The New York herald., 1922-09-07
New Jersey Unions Repre-
senting 10000 Men, Ask
General Strike.
BOTH SIDES MAKE CLAIMS
Roads Tell Of Large Traffic
Handled and Men Decry
Statements.

Developments hereabout in the rail
read strike situation yesterday were:
The Central Strike Committee wired
Senator Borah demanding the impeach-
ment of Attorney Daugherty
and Federal Judge Wilkerson of II
linois for asking and issuing respec-
lively an injunction violating freedom
of speech. assemblage and the press"
The Central Labor Union of Hudson
county. y. j., representing 10000
workers, voted for general strike
throughout the United States as
protest against the Daugherty injunc-
ton. Other local labor organizations
continued to urge holding a general
Federation OF Labor.
The strikers declared Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty's action is worth
S3.o00,oo0 to them In contributions in
this district alone. They said it vii,
enable them to hold out several months
longe" than they otherwise could have
done. II was estimated that the as
sessment Of one days pay for each man
promised by the Central Labor Council
would average $3.50 each from between
100000 and 100000 contributors.
Impeachment Plea TO Bornh.
The telegram demanding the i'm
peachment OF the authors or the In
junction was sent to Senator Borah be-
cause he is chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Labor and Education
Under the Constitution impe achment
proceedings originate in the House Of
Representatives and are tried In the
Senate. 1t Is as follows:
"On behalf OF 1000 railroad shopmen
on strike in the New York metropolitan
district we urge upon you the immediate
necessity for the impeachment OF
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daughcrty
and Federal Judge Wiikerson. The in
junction against the striking railroad
shopmen requested by the Attorney
General and issued by Judge Wilkerson
constitutes violation by high Govern
ment officials OF the constitutional
guarantees OF American freedom and of
specific Federal statute without prece-
dent in the history OF the nation.
soft words OF Interpretation spoken
In high official quarters after the issu-
ance OF this injunction cannot mitigate
the plain language and intent OF the
document Nor can they wipe out the
astounding admission by the Attorney
General reported in the press the day
the order was issued that he would use
the power Of the Government TO main
tain the open shop.
This injunction has not only violated
freedom OF speech. assemblage and the
press but has made the Department OF
Justice and the Federal courts acces-
sories 10 the crime OF union smashing
which a small group Of railroad execu-
tives are seeking 10 perpetrate at the
expense OF the nation. Such conduct
cannot and must not go unrebuked by
an outraged people"
Appeal for General strike.
The resolution adopted by the Hud-
son county Jersey city, Central Labor
Union calls upon the a. +. OF L. "imme-
diately TO set in motion the machinery
which shall bring the full power OF labor
to bear in one grand national protest
against the slavery conditions that are
being imposed upon US, TO call ma
tional strike at the earliest possible date,
in order that this warfare upon the
American homes may cease and the free
people be permitted to live In peace"
Railroading and connecting trades arc
Hudson county's greatest employers Of
labor
The local strike committee also wired
Bert M. Jewell, national president of
the shopmen. accusing the railroads of
falsifying figures as TO their ability %
handle perishable freight. Fruit. vege-
tables and milk. they assert are held up
and shipments TO New York have de-
clined 80 per cent. In four weeks"
Opposed TO this the executives gave on.
statement showing reports from the
Bureau OF Agricultural Economics Of
the Department OF Agriculture 20 prove
shipments Of fruit and vegetables this
year compares favorably with last year.