The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-06
WRIT OPPOSES.
CONSTITUTION
SAYS SENATOR
Robinson Declares Daugherty
Injunction Abridges Free
dom of Speech and Right
of People to Assemble.
Union CHIEFS OBJECTS
tRx Associated Pressn


junction obtained by the government
against the striking railway shopmen
was declared today in the senate by
Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan-
sas, TO be a violation of both the con-
stitution and the Clayton antitrust
act
The Arkansas senator declared that
the injunction "abriged, freedom of
speech and of the press and the right
of people peacably to assemble" He
argued also that it violated the sec
ton of the Clayton act which, he said,
implied that "laborers may organize
and act in concert for the purpose Of
mutual help without the risk of prose
cution under antitrust laws"
NEW YORK, Sept 6.-Initiation Of
proceedings for the impeachment Of
Attorney General Daugherty and Fed
eral Judge Wilkinson of Chicago, en-
the ground that the strike injunction
graDted by the latter at the formers
request was in violation of the consti-
tuition, was urged on Senator Borah
in a telegram dispatched today by
John ]. Dowd, chairman of the gen
eral strike committee of the eastern
railroad ShOpmen.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ga deter
mination to prevent interference with
| interstate commerce but to press no
| Interpretation of the injunction grant
/ ed the government against the strik-
! ing railway shopmen that would
/ abridge personal liberty or freedom of
/ speech or the press was the policy
upon which the federal administration
was proceeding today in following up
! the injunction action.
That there would be no use of the
| injunction to abridge these consutu
tional rights was stated on his return
to the capital by Attorney General
! Daugherty who added however, that
freedom of speech and freedom OF
press does not mean those medium
may be used to incite riots or mur
derS."
Preserves Rights.
His statement followed declarations
by White House spokesman thai
President Harding felt the injunction
raised no threat agai inst the constitu
/ tional rights of the men on the strike
or of other citizens. 1t was added
however that it would be used firmly
/ to prevent interference with transpor
tation, with the extent of any neces
sary prosecutions under the injunction
to be determined by events.
With the injunction apparently rep
resenting a definitely settled policy II
regard to the rail situation the govern
ment was further concentrating its at
tention today on the problem of Goa
distribution, particularly in the ligh
of the virtual settlement of the anthra
cite tie-up. Confidence that the con
vention of anthracite miners in Wilkes
barre today would quickly ratify thu
agreement reached at Philadelphia
! last Saturday was generally expressed
in official circles.
Hope To Vote On Bill.
! In the senate leaders were hopeful
that a vote would be reached toda,
on the administration anti-profiteerin
] coal bill. An amendment was adopte,
: during its consideration yesterday lin
: iting the life of the measure to ST
r months and several other propose
amendments remained to be dispose
of today.
Meanwhile Secretary Hoover wa
completing arrangements for a COZ
, ference in Philadelphia tomorrow wit
anthracite operators and members O
) the Pennsylvania state fuel commi:
: sion to discuss means of facilitatin
: the distribution of hard coal, the intel
state movement of which probabl
would be brought under the control c
the organization retained by Fedora
\ Fuel Distributor Spencer pending Ell
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