New-York tribune., 1922-09-06
Ask Labor. Here
For Days w age
To Aid Strikers
Executive Council Also Re-
quests Gompers to Can
Convention to Safeguard
Interests of All Unions
q. $. Ownership Is Urged
No Direct Action ON Demand
Scr General Strike; Plans
To Be Settled Tomorrow


days pay 70 aid the striking rail-
road shopmen by the terms of res
ciution adopted Mt last nights meet
ing Of the Central Trades and Labor
Council executive ccsnp,ittee Estimat-
Ing an average days pay for all
classes of union labor 81 50, this would
assure the strikers fund of almost
S8,0ts 100.
The same resolution asked President
GomperN of the American Federation
Of Labor to cali a conference Of all
union heads TO take such action as
may be necessary to protect and safe-
guard the rights OF the millions Of or
ganixed workers of America" 1t had
been freely reported that demand
for q general strike cali was to be
made at the meeting, but the eSecu-
tive council went no further than this
toward insisting on q nationwide
waik-out.
The Federal Government was also
urged to take over and operate the
railroads of the country and make
terms with the striking shopmen, $50
that the public will be guaranteed safe
and adequate operation"
To Be Presented Te-Morrow Night
With statement outlining the views
of iical organized labor on the injunc-
tion against the railroad strikers, the
resolution was made public by John
Sullivan, chairman, and William f. Ke-
hoe, secretary Of the Central Trades
and Labor Council. following the meet
ing of the executive committee. It will
be presented for action to a general
meeting of that body, TO be held on
Tomorrow night at Beethoven Hall.
The statement follows:
THE executive omrflittee has framed
this resolution to meet an overwhelm-
ig demand for action by the rank and
file of our constituent unions. The At
torney General has made the railroad
strike live issue in everw local union
IN town. This strike is now personal
matter TO hundreds of thousands of
workers in this district who had no
real interest in it before.
They argue this way: IF court in
Chicago to-day can restrain a railroad
worker from writing a letter or send
ing telephone message to nom
union friend about the strike court
in New York may do the same thing
maker or building trades mechanic
The only thing this injunction does
not enjoin a@shopman q from doing, is
talking in his, sleep.
Strike Right in Peril
Even in war times there was no sue h
Wholesale denial of the rights of free
speech and free assemblage as there is
in this injunction. If injunctions like
this are actually enforced, the right
to strike will go glimmering and with
IT the bargaining power of organized
labor. Workers in every trade ali over
the country are now back of the rail-
road shopmen. The shipments fight has
become their fight and they know it.
If the railroad executives can smash
the shop unions with the help of the
government and such injunctions as
this, no union can tell when its turn
will be next. Here is union smashing
combination that challenges the fight
ing spirit of every free American
worker.
at is up to the American Federation
Of Labor to put this spirit into ac-
tion. The shopmen must have every
resource of the labor movement at
their command. Their wo,een and
children must be fed, even though their
funds are enjoined. The strike must
go on, even though their leaders are
thrown into jail They must win or
wa will love. Our slogan is: One
days pay for the striking shopmen.'"
Collection of the fund for the strik-
ing shoprnen which is to begin at once,
will be made by the officers of each
union and turned over to Mr.. Kehoe.
Although no details were announced, it
is believed that the fund will be han
died altogether by labor leaders un-
affiliated with the strikers, so as to
avoid any conflict with the injunction.
In addition to the entire membership
OF the committee there were present at
the meeting Hugh Frayne, general or
ganizer for the A. F. of L., Francis X.
|. Sullivan, legal advisor, and John J.
Dowd, chairman of the central strike
committee of the railroad shopmen in
this district.
Erie Strikers Enjoined
On application of the Erie Railroad
Federal Judge Charles F. Lych, in New
arks, yesterday, gratend a temporary
injunction against the strikers, restrain
ing them from "picketing. intimidatinr
trespassing and conspiring" against the
railroad and its present employees The
writ namesfoliowing unions as defend
ants brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Help
ers. Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical
WORKERS, International Brotherhood OF
Boilermakers, Brotherhood of Iron Ship
builders and Helpers, Brotherhood OF
Maintainance of Way Employees and
the Brotherhood of Railway Shop La
borers
With the injunction proceedings
thus brought to their doors the Hud-
son County Central Trades Council of
New Jersey notified the Central Strike
Committee headquarters here that a
special meeting had been called for
the end Of this week at whicn aid for
the striking railroad shopmen will be
discussed. A resolution advocating a
general strike will be introduced and
is expected to meet with little opposi-
tion.
This is only one Of the many offers
of assistance which are still being re-
ceived at strike headquarters, it was
said there yesterday. Ample financial
ala now seeras assured, according TO
fhs repcSf- received, with most o. the
AFFILIATED unions or their member
ships advocating the use OF more ag-
gressive measures of assistance
Cuyier Shortens Vacation
The situation resulting from the
Daugherty injunction caused r. De
Witt Cuyier, chairman OF the Axsocia-
zion of Railway Executives, to cursail