The Washington herald., 1922-09-05
DEFIANT
CHIEFSLIKELY
TOFACECOURT
Daugherty Intimates He
Will Put an End to
Loose Talk.
A. F. OF L. WOULD
WELCOME ARRESTS
Vice President WOll Says
Workers Will Stand
With ShOpmen.

Department of Justice agents yes
terday were engaged in listening
to Labor Day addresses OF organ
lied labor leaders throughout the
country for assertions which might
be construed as violations Of the
Federal injunction against the rail-
road shopmen's strike.
As far as could he learned here
last night. the expressions of speak
ers in many cities were confined
to denunciation of the injunction
as a method of dealing with thu
strike, but could not be regarded
as coming within the scope of the
Injunction itself.
According to some government
officials, addresses by persons out
side the specific organizations en-
ioined. directed toward an encour-
aEement of the strike. might lead
to an extension of the injunction,
and Attorney General Daugherty
in a telegram from Columbus. Ohio
intimated that labor leaders who
are indulging in defiant talk a. a
result of the governments course
may yet be brought to court.
VIII Answer In Court.
Replying to message asking
him to comment on the criticism
of the governments action. the At
torney General said:
"You may say that the govern
ment's answer to all these discus
sions will in due time be made in
open court. II II is necessary, and
that the government, in the mean
time. will pay no attention to loose
and irresponsible conversation or
the part of people who may them
selves he brought into court
In some quarters here the At
torney Generals statement was re-
garded as a hint that officials Of
the American Federation of Labor
who since the issuance of the I'm
junction have renewed their pledg'
Of moral and financial support Q,
the shopmen's strike, may h
brought within the scope OF thu
restraining orueT.
Would Welcome Arrest.
In so far as officials Of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor are con
cerned, II was declared here YES
terday. nothing would please then
more than to be brought into cour
on a charge Of violating an injunc
ton against the exercise of fire.
han n
the Chicago injunction which re
strains persuasion and interview
relating to the strike is unconsti
tutional and furnishes the trau
| union organizations a basis for at
tack upon the Injunction in tn
courts.
Mathew II won. of Chicago. vic
| president of the American Fedora
| ton Of Labor, in discussing tn
| situation last night. said:
"Wt:le the executive c)rnril e
| The federation has not .he author
ity to call a general strike. in M
/ opinion the general labor movrmcn
of America will stand shoulder t
shoulder with the striking railroa
| sh1prien.
Question Of Peoples Rights.
1T will >encouras= support. fur
! rish .usten3rce ani 5rbvide intel
/ ligent and fearless leadership IL tn
| government succeeds in silencin
present leaders.
TT is no longer question o
| protecting vested interests. unde
the cloak OF protecting public con
venience and necessity. 1t is nov
a question of protecting the people
rights and liberties against en-
croachment from judicial proclama
tion and executive despotism."
E. c. Snyder. United States Mar
had received no formal notice Of tn
'Daugherty Injunction" late yes
terday. but announced that he woul
permit strikers to hold meeting
provided these meetings wer
| orderly. and until he has receive,
orders to the contrary. will not pro
ceed against these meetings.