Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-02
Not Aimed At Union Labor.

dominate the American people and
deprive the American people of the
necessities Of life, he warned, then
the government. will. destroy the
unions Tor the government of tho
United States yis supreme and must
endure" 40.
The railway employees department
of the American Federation OF Labor.
r. NJ. Jewel!N its President; j. F. Nc
Gratl,. vice president and John Scott.
secretary~trensurer, together with the
six shop crafts brotherhoods; the 100
system federations and their ,presi-
dents and secretaries, were made de-.
PENDANTS In the attorney generals pc
tition.
Strike win Continue.
Officials Of the shop crafts asserted
that the order would have no effect
on the continuance Of the strike.
'sThe strike will continue until a sat
settlement has been reached"
Secretary Scott said. w. H. Johnston,
president Of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists. said that leaders
will not abate their efforts to make
the strike effective despite any action
taken by the courts. Is. Nj. Jewell,
head of the shop crafts, issued no
statement and at his Headquarters ear
ly last night 1t was reported that he
was in conference. while another
official said he was out Of the city.
While Mr.. Daugherty, Blackburn
Esterlin, his assistant, and Charles
Clyne, pnited States district attorney,
all refused to comment on the possible
effect OF the injunction, Mr.. Daugher-
ty said his future movesNwill be gov
erned entirely by the actions of the
persons enioined. d.,
Tn his presentation before the court,
Mr.. Daugherty reviewed the efforts at
mediation, particularly President
Harding's attempts to end the strike.
He called attention to the fact that
the railroad labor board is an agency
Of the government and that the, pres
ident issued a proclamation calling,
upon the strikers 70 return to work,
obey tKe, board's decisions. and in any
event not to interfere with the trans
portation service or with the men will
ing to enter or continue in service.
The defendants in refusing to accept
the labor boards decision cutting wag-
e., he said. have Populated the la
Dor board and its authority and holds
the labor board and the government
of the United States in contempt"
Calling attention to the declaration
the government can have no chart
for its course except the law,"&the at
torney general continued:
Their are statutes forbidding con
spiracy to hinder interstate commerce.
There are laws to assure the highest
possible safety to railway service. 1t is
my purpose to invoke theseSlaws, civil
land criminal, against all offenders
alike"
Legal safeguarding against such
menace in the future, he said, must be
W Nrkh al nyif uyhAnL q rhor0n hoe hAA~
given to appraise the entire situation.
Duty to Government.
I'VE must reassert the doctrine
that in this republic the first obliga-
ton and the first allegiance Of every
citizen, high or low, is to his govern
ment," Mr.. Daugherty said. land 60
hold that government to be the just
and unchallenged sponsor for public
welfare. and the liberty. security and
right of all its citizens. No matter
what clouds may gather. No matter
7 what storms may ensue, no matter
what hardships may attend Or what
sacrifices HAY be necessary, govern
ment by law must and will be sustain
ed
Expressing his resolve to use all the
power Of the government to maintain
transportation and sustain the right
of men to work. the attorney gener-
IL said he did not appear as a rep
resentative Of the roads out repre-
~senting the people of the United
States. Expressing the governments
The government Of the United
States is not opposed to labor unions
if they perform such functions. as can
be performed in lawful America.
Never while the labor unions limit
their activities to legitimate acts and
lawful pursuits not injurious to So
ciety. at least while l speak and to
! the extent that I can speak for the
Esoyernment Of the United States,
Shall a blow be struck at them. But
1t may be~>understood that as long as
the extent that T. can speak for the
U. S.. I will use the power of the
government within my control to pre-
vent the unions of the country from
destroying the open shop. When a
man in this country is nc permitted
to engage in lawful toll whether he
protection and without interruption;
the death knell to liberty will be
sounded and anarchy will super
sede organized government.
Government Must Be Supreme.
Unions the attorney general con
tinued, should o be destroyed, but
they should be cerrscted and restrain
Cd.
III the acts Of violence and murder
are inspired by the unions" he said.
"then it js time for the government
to call a halt No organization or as
s%ociition, no matter how well organic
ed or how powerful it MAJ be-, can
hold its constitutions or it's laws su-
prenne over the government. the con-
stitution and the laws Of the United
States Of America. No union or com
bination Of. unions. can under our
laws, dictate to the American Union
No organization or association OF
ORGANIZATIONS. he said. will be permit
ted Ito laush in the frozen faces OF
faHishins people without prornp,
prosecution and proper punishment
He said the time had not yet come
for taking over the roads by the gov.
eminent. He asserted that the de-
PENDANTS could do no wiser thing for
organized labor than to consent to
making the restraining order perma
nAnt.
THE dispute between the employ.
ers and employees is not involved in
this ~pr6ceeding," he said; I'VE have
passed beyond this point. A govern
mental body entitled to recognition
and obedience has decided this dis.