The New York herald., 1922-09-07
LABOR HEADS FROWN
ON GENERAL STRIKE
Federation Council Meets to
Fix Program for Fight
ing Daugherty.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. G.
Threats of a general strike, which would
paralyze all industry, appear to be And
ing little favor with the national labor
leaders who arrived here to-day to pre-
pare for the meeting of the Executive
Council Of the American Federation of
Labor.
Openly hostile to the point of belliger-
ency in their opposition OF the Daugh-
erty injunction, Samuel Gompers and
the vice-president of the council in all
day conferences sought a definite plan
for fighting the Governments policy, put
were silent on the subject of a general
strike.
No formal action has been taken, no
positive announcement made OF the
plans of the labor dictators on the gen.
eral strike prospect, but 1t appears TO-
night from the attitude of these
leaders that such Revolutionary
measure has not received serious
consideration in the secret conferences
held during the afternoon and evening.
While they are Of one mind IN tneir
antagonism to the Federal inJunc.ioi, lie
labor leaders are understood not TO nave
sraned their definite program for meet
ing that legal barrier imposed oy the
Their indecision was indicated TO-
night when It was said that the formai
meeting OF the Executive Councii mignt
be in Washington on Saturday or Mon
day instead of here.
n has been suggested that because
II tac governmental problem involved
II might be advisable TO adjourn the
meeting scheduled for Saturday at TINS
resort to reconvene In Washington. ~nere
the council could be in close touch with
Fede raj officials.
Mr. Gompers's only formal statement
was the following:
."rhe strike of the railway shopmen
could be adjusted In a day IL the situa-
ton were approached from the stand
point of humanizing the problem rather
than commercializing or politicalizins IT,
'"The resentment manifested by our
people and the press OF the country
against Attorney-General Daughertys 8
nwarrantable injunction is most graf
flying manifestation of the American
spirit"
Formal protest will be made in all
probability by the Executive Council
against continuing the temporary IN
junction. That will be followed by legal
stems TO combat the Injunction and have
II set aside.
Some of the union leaders were almost
as bitter against the heads of the Big
Four brotherhoods as against the Fed
eral officials. These brotherhoods are ac-
cused by some of playing into the hands
OF the railroads by reason of their fall
ure TO support the striking shopmen.
In the annual convention OF the Typo
graphical Union scheduled to open here
on Saturday there will be a showdown
fight between the conservative and
radical forces. The radicals. headed by
John Mcfarland, won control or the
organization in the election last May.
hut will not take office until November
John w. Hayes. international secretary
and his associates claim to have a ma
Jority of the delegates, and have an
nounced they will attempt to bind the
hands Of the radicals by forcing the
adoption of union regulations at the
convention.
The radical wing is accusing the con-
scrvatives of being too lenient in their
dealings with employers. 1t Is expected
the convention will not consider any
resolutions dealing with a general
strike growing out of the recent injunc-
ton procured by Attorney General
Daugherty.
Mr.. Gompcrs is to address the conven-
ton on Monday morning. III any ques-
tion Of general strike comes up for
discussion ii will be after his speech
IL is expected 10000 printers and their
families will attend the convention, the
first held in New Jersey.