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John Morgan and James Hunter of Arma, Kansas, were leaders of the United Mine Workers of America Local Union 3962. In this resolution they ask Kansas governor Jonathon Davis to "right the wrong that was committed by the Industrial Court Law" by pardoning Alex Howat, August Dorchy, Willard Titus, John Fleming Sr, James McIlwrath and Hearl Maxwell from the county jail in Girard. All of these men protested the creation of the Court of Industrial Relations and refused to follow rules set forth by the court, and were subsequently jailed. During his run for governor, Davis opposed the Court of Industrial Relations and campaigned that if elected he would work to abolish the court. The Industrial Court was created in a special session of the Kansas legislature in 1920 to oversee labor disputes in the state.
Creator: United Mine Workers of America
Date: January 5, 1923
Item Number: 214535
Call Number: Governor's Office, Davis, Correspondence 1923-25, Box 21.5 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214535
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions - United Mine Workers of America
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Davis, Jonathan McMillan
Date - 1920s - 1923
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Labor leaders
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Strikes
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Davis, Jonathan McMillen, 1871-1943
People - Notable People - Howat, Alexander
Places - Cities and towns - Arma
Places - Counties - Crawford
Type of Material - Printed materials - Organization materials - Resolutions
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