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Show COURTS 0ECI0E STHIKEJSJLLE6AL LEADERS ARE ORDERED TO RESCIND COAL STRIKE ORDER AT ONCE. Violation of War-time Federal Fuel and Food Control Act, as Alleged Al-leged by Attorney General's Department, De-partment, Affirmed by Court. Indianapolis. Cancellation of the strike order which, since midnight of October 31, has kept 400.000 union bituminous bitu-minous miners out of the coal pits of the country, was ordered by Judge A. P.. Anderson in the federal district court on Saturday. Violation of the war-time federal food and fuel control act, as alleged by the attorney general's department, was affirmed by the court, who stud that the strike was not only illegal, but that under the circumstances it approached ap-proached rebellion. Unless the union leaders choose to defy the court and there is no indication indi-cation of any such Intention they can move only toward ending the big walkout. The court's order was so worded that failure to cancel the strike call or an affirmative word or action tending to, "aid and abet" the continuance continu-ance of' the strike would make them violators of the injunction and in contempt con-tempt of court. The union leaders are expected to meet here at once and draw up a cancellation can-cellation of the strike order, and it is expected the miners will soon be back at work. Attorneys for the union fought a losing los-ing fight from the start of the proceedings. pro-ceedings. First they moved postponement postpone-ment for a week, indicating that there was a chance for settlement of the strike by that time. Mr. Ames objected object-ed to postponement and the court ordered or-dered the case to proceed. Then the government introduced five affidavits as evidence that the operation opera-tion of the railroads was being interfered inter-fered with and that contracts between employers and miners had been broken. The defense responded with its motion mo-tion for disolution of the restraining order, and arguments followed all night. |
