The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-13
NO0NAN
APPEALS
TOCOURT

trict Of Columbia is
Asked to Set Aside
Chicago Injunction
Washington, Sept Z tBy the As
sociated Press, Legality of the
order obtained by the government
from Federal District Judge Wilk-
ersen at Chicago. restraining the
striking railway shop crafts and
the railroad brotherhoods from in
ferferrins with transportation in
prosecution of the siaopmen's
strike, was assailsd today in a suit
fled in the supreme court of the
District of Columbia by the Inter
national Brotherho Of Electrical
Workers. one OF the organizations
on strike. The question Of juris-
diction of the Chicago court was
also raised by the petition, which
denied that the plaintiffs had been
guilty of any Illegal act before or
since July ].
The electrical workers asked a
permanent Injunction to prevent
United States Attorney Gordon
and United States Marshal Snyde--
from enforcing locally the proyis-
ions of the Chicago order. Within
tsro hours after the fling Of the
suit-which was set for hearing
next Saturday SNYDER had
served formal notice OF the Chi
cago injunction on J.. p. Noonan,
president of the electrical workers,
on most of the other local leaders
named as defendants before Judge
Wilkerson. and was institrting a
search for William H. Johnston,
head Of the Machinists' association,
who was said to have disappeared
again, af.er visiting his Office.
The machinists leader, according
to some of his associates, however,
had left for Chicago before Mar
shal Snyder started out with the
Official copies Of the restraining
order.
While the electrical workers
petition was said to have been
solely on their own behalf and
without reference to the other SIX
unions on strike. Mr.. Noonan said
they expected both the temporary
order. which they hoped would s.
sue Saturday. and the permanent
writ to have nation vide scope.
Ofcials OF the department OF
justice would not comment for
publication on the recourse of the
strikers to the courts. but unoffi-
ciaIly they expressed the opinion
that if the supreme court of tn.
District of Columbia should grant
the temporary restraining order. II
would open wide avenues ie:ldins
TO possible upsetting by coarts OF
other Jurisdictions OF injlncaions
and restraining orders granted by
the district supreme court-slieE
as these in various packers and
other important cases-undsr the
Sherman antitrust and Clayton
acts.
The entire question. it was said
unofieially. centers on Section Is
OF the Clayton act. and Section )
of the Sherman law, which pro-
vide that in suits brought there
under. the Judge Of any federal
jurisdiction, if IN his judgment ii
is deemed necessary to protec. the
government or the purposes CT IN
Injunction. may have the power to
subpoena witnesses and defendants
In other jurisdictions.
While references TO alleged
secret negotiations at various
unnamed places looking to sepa-
rate settlements with individual
roads continued to be heard
throughout the day, these still re-
NAMED tonight in the status OF
ssunconfrnaed reports
Some administration officials who
have kept in personal touch with
one or both sides to the controver-
sy throughout its progress reiter-
;ated taday they had reason to be-
lieve that the prospect for settle
naent of the Strike On several indl-
vidual roads appeared to be I'M
proving. 1t was, said that Is. NJ
Jewell. leader of the striking shop
men, had been in touch with sew
eral of these recently and while
officially the department Of justice
was not advised of Mr.. Jewell's
Whereabouts. it was indicated that
administration officials had "a well
defined idea Of his activities. II
was intimated by some in the con-
ndence of Presidnet Harding and
Attorney General Daugherty that
any persistent attempt TO obtain
service upon Mr.. jewell had beer
deferred because Of the belief thai
he was engaged in negotiations
which might bring settlement
of the strike within the realm OF
icstifabte hope.
Attorney General Dausherty wa:
said to feel that the strike situation
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