The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
LABOR AROUSED


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strike" if necessary. They anticipated
that they would perhaps get into trou-
BILE with the courts, and they laid plans
accordingly, it was said today. Local
unions on strike are in possession OF
such orders as will permit them to
carry on" without their national
leaders.
Favor General Strike.
There is a growing sentiment in
the rank and file of union labor for
a general strike, it was asserted today
by Gompers. Almost daily since the
present Industrial trouble started last
April with the strike of the United
Mine Workers, there has come to
American Federation of Labor head
quarters, he said, resolutions passed
by local unions in varied industries
calling for a general strike to check
the -deflation of labor"
The long strike of the textile work
ers in New England, the miners strike
and now the shop crafts strike-enl-
labor in the federation-have all
combined, Gompers said, to bring
constant and increasing pressure" on
the national officers for general
strike call
There was nothing else to do in this
mon the executive council of the fed
Grafton to meet and discuss what
shall be done. The meeting will be
held one week from today-two days
before the federal court in Chicago
considers the matter of making the
drastic CauEherty injunction perma-
nent.
Chicago. Sept. 2.-'We'n resist to
the last"
of striking railway employees today as
preparations were begun to combat
the drastic injunction secured against
the entire railway department of the
American Federation of Labor by the
United States government here yes
friday.
Say Fight VIII Go On.
The fight win go on, leaders stated,
IN spite of the court order secured
upon petition of Attorney General
! Harry NJ. Daugherty in federal court
which. temporarily at least, restraints
the strikers with their leaders, from
picketing railroad property, from seek
| ing to secure recruits to their ranks,
and from issuing any strike propa-
ganda, either in meetings or thru the
press
Today, the entire attention of the
strike leaders was focused on the in
| junction and every one of its many
provisions, SO far reaching and sweep
| ing as to almost deny the strikers the
right to draw their breath as one
official put it, were being carefully
dissected and scanned by counsel
The executive council, in state
ment, said that enforcement of the in
| junction, insofar as it applies to law
| lessness and violence in connection
| every power in the shop crafts organ
izations.
May Violate Rights.
at ia unfortunate" the statement
/ declared, however, that in a suit for
| the announced purpose of preventing
Iawlessness the attorney generals Of
| flee has prepared and the court on
| hasty consideration has entered an
| order, which unless carefully inter-
! preted might read as a fragrant VIOLA
| ton of the constitutional rights of
American citizens as repeatedly at
| firmed by the supreme court of the
| United States"
Apparently either haste or failure
to use the English language with pre-
cision has led to the drafting of an
| order which read too literally would
| deny the right of free speech or COM
munication of any Kind or just pay
ment of debts or mutual aid in lawful
association to men engaged in peace
4 full conduct of their business.
The executive council of the shop
crafts holds particularly that their
| greatest -picketing-can moi
| be assumed to come within the pro-
visions of the injunction issued by
Judge Wilkerson. Peaceful striking
| it was pointed out, has time and again
| been held as lawful by the supreme
court of the United States.
I'VE assume the right to continue
a lawful strike in a lawful manner
| until a satisfactory settlement is
made is the shipments attitude.
| And until advised that the constitu-
| ton and supreme court decisions ARE
no longer to be relied upon as the law
of the land" the railway shop crafts
declare they will continue to perform
their Legitimate duties to their mem
| bers"
Jewell was in Chicago yesterday
when the injunction was issued. He
was to be sought today in the service
of the writs.
AS the marshals began serving the
injunctions, a large corps of special
| agents of the United States depart
ment of justice left the federal build
ing and took up stations at strategic
points ready to report and cope with
| any attempted violation of the injunc-
ton order.
Big Fight Ahead.
They were forewarned by the flood
of angered and bitter denunciations
reported from union officials all over
the country against the injunction
Already battle lines were being drawn
for a tremendous legal battle on Sep
TENDER IL, the date when Fedora
Judge Wilkerson will hear arguments
on the questions Of making the tenn
porary injunction permanent for al
time. It is a fight. union leaders de
clared, for their right of free speech
and assembly and peaceable action.
Attorney General Daugherty, hi:
labors here completed, left for Column
bus, o. He will be back in Washing
ton Monday.
i CHARGE nocroR WITH ARSON