simms of Lafayette. Ind.. special d'strict attorney appointed in the case and .United States District Attor-uev Attor-uev L. Ert Slack of Indianapolis. The miners' counsel Is headed by Henry W ar-rum ar-rum of Indianapolis, and Includes several attomevs who in the past have represented repre-sented "the various districts of the mine workers. |