| Show s J i 1 t 1 1 I 1 INVOKE lAWT lAW TO T HALT HAl T WALKOUT WAl T 1 While l La Labor bo Leader Leads 0 RW 1 f J 1 1 ns ns f ire Gre t Stake St 1 ke Court 1 Gd Grants Grants' ni U U. S. S Appeal Appeal- i I I IS In Ind Oct 3 31 A r l r. r injunction rest re re- st t all 11 strike activities of ot the thc United Mi Mille- Mille i Workers of Qt America was issued in the federal district court here today 0 on application cation ot of the United States State govern govern- went ment Judge A. A B. B Anderson signed the order on the showing by C C. B. B I Ames assistant attorn y general that thata a national disaster vas vas impending and on the broad general grounds that the tho government h lied s' s the right to enforce enforce en- en force its laws a a. a pd protect its people from calamity I AGAINST UNIONS The order order was directed against Frank G. G na es the Incapacitated I president of f the union John L. L Lewis acting president William G. G Green I treasurer secretary and all other officials of- of or of the organization It It took effect when served and wm will continue In force torce until after atter the J formal hearing which JUdge Anderson Anderon j set for November 8 WAR REGULATION I In presenting the petition James I Ames made It clear that the case calle will not involve the general right ot of workmen workmen work work- men to organize or quit work Ile He said it would have no bearing on other industries and merely involves 8 the right ot of labor Jabor during the war var to restrict or destroy detroy the supply ot of food tood and fuel It rests he added on the broad general hovers vers ot of the government t to enforce its la laws and to protect Its people against disaster w TItS TIES HANDS OF UNIONS Under the order Ithe the union officials are arc forbidden to s send n l out any other or ordel'S orders or- or ders delS written or oral tending to promote the strike or in any way make it ette effective They are restrained front tron any messages ot of encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment or exhortation or or fro from disbursing ing any union funds as s strike benefits QUICK ACTION The Tho government fOl forces mo moved d swiftly swift swift- ly once their mobilization was wa completed completed com com- by the arrival or of Judge Ames from Washington lie He Went Went- to theoffice the tho office ottice ot of L I. Ert Slack attorney at- at torne torney where that and his as- as were waiting Judge Anderson Ander- Ander son was In cham chambers a few steps awa away and I process servers were in hi readiness to take the necessary documents to union headquarters JUdge Ames made It plain that the he action was a a. government go taken at the direction of the attorney gen ral as a m measure to carry carry- carryout carr out the policy pol- pol icy ricy of the country during a state pt ot war CHARGES CONSPIRACY The petition av averred that the defend defend- eats had entered entert d Into a a. conspiracy to restrict the supply and distribution ot of bituminous coat coal and aha to restrict the tho op- op ration ot of th the railroads by restricting or destroying th the supply of necessary fuel The petition brought out that the application for the temporary injune injune- i tion was based upon the act of Au Au- Rust 10 1918 1818 which makEs makE's It unlawful unlawful ful to c conspire to limit the facilities I ot of transportation or the supply or distribution or it food tood or M fuel It also I directed aUf attention to section 24 4 which keeps s the set act In operation until the th j. j Continued 0 on yaCe 8 lt It- It 1 I I 1 INVOKE LAW LAWgi gi I Continued from page 1 1 of the state of war is proclaimed the president n REHEARSES U H HEARSES CONTROVERSY I The he petition rehearsed tho the establish establish- ni m nt of the federal fuel and railroad i Administrations the concluding of the I wage agreement between X miners p pers ers and operators on October 6 off 7 and the subsequent extension of of f th agreement to cover the tho period of 1 war It sketched the proceedings Q vibe be Cleveland convention of last Sep Sep- I 1 er and and called attention to th the recommendation of President Lewis of I ti union that the Washington agree- agree i i nt be declared y void ld after Octo- Octo Jf 31 I he recommendation of the scale at Cleveland for a six-hour six II five day week and GO per cent tease lr In wages was v also set forth NATIONWIDE ISSUE M Yo Your r honor will notice said Judge Aries Ames at this stage of the reading that the new wage agreement would f only to the central competitive f whereas the strike has been een called for fox the entire United States Tho petition charged that the scale committee attempted to intimidate the theo o operators and in violation of the act against the public policy of the United States Slates conspired agreed and arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged to Issue the strike order sent Q aiu from Indianapolis on October 15 lip Tj e pe petition also averred that the mine mi- mi ne nets refused arbitration when it was opposed by Secretary of Labor Wilson Wil Wil- son t o at Washington STOP STOP TRANSPORTATION the She petition petition asserted d that the strike I U Ills effective affective would stop estop operation of I the railroads a s and cited cited the fact that under railroad administration conI contracts contracts con con- I tracts the government was obligated to pay the roads a guaranteed return for the use of their properties by the government l I THREE STAGES Judge A Ames es said that the restraining restrain restrain- restraining restrain restrain-I ing order obtained today does not affect affect affect af af- any acts of individuals nor unions which took place prior to the issuing of the injunction I There are three stages to the proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- he said The restraining order issued today the temporary injunction in- in in injunction junction application for which Is Is' Is Isto In-I In to tobe tobe i I be heard November er 8 3 and the permanent permanent perma perma- nent which probably will come up November November November No No- vember 20 The right of the individual workman workman workman work work- man to quit work Is not involved by today's today s proceedings nor Is the general strike order Issued October 15 That general strike order will not be considered considered considered con con- under the Injunction hearing as it would be unfair to the union to j jask i i ask that it rescind its its' action without I giving notice of of an intention to request request re- re re 1 I I quest such an order I PURPOSE OF ORDER I The Tho restraining restraining- order order simply halts I I I |
