Show I T I GOES GOESON ON UNION NIO i f e t Court Order Branded as Abr Abrogating gating the Rights ts of Ci Citizens Leaders Are Defiant INDIANAPOLIs T Oct 31 A 31 A AA A temporary injunction obtained here today by the government cannot avert the strike of bituminous bituminous bituminous bitu bitu- minous coal miners set for midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night tonight according to John L L. LLewis I Lewis acting president of ot the United Mine Workers Lewis' Lewis pronouncement came shortly after aCter he had been served with a writ stopping strike activities I at union headquarters here Lewis dictated the following statement statement statement state state- ment I regard the Issuance of this Injunction in injunction injunction In- In junction as the most sweeping abrogation abrogation abrogation tion of ot the tho rights of ot citizens guaranteed guaran guaran- guaranteed teed under the tho constitution and defined by statutory law that has lias ever been issued by any federal court This Instrument will not avert the strike of ot bituminous mine workers and will not settle the strike after atter It occurs The injunction only comI complicates com com- tb a further degree the I problems rob rob- I lems lems involved In an adjustment of ot otI the controversy I DEFIES COURT SPRINGFIELD III Oct As 31 31 As Assuming suming a a. defiant attitude toward the governments government's move to stoy stay by Injunction injunction tion the he threatened strike of soft soU coal miners Frank Farrington chairman of ot the miners' miners scale committee and president of the Illinois district de declared declared declared de- de today the strike had developed into something more than a 0 miners miners' strike and that it was an attempt to enslave the workingmen and women of ot the country I dont don't believe there Is any power on earth that can stop the miners from going on strike tonight Farrington said ald The action of ot the government will only Inflame them The question Involved now is whether workingmen and women have the right to strike when they think the they have cause to todo todo do 10 so 80 BREEDS RADICALISM Dran Branding tho the act of the government In obtaining the tho injunction as the most fur far reaching and high handed re restraining restraining re- re straining order ever er issued by a court courtIn In this country countr Farrington declared Its influence to breed bred radicalism was unlimited N that I know of ot could have havea haven a n tendency to In Bolshevism in this country as us this j J t or order er will do said Farrin Farrington on All AU the agents of ot Lenine and could not doas do doas doas as much READY TO FIGHT We Wo are going through with the strike Farrington declared Labor Laboris Labors is s bound to fight tight this injunction If It It stands It Is within the power of ot any court to enslave the workingman and woman oman any time the court decides todo to todo todo do so If It this injunction stands there will willbe willbe be a lot of or us deceived as to Mio ho liberties liberties liberties liber liber- ties we wp thought American Am rican citizens enjo en- en enjO joy jo The restraining order older Is 18 a a. blow nt t the very veo heart of or free tree institutions j oli out our COu country I i 1 |