Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-06
WRIT ABR|DGES
PEOPLES RIGHTS
SENATOR CLAIMS
Washington, Sept 6.-(By the A. P.)-The
injunction attained by the government against the
striking railway shopmen was declared today in

I\ODlIlSOn, OF Arkansas,
to be violative of both
the constitution and the Clayton
antitrust act"
The senator declared that the In
junction abridged freedom of
speech. and of the press, and the
right OF people peaceably to assem-
BILE"
He also argued that it violated the
section of the Clayton act, which, he
said, implied that laborers may or
ganize and act in concert for the
purpose of mutual help without the
risk Of prosecution under antitrust
laws"
Senator Robinson charged that the
federal court exceeded its authority
in issuing the temporary restraining
order and declared that the alleged
advantages" to he derived from the
order are more than Offset by the
permanent impairment of the repu-
tation of the federal judiciary for in
tegrity and impartiality, which must
result from such an unwarranted as
sumptionof authority
Hope For Separate Peace.
Chicago, Sept 6.-Prospects for a
partial settlement of the railroad shop
mems strike were believed here today
largely in the hands of Daniel Will
lard, president of the Baltimore &c
railroad. Mr. Willard was said to have
disclosed last Friday in Chicago to
other rail executives that he still was
seeking separate agreements. Mr..
Willard took the lead for separate set
Elements at the recent executives con-
ference in New York.
Including Mr.. Wizards road. fifty
two lines were said to have been in
volved in the plans for a separate set
tlement which was announced to
have failed at the New York confer
ence.
Union leaders here said that repre-
sentatives of the striking shop crafts
were in Baltimore today to meet some
of the executives. The understanding
was that Mr. Willard still hopes to
meet an agreement on the separate
agreement basis by which the strik-
ers on those roads endorsing the plan
would be given their old jobs back
with pensions restored and that dis
puted points be left to five representa-
tives of the train service brotherhoods
and five executives
Urge Impeachment of Judge.
New York. Sept 6.-Initiation of
proceedings for the impeachment of
Attorney General Daugherty and Fed
eral Judge Wilkerson of Chicago, on
the grounds that the strike injunc-
tion granted by the latter at the for
mers request was in violation of the
constitution was urged to Senator
BOrah i'll a telegram dispatched today
by John ]. Dowd, chairman of general
strike committee of the eastern rail-
road shopmen.
The message addressed to Senator
Borah as chairman OF the state COM
mittee on education and labor follows;
"On behalf of 25,000 railroad shop
men on strike in New York, Metropoli-
tan district, we urge upon you the i'm
mediate necessity for the impeach-
ment of Attorney General Harry NJ
Daugherty and Federal Judge Wilker-
son.
"The injunction against the strik-
ing railroad shopmen requested by
the attorney general and issued by
Judge Wilkerson constitutes a viola
ton by high governmental officials of
the constitutional guarantees of
American freedom and of specific fed
eral statutes without precedent in the
history Of the nation"
soft words of Interpretation spoke
in high official quarters after the is
suance of the injunction cannot miti-
gate the pain language and intent of
the document. Nor can they wipe out
the astounding admission by the at
tOrney general reported in the press
the day the order was issued that he
woud use the power of the govern
ment to maintain the open shop"
Deny Peace Agreement.
Chicago. Sept 6-Leaders of the
railway shopmen's strike and railrood
executives we're in accord today in de.
mails of published reports that there
was a new move on foot to settle the
strike
Inference that B. NJ. Jewell. head af
the crafts organizations, who had
been absent from strike headquarters
since the governments strike iniune-
ton was granted by Judge Wilkersoa
last Friday, had been in conference in
Baltimore with Daniel willard, presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road, was contradicted by Mr.. VIII.
lard
With rail heads asserting they knew
of no new peace moves. John Scott,
secretary. and J. +. McGrath, vice
president of the railway employees de-
partment Of the American Federation
of Labor. denied that call had been
issued from headquarters for meet
ing of the unions policy committee
tomorrow.
other union officials declined to re-