Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-02

purpose of Inspection and repairing of
locomotives and cars or otherwise.
Involves Survival of U. S.
The underlying principle involved in.
the action. the attorney general said.
in concluding his argument for the or
der, is the survival and the supremacy
of the government of the United
States"
Declaring that his request was not
aimed at union labor. the attorney gen.
eral said that the step was necessary
to the preservation of the unions them
selves. AT the same time he asserted
that the government expects to use
its authority to prvent the labor union
from destroying the open shop.
NO union, or combination of unions
can. under our law, dictate to the
American union" the statement con-
tinued. When tha unions claim the
right TO dictate TO the government and
TO dominate the American people and
deprive the people of the necessities
of life then the government will de-
stroy the unions. for the government
of the United States is supreme ard
must endure"
Tomorrow it will be said BIZ some
more malicious than truthful that this
proceeding is intended as a death blow
TO the unions. In my judgment this
movement tthe injunction) is necessary
for the projection and preservation OF
the unions themselves"
Promises Real Action
SO long and TO the extent that e
can speak for the government of the
United States | will use the power OF
the government within nv control to-
prevent the labor unions of the coun-l
try from destroying the open shop.
When a man in this country is not
permitted TO engage in lawful toll,
whether he belongs to q union or not.
the death knell to liberty will be
sounded and anarchy will supersede
organized government"
The attorney general told the court
that because of lawlessness and
violence against railroad propertv and
railroad workers his apartment had
received urgent requests for no less
than 10000 deputy marshals to keen
down the strike disorders.
Already some $500 marshals have
so assigned. and in addition, special
service men of the department have
taken up similar work throughout ths
country. the attorney general said.
The cost of such special service. he
said. already expended was more tkan
Sl,0oo.OOo for the eight weeks duraticu
of the strike.
In California alone. Mr.. Daugh srtv
said, more than $75,000.00 worth OF
trult and produce already had been de-
stroyed because of the failure of .he
transportation systems to move the
crops.
In Somerset. Kentucky. be said.
$4,000 cars of bituminous coal we're
congested in the railroad yards.
Vandalism Practlsed
Nandals had tampered with more
than 5000 cars there, he said. and ss
result the nation was faced with
suffering for want of coal.
Fifty per cent of the engines of tha
nations railroads have been rendered
useless by iawlesS activities since the
strike began, he said.
The Chicago aud Alton railroad bas
been forced into receivership by the
drain upon its resources caused bv fhs
strike
What the loss has been cannot ha
estimated, but the transportation sys-
tenn must be rebuilt For thar the
American people must pay, he said.
The department of justice represents
the American people, his plea contin-
ued, and while 1t was regretted that
such broad action was necessary, no
other course remained for the govern
ment TO preserve the interests of more
than 100.0O0,0O0 citizens.
There was no doubt in the attorney
generals mind as to the legality of the
governments position in requesting the
injunction, he went on.
The attorney general prefaced his
remarks with this statement:
Il deem it the duty of the govern
ment in undertaking this responsibility
involving the fundamental princi-
Piles of free government. that the court
be appraised of the circumstances,
which make this unusual prayer neces-I
sary."
I. w. w. See Opportunity
The |. ", W. was cooperating with,
ehe strikers, not on account OF the
strike but because the opportunity tol
strike at the government was presented,
TO aid in whatever way possible in the,
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