The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-07
LABOR C0NFERS
ON PLAN TO
FIGHT WRIT
Gompers and Followers Pre-.
pare to Fight Injunc-
tiOn
(By the Associated Press)

American Federation of Labor
chiefs, led by President Samuel
Gompers, today prepared to draft
plan of attack upon Attorney
General Daugherty's inunctijon
against the railroad shop crafts
strikers. Following a series of Sc
cret conferences, which lasted un-
til late last night it was unofficial
ly announced at labor headquart-
ers that it had been almost de-
finitely decided to attempt through
the courts, to have the Daugherty
act vacated.
The Labor leaders expect to have
plan in shape to be submitted to
the executive council of the Am
erican Federation Of Labor when
it convenes Saturday.
A score Of the labor chiefs were
already on the scene as today's pro-
gram got under way. Besides the
ten presidents for whom reserva-
tions had been made, several nom
members of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor executive council
arrived in time to participate.
It is reported several heads of
the Big Five brotherhoods will be
invited before the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor with which they
have no official aeefil;ation, to re-
view the story of their efforts, as
mediators, to bring about peace be-
tween the shop crafts and rail
executives.
The question of whether the for
NAL sessions of the A. F. of L.
executive council shall begin here
Saturday, as was scheduled, or be
transferred to Washington was
still up in the air today. The pro-
liability of such move was con-
sidered strong.
PETITION FOR INJUNCTION.
Washington, Sept. IA petition
for an injunction was filed today in
the supreme court of the District Of
Columbia against United States At
torney Peyton Gordon and United
States Marshal Edgar C. Synder,
marshall for the District of Column
bia, by the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, which
would restrain Gordon and Snyder
from enforcing within the District
of Columbia the provisions Of the
blanket injunction issued to Attor-
ney General Daugherty in Chicago
last week. n. b. u.
The petition was set for hearing
before Justice Bailey next Saturday.
The petition asserted that the only
knowledge the provision of the Chi
cego injunction had been gained
from newspaper reports. On tho
basis of this information, they aver
red that the injunction was ISSUED
with authority of law" and was with
out effect in the District Of Colum-
bia. .r..
REPLIES TO LABOR LEADERS.
Washington, Sept. Attorney
General Daugherty's announce
ment of the governments plan of
procedure in connection with its
injunction suit against the striking
railway shop crafts was viewed
here today as a reply to labor lead
ers and others who have assailed
the injunction as a violation of con-
stitutional rights, leaving in no
doubt the determination of the de-
partment of justice to pursue the
course adopted,
Dividing interest with that, de-
velopments nthe rail situation to-
day were continued reports of Sc
cret negotiations looking to some
sort of separate strike settle
ment with individual roads, and the
significance in that connection of
the meeting called in Chicago of
the policy committee Of the shop
crafts unions. AS to any such ne
gotiations complete ignorance was
asserted in both government and
labor circles here.
Declaring in his statement that
the government would consider in
due time what proceedings shall
be taken against the few misguided
labor leaders who have made in
cendiary speeches" in connection
with the industrial situation, the
attorney general asserted "they
should not complain that they are
denied the full privileges of free
speech" The United States attor-
ney at Chicago has been instruct
ed to notify counsel for the unions
that their leading ocials together
with the complete records of the
organizations would be required
before the court when the case is
again heard, the attorney general
said, adding that they will then
have "the fullest opportunity to
testify under oath as to whether
or not they are responsible for in
stigating and carrying on the un-
questioned conspiracy to paralyze
in this country"
PURPOSE OF MEETING
Cincinnati, Sept. John J. Wall.
of the National Policy Com
mittee of the Federated shop crafts,
today expressed the belief that the
meeting of the policy committee in
Chicago would be for the purpose of
discussing "means and terms of