New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-09
I)aalglaerty Not
To Interfere Ira
Rail arIeys
Injunction VIII Not Hold
When Mem Gather TO
Settle Differences, He
Says, DispelIiag Dossbt
In sympathy with Moves
Governments Concerned Only
with the Maintenance of
transportation, His View

WASHINGTON, Sept. s [By This as
sociated Press .--Attorney General
Daugherty, IN statement issued
tonight, said that the government
was not party to any negotiations
among the railroads and their EN-
ployees, but declared that such nego-
tiations would not be irterfered with
by tsta temporary restraining order
Issued at Chicago
THE governments Is not party TO
any negotiations between the railroads
and the employees, if any are in prog
ress," Mr.. Daugherty said. 1.-THE sug-
gestion that such negotiations would
be i1terfered with by the temporary
restraining order granted by Judge
WilKeTson is IN my Judgment wholly
unjustified. The only concern Of the
government Is industrial peace and the
restoration Of transportation. Any
conferences between the railroad cx
ecutives and their former employees 20
adjust their grievances is in the in
terests of industrial peace and would
not find any obstacles on ehe part of
the government.
Not Partisan in Controversy
"The government would not contend
that either party to the controversy
was denied by the temporary restrain
ing order any right or opportunity TO
confer between themselves as to the
possible terms of such settlement. The
government is net partisan in this
labor controversy. 1t champions neither
the employer nor the employee; their
differences arc for them TO adjust. The
government is, however, vitality con-
cerned in the restoration of industrial
peace, and any movement that seems to
adjust the unhappy differences between
employer and employee will not only
find no obstruction from the govern
ment bat viii have it's sympathy
In connection with the legal back
fire started by the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers--one
group OF the striking crafts-through
a petition for 8 restraining order to
prevent enforcement of the govern
ment's temporary injunction, confer
ences were held between counsel for
the union and United States Attorney
Gordon with a view to postponing the
hearing on the petition, set for to-
morrow before Judge Bailey, but 1T
finally was decided to proceed with the
hearing as previously arranged.
Harding Fully Informed
Onlcfaiiy, Jne ADMINISTRATION Is 40
ing nothing to further the negotiations
between railroad executives and labor
chiefs with view to settlement of the
shipments strike, but President Hard
ing was said to be fully informed as,
to what is happening and is anxious
to see negotiations terminate in desir-
able results.
n Efforts to obtain an official state
Inent at the White House as 10 the
Presidents views on the situation re-
suited in an authorized statement that
they could not with propriety be dis
closed at this time. It was PORTED out
that the situation rests in the hands If
"a number OF persons, government Off
ciais ias we'll assfailroad executives and
labor leaders, and it was indicated TINT
any discussion by Administration Off
Gals might enbarrass those who are
seeking settlement.
While the rail situation was under
stood not to have been included in the
subjects taken up for extended discus
sion at to-day's Cabinet meeting, which
was one of the briefest sessions in
some months, it was understood that
some reference was made to the status
of the governments injunction, in view
OF official statements that modiffca-
tion of the temporary order would not
be opposed when the case was called in
Chicago Monday.