Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-25
RAIL INJUNCTION
SPUT IN FORCE.
Effectiveness Of Order Unmodi-
fled by court-SIight Verbal
Changes Made
sH0PMEN TO TAKE APPEAL
By Associated Press

Chicago. sept. 2J.---'Ihe drastlc tcin
oorary Injunction order asked by At.
torney General Harry NJ. Daughcrty
against shop crafts strike leaders was
MT in force today by Judge james IL.
Wilkprson without any of its effective
ness being modified.
Several slight changes in the word
i,e of the order submitted Saturday
we're made by Judge Wilkcrson to clar-
ify its meaning.
Donald Il. R!chbcrg, counsel for the
railway shop crafts. indicated today
that the next stop would be Il petition
20 the United States Circuit Court OF
\ppeals for II review of the order.
TO combat Attorney General DnnHh.
rrty's efforts to have the temporary
writ made permanent means long,
costly fight. Mr.. Richberg said, n fight
which would severely tax the resources
,t the unions. "What we are most In
tercstcd in now." he said. "is an effort
60 obtain review Of this case by the
Circuit Court OF Appeals
Judge Wilkcrson signed the order
after Donald u. Richbcrg, defense at
torucy. said he was unable to suggest
any form of order which would be ef-
fcctivc to give legal sanction to the cx-
.rrisc Of an authority which we respect
1ujly urge Is NV "i'hih 'hc po"ei W
the court.
ITO call this proceeding in its method
and result due process of law, in order
10 Justify the denial Of constitutional
rights Of the defendants by this Judi
cial finding based on ex.parte affda-
yits,' said Mr.. Richbcrg, "scems TO
inc TO disregard tho fundamental prin-
ciplcs of our system Of laws. AS well as
10 exercise "A power specifically denied
10 the Federal courts By an act of Con-
srcss passed in order to prevent the very
deprivation Of liberty and property
which is here accomplished.
at appears that none of the named
Gefendants is even charged with the
commission of any unlawful act. APP
Iarcntly. however. tho Court has found
hat there is proof Of an unlawful con.
sliracy in the large number of unlaw.
ful acts shown to have been cominittcd.
the most Of them by unknown parties.
and that the defendants arc presumed
to have knowledge that these things
were donc.'
Following the short plea by defense
vttorncys that the Government petition
for an injunction be denied, Judge Will
Ecrson denied their motion and added
the phrase with intent to further said
conspiracy in several paragraphs and
signed the order.
Signulinen Ask High Wage
4 return to wartime wages and re.
sumption of the basic eight t-hour lay
we're requested before the United States
enntativcs of the brotherhood Of Rail.
rond Sisnnlmcr of America. n. W.
llelt. presidsnt OF the brotherhood.
opened the hearing for the employees OF
folty-two railroads and their subsidi-
aries.
The signalmen are seeking Il returl
10 the wages established by the board
under Decision No. = of May i, 1920,
an average dnily range OF S4.72 to
S704 day. They AK in addition fofr
dif'reptinls above those rates for fore
mS,,.
Mr.. Hclt told the board that the
brotherhood's action was based on four
premises:
First. The general upward trend Of
the living wage.
Second, That the board. IN computing
rcductions in 1921 and 1922 had NOT
used facts ''of sound validity"
Third. That the first reduction was
made in error, because Decision No. =
was based on a living wage prior to
December. 1910. which since has ir-
creased materially.
Fourth. That Government figures
place the living cost Of the average
family at S2IO0.
Washington, Sept. 2J.---By \. P.>
:. Hearing was indefinitely postponed
Ivy the District of Columbia Supreme
Court today on the Governments mo.
'ion for dismissal of the injunction pro
rcedlngs brought by the International
brotherhood Of Electrical Workers TO
prevent serving Of notice Of the re.
.'rainng order issued in Chicago by
Judge Wiikersou on local striking rail !
road shopmeu. The postponcment was |
ny agreement OF counsel.
Cincinnati, S"pt. 25.--(By A. p.D
II. y. Worcester, vice president Of |
We Big Four Railway, said today tha, ,
while striking shopmcn would BE- taken !
I,H"k gradually on the Big Four during ,
~" next thirty days, their rank or
t"niortty would follow the old men who
l"mnin"d loyal md the new men who
were employed during the strike. More
than this added Mr.. Worcester, 1T
- provided in the signed agreement
'Naf any threat or intimidation on the
!art OF either the present forces or the
'"furning shopmcn Will result in in.
>laht and permanent discharge of the