The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-02
U. s. SERVES
SUBPOENAS ON
union CHIEFS
Gompers Announces Ameri-
can Federation of Labor
Has No Power To Call a
General Strike.
SCOTT NOT WORRIED
tBy Associated Press

states government by means or the
most drastic and far-reaching tempo
rary injunction ever issued in an In
dustrial crisis, the 100000 railway
shopmen, who walked out July 1. in
protest against wages and working
conditions prescribed by the railroad
labor board, today had entered q. new
era of the nationwide rail strike.
Federal authorities in Chicago
served notice Of yesterdays inJunc-
ton on some of the heads Of the rail
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor and
rushed preparation of additional Unit
ed States deputy marshals to serve the
| hundreds Of subpoenas.
| The government is prepared to exer-
| else any of its power necessary TO
bring about normal rail conditions, ac-
cording to announcement of admins
tration spokesmen.
Has No Power
Gompers announced that the Amer
lean Federation of Labor does not
have the power to call general strike,
but said that appeals for such a move
will be heard at the executive council
meeting next Saturday.
District Attorney ClyNe said that in
his opinion additional supplemental in
junction proceedings in federal district
courts of the country woud be unnec-
essary. The governments suit, he
said, was sufficiently broad to cover
the entire country.
John Scott, secretary of the Railway
Employees department met his associ-
ates in conference shortly before noon
at the federated craft headquarters.
Mr.. Scott declared that Mr.. Jewell had
left the city, but refused to give his
destination.
Subpoenas Served.
The federal subpoenas were served
on Scott last night and were left at
union headquarters. Were not wor-
rying about the iniunctionS Mr.. Scott
said. Reports that huge union defense
funds were to be raised brought from
Scott the remark that, I'VE have plen-
ty of funds now. All we have to do is
to stay away from the shops and the
strike will be won. Some of these rail
roads will soon be for sale, and then
we can buy them up and operate them
ourselves"
The restraining order obtained from
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson by
Attorney General Daugherty, prohibits
interference in any manner with any
and all phases of railroad operations.
Printed and oral propaganda were
placed under the ban, and the injunc-
ton is directed against all persons
connected in an official capacity with
the railway employees department of
the American Federation of Labor.
the Federation of Shop Crafts, and
system federations
The life of the temporary Injunction
extends to Sept II, when JUICE VIII
kerson will hear a motion for a per
: manent order.
4 Federation to Meet
: Meanwhile the executive committee
of the American Federation of Labor
prpared to meet Sept 9. Samuel Com
: pers. president of the federation, who
l condemned the injunction as Aout-
; rageous," said in Washington that
communications from labor organiza-
tons requesting the federation TO
e sponsor a general strike in sympathy
h with the shopmen would be placed
{ before the council, purely as matter
of routine business"
Officials of the federation explained
> that it was not within the authority
/ of the council to order, or even TO
u authorize a general strike. Such ac-
ton they said, would require a ma
tional convention.
At the same time officials Of the
shop crafts asserted that the order
would have no effect on the continu-
ance of the strike. In statement is
sued by the executive council Of the
railway employees department OF the
American Federation of Labor, strike
\ leaders pledged to aid by their every
\ power" enforcement of the injunction
against "lawlessness and violence" in
connection with the strike.
Will Go Limit
S From the White House came the dec
b laration that the federal government
u, will not stop with the restraining order
y, if it finds that other steps are neces-
q sary.''
y In their statement the council as
ir sumed that the right of railway en-
T ployes is acknowledged to continue
lawful strike in a lawful manner until
u a satisfactory settlement is made"
J. eat least until advised that the con-
stitution of the United States and the
. decision of the supreme court are no
~ longer to be relied upon as the law of
ID the land" the statement continued.
e "sthe officials of the organizations Of
l. railway employees will continue to per-
form their legitimate duties to their
members, to aid them in the lawful
is pursuit of their lawful purposes, and
~ to do all in their power, IN cOnJuHCuOIl
n with officers of the government to re-
n strain and to punish every unlawful act
n of those who are rightfully involved,
or who without right involved them
selves in the operation of the roads,
III Stand on Rights
at The statement declared that It could
IS not be assumed that the attorney gen
as eral could have waited two months
at to proceed against the strikers If a
IS. peaceful conduct Of the strike was IN
re lawful or that President Harding
n would have held conferences with
of ilawbreakers" and proposed that the
is lawbreakers whom they represented
should return to work under terms
a which they afterward accepted and
il which the railway executive rejected. /"
LII Attorney General Daugherty in pre-
g, senting his petition declared its under
of lying principle was 'the survival and
'e- supremacy of the government Of the
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