| Show MINERS TO O RESUME RESE JOBS r o rt r 1 rI fal a foil fral fial ml T r 1 v Mn ORDER NION CHIEFS VOTE TO TO OBI OB OBEY I COURTS COURT'S J i i ORDERED BACK K J JI TO I WORK 5 a w After Seventeen Hour Session Declara Declaration tion Is M Made de of Decision to Abide by the the Law La INDIANAPOLIS Nov 11 11 Judge Judge A A. A B B. B Anderson in federal court at 10 o'clock this morning approved the order of the executive board of the tha th j If United Mine Workers of America calling off the strike of bituminous I coal miners Attorneys for the miners promised to try to have the order in the mails by 6 o'clock this evening Judge Anderson characterized the order or order order or- or der as a good faith effort to comply with his hi mandate Toe text of the order or order order or- or der follows Indianapolis Ind Nov 11 1919 To the Officers and Members of the United Mine Workers of America Dear Sirs and Brothers In obedience to the mandate issued on November 8 by the United States States' court district of Indiana Judge A. A B. B Anderson presiding the undersigned undersigned undersigned under under- signed hereby advise you that the order of October 15 directing a cessation cessation cessation ces ces- of operations in the bituminous bituminous bitu bitu- minous coal fields of your is withdrawn and canceled Yours fraternally I WILLIAM GREEN Secretary JOHN L. L LEWIS President INDIANAPOLIS Iud Ind Nov 11 1 I INDIANAPOLIS 1 The The United r J Mine ne Workers of America through its general committee decided early tod today y to obey the mandate of United State District Judge Anderson which means the recall of the order fo foi astrike a astrike astrike strike of bituminous coal mIners miners mi ml- ners of the nation The decision was reached at 4 10 this morning after more than seventeen seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen hours' hours discussion The conference conference conference confer confer- ence then adjourned until 2 o'clock this afternoon WE ARE AMERICANS Acting President John L. L Lewis Le Lewis ls of f the the- mine workers made mad the following statement Gentlemen wo we 0 will comply with the mandate of the court We Ve do it under under un un- der del protest We Ve are Americans V We cannot tight fight our government go That is Is all NO OTHER COMMENT None of ot the other members of ot the Hie general committee composed of or Int international International Inter inter- r- r national officers district presidents president and members of the executive boa boats fa and scale committee wo would ld comment on th the action and Mr lewis who appeared ap ap- pea red tired and worn worn b by the long discussion discussion dis dis- declined to add anything to his statement No draft drat of the order rescinding the pie he strike which under Judge Andersons Anderson's order must be submitted to the court courtat at 10 o'clock this morning for tor his approval ap approval ap- ap p- p pro al and be on Its way to all local and district organizations by 6 o'clock this evening had been made male when the conference adjourned It t wast said and no intimation of or what It t would contain could be learned LONG SESSION The general committee had been In Continued on page 2 2 UNI N F I II Ii I I CALL All OFF ff i T I f fM M Mille Mine Ae Workers' Workers Chiefs 4 After f fter er Long Session I tote yote ote to Obey Order r Issued by U. U S. S Court 1 f Continued from trOIT page 1 sessi session n shortly after arte 10 o'clock vest yest yesterday day d y morning taking only brief recesses receSses for lunch and dinner The fhe proc pr proceedings c edings were interrupter interrupted during the tho afternoon session py by y the appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance of ot United States Marshal l Mark l Stor n and his deputies dep Who served three thirty three of ot the officials with copies copits I of t the e temporary injunction issued issue t Saturday and returnable le De December embel 1 The writs in t the c restraining order were Imade mad returnable November 20 During the day approaches hes to the entrances to the conference hall were carefully guarded by y a sergeant-at- sergeant arm arms s and during recesses a man re remained remained re- re guard in the hall but inthe in inthe inthe the later hours flours of the conference the arms at an t-a t arms dl disappeared appeared ONE VOTE ITile I Tile Til's speeches at times limes were impassioned Impassioned Impassioned and voices from the hall rose above the hubbub of the hotel in which the conference was held but only a word now and then was distinguish distinguish- able It is understood that all phases o of the tho question were wele argued and the effect effect ef ef- et- et Various actions might have stave on the organization entered into the discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion but according to members member pot not a vote was taken on any subject until the action early today was decided upon Shortly before the conference ad- ad President Lewis and William Gr Green n. n se treasurer secretary held a long conference in the tho parlor of the hotel Developments Dev after atter this conference came rapidly REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS THe THe recall of the strike order will open open the way immediately for a a. resumption resumption re- re of ot the negotiations between the miners and the operators as the operators have announced that they would be ready to consider a new wage 1 agreement agreement at any time the strike order Was withdrawn i Itis It is also understood the question of I arbitration entered largely arg ly into the discussion scion in iu the final stages of the mee meeting ing but the miners' miners position on Q this this subject was not announced NOW UP TO MINERS T Tile The e question of just how tow many of ot the coal miners would obey the orders order older I rescinding the strike is problematical pro j In s same some me districts it was considered I r resumption of ot work WOI would be I general while in others it would be only partial and In some it was said f the return would be very slow I The meeting was probably the most momentous ever held by the miners miners' organization if not the most weighty l ever ever even conducted by a labor organization organization tion tion-in tion in this country for in the view low of ot labor leaders leader it was to determine I whether an organization would be forced d by governmental pressure I through tho the courts to discontinue a astrike astrike strike e when apparently I all the memI mem- mem I b bets rs qt of the union were behind the walkout which was being conducted without any form of violence or 01 damage damage damage dam dam- age JQ o property I LABOR UNITED Labor in general as a represented by bythe bythe the executive committee of the American AmerIcan American Ameri AmerI- can federation Federation of Labor had offered its i u unqualified qualified support to the miners in th theli strike while obedience or 01 disobedience disobedience diso diso- I bedl nce of ot a federal court order hung I in tine balance and this fact gave min miners miners' rs' rs representatives who favored holding bolding out an argument which t wei weighed heavily with some of their I I colleagues f 1 Oti the other hand hard the presidents president's designation of ot the strike as unlawful I placed d the coal V olk workers rs in the position of If defying t the government of ot th the United States if it they refused to call caU I off oft the strike and aside from flom the consequences con eon I sequences attaching to disobedience of l I t i the federal c court Urt order many were adVerse adl ad- ad l 4 verse to considering anything which t r t bo bOt as lack or of Amen Amen- cant m. m i I IRES RESCINDS RESCINDS ORDER ll THe e or order el to rescind the strike was t pr presented to the court by Henry War War- or Indianapolis attorney for the I I miners rs After the court proceedings I Mr lr Warrum War G. G L L. Grant Fort Smith i and F. F C. C Huebner Albia la Ia I II j associated counsel Issued a statement I i ln In presence of the government n at ati attorneys at- at y in which h t the position of the i Mine f Workers o e was s stated at Tie THe statement of ot the attorneys follows follows tolI fol- fol I lows The operators have hate repeatedly declared deI de- de I dared that they were ready to en enter tel i Into unto negotiations with the miners if I I the strike order were withdrawn The Thet t government has taken the position that that that-in in the vindication of ot its own supremacy su- su su supremacy I Bu-I the strike order must mURt be bo withdrawn before they hey would take any I steps to compel the tha resumption of such sueh negotiations The fhe issue has been submitted to the court and in compliance com com- I with the courts court's ruling the strike order has been canceled and I withdrawn It seems to me that good talt faith on the part palt of the operators re requires requires re- re reI I quires them to meet the miners' miners representatives representatives I at once for tor the purpose of ot I negotiating a settlement of this wage controversy and that good faith on i the part of ot the government requires it to see th that t such a a. resumption of ot negotiations negotiations is had at once and concluded without delay I NOTHING TO ADD John L. L Lewis acting president of ot the Mine MInI Workers said after the unions union's order has hag been approved by bythe b bythe the court that he had nothing to add to his statement made at the close of ot the miners miners' conference early this morning lie Ire said that no supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental statement to the membership of the organization tion was c contemplated i at this I time Ume Although delegates to the meeting of ot I the miners apparently were pledged to secrecy as to details of ot the proceedIngs proceedings proceed proceed- ings during dUling their thell protracted sessions session it was learned from a a. well authenticated rated source that there was bf bitter better er opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to compliance with tle te e coui curt court t order One of the most complicating features of ot the situation it was said Bald was the action of ot the executive council council council coun coun- cil of ot the American Federation Fe of ot Labor Labor Labor La La- bor in Washington in declaring its support of the miners' miners strike the federation federation fed ted councils council's statement being used by some as an argument against callIng calling call call- Ing off ott the strike TO APPEAL CASE Mr Grant of the miners' miners counsel said that a compete complete record of ot the in injunction injunction injunction in- in junction proceedings was expected to today today today to- to day and that preparation of the miners miners' mi miners miners' mi- mi ners' ners appeal to the United States circuit circuit cir cir- clr- clr court of ot appeals in Chicago would be begun at once He lie said the appeal probably would be filed within two days |
