Evening journal., 1922-09-08
WORKERS ON
EIGHT ROADS
MAY GO BACK
TO JOBS SOON
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legal and political history within the
next few months.
These developments include: A
legal battle, more intense than any
similar court fight that has proceed
ed It TO determine how far the gov
ernment can go in controlling by in
junction the conduct OF labor unions
or any other groups Of citizens.
WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-CNnit-
ed Press) With strike develop
ments at a standstill in Washing
ton. eyes OF the administration Of
ficials turned today 10 Atlantic City
where the executive Council OF the
American Federation OF Labor will
consider the question OF a general
strike and toward Chicago where
peace negotiations are centered.
There is some hope here that a par
tial settlement of the rail strike on
a compromise basis giving strikers
practically unimpaired seniority
rights, may come out OF the visit 10
Chicago Of Daniel willard. Presi-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
willard, who has long been willing
to settle with the strikers himself,
Is understood TO be in Chicago in
an effort TO induce other rail ex-
ecutives to make separate peace.
He carried TO Chicago. 1t Is be-
lieved here, a definite compromise
plan worked out during secret con-
ferences at Baltimore, between Will
lard and shopmen's representatives.
Attorney General Daugherty to-
day was completing his plan for pro-
cedure at Chicago Monday, when he
will ask Federal Judge Wilkerson to
make permanent the temporary In
junction against striking shopmen.
The Attorney General is willing that
the temporary injunction be modi-
fed and he is now studying the mat
ter to see how much It could be
modified without weakening the
governments position.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, after a
conference with Daugherty yester-
day, expressed the opinion that the
Injunction would be modified with
Daugherty's consent.
Local railroad officials today ap-
pealed to police for protection of
shop workers. following an attack
on George F. Lewis. %, and
young woman he was escorting.
Lewis and the girl were set upon
by several men. who according to
Lewis. had followed them in an
local railroad shop. He was Sc
verely beaten.
Police were informed also that
shopworkers here who have taken
the places OF strikers have received
numerous threatening letters within
the past "a hours. The request for
police protection was described as
"a precautionary measure"
Union officials emphatically de-
MED that union members had any
thing to do with the attack on Lewis
or the writing OF the threatening
letters.
Hearing IS set for tomorrow before
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, in the suit brought by the
international Brotherhood of Elec-
tricsl Workers, to enjoin Federal
officials from enforcing the Chicago
injunction.
This suit has two-fold purpose.
labor leaders said today, of testing
the legality Of the sweeping injunc-.l
ton issued by Judge Wilkerson and
OF having the way for carrying the
litigation TO the United States Su-
preme Court II that becomes neces-
sary.
Attorney General Daugherty may
appear personally TO combat the suit
He NAV ask that the hearing pc
postponed on the ground that Mon
day may see a material modification
in the terms OF the Chicago injunc-
ton.
NEW YORK. Sept. s.-(United
Press)-The Central Trades ana
Labor Council in a meeting mere
last night, demanded the impeach-
ment OF Attorney General Daugn-
erty and Federal Judge James VIII
kerson because of the injunction
against the striking shopmen.
CLEVELAND, o.. Sept. s.-(Unit-
ed Press)-Two shots were hred AT
a Pennsylvania passenger train en-
tering Cleveland early today. the
bullets shattered windows Of chair
car but missed passengers.
NEW YORK. Sept. s.-(United
Press)-Bert NJ. Jewell. head OF the
striking shopmen, after conferences
with railroad executives. has agreed
TO a plan for settlement of the rail
strike on eight or ten roads, accord
ing to the Dow Jones Financial
Agency today.
The agency says Jewell conferred
with President Warheld, of the Sea-
board Air Line, and with Senator
Cummins.
CHICAGO, sept. s Omitted Press).
Leaders in the new rail peace move
were to meet in Chicago today pre-
liminary to the conference of the
shopmen's policy committee Monday.
Daniel willard. president of the
baltimore and Ohio, arrived here
secretly and went into conference
with half a dozen western road
executives.
Bert NJ. Jewell, president of the
shopmen, was expected today. Jewell
has been mysteriously absent since
the Daugherty injunction was
granted.
1t was believed that Willard and
Jewell would confer.
willard, who has urged the indi-
vldual agreement proposition since
early in the strike. conferred with
w. II. Finley, president OF the Chi I
,axo and North western. Hale Hold ,