Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-11

NHdt mas 1een called the most Sweep-
ing temporary injunction ever issued
IN such a case. Union leaders have
not only denied the existence of a con-
splracy, but have demanded the vaca-
ton of the order against them on the
grounds that the government has failed
TO make out a case, that the injunc-
ton is in violation of the CLAYTON act
and that 1t was obtained through mis-
representation for "ulterior and un-
lawful motives.
Evidence by Carload.
In preparation of the goyernm it's
battle to make the injunction perma-
nent, federal agents were said to have
collected evidence from all parts Of the
country including thousands of tele-
grams, letters, photographs, blueprints
and books, tools of violence and trans
cripts OF statements OF some 1900 in
dividuals.
All of this evidence, it was said by
federal agents, will be used in an effort
to show that since the strike began
there have been 25 murders and that
$4,000 railroad cars have been tam
pered with and II railroad bridges
burned in the last 20 days. An effort
also will be made to show, it was said.
now such violence was directed and the
details OF plans to broaden the scope
or campaign of terrorism as the
strike progressed.
Mondays hearing will be before Fed
eral Judge James H. Wilkerson. who
granted the temporary injunction Rep
resenting the union leaders and op-
posed to the brilliant array of govern
ment counsel will be Donald r. Rich
horU
personal counsel of B. NJ. Jewell, head
of the shopcrafts.
Mr.. Jewell himself and John Scott.
secretary-treasurer Of the organization,
according to early plans, also will be
IN court. Government agents indicated
that if the two union leaders appeared
they might be called to the witness
stand by the government
Union Leaders to Meet.
While corps of federal agents were
sorting over the governments evidence
for the court hearing, which is sched-
which has been set to begin in an out
union leaders from all parts of the
were arriving for a meeting of
the shop craft policy committee of 80.
uled to open at 1890 in the morning,
lying hotel a half hour earlier. The
call for the meeting of the policy COM
mittee, which alone is empowered to
act on any peace proposals, was sent
out by Mr.. Jewell last week following
his return from the east, where he was
reported to have conferred with several
railway executives. Shortly after his
return a meeting of officials represent
ing some 80 railroads was held in Chi
.ago, but adjourned without making any
public announcements.
At the beginning of it's eleventh
week, the strike was estimated to have
rost the men who walked out on July 1.
more than 100000, 900 In lost wages.
1t was called following a decision of
the United States railroad labor board
cutting the wages of the shop crafts
employees approximately $500, 100000 q
year.
Two federal agents Sunday night
we're stationed at the home of Judge
to prevent any outbreaks
against him The judge, it was said,
has received several threatening let
ters.
Mr. Daugherty spent most of the
day in conference with his aides and
Sunday night issued the following
staten ent:
Il arrived IN Chicago this morning,
by certain assistants
from the department of justice in
Washington who are associated with
me in the strike injunction proceed
ngs now pending. Those who are
with me are John W. H. Grim. assist
ant attorney general: Blackburn Es-
-erline, assistant to the solicitor gen.
eral. and C. J. Mcclure, attorney.
James A. Fowler. special assistant
70 the attorney general in charge Of
antitrust prosecutions; Oliver E. Pc
yan, special assistant to the attorney
general, and A. A. Mclaughlin, special
assistant to the attorney general, and
also representing the railroad admin
stration, met me in Chicago. We had
/ conference at the hotel this after
noon. I shall have no statement to
make with respect TO the injunction
proceedings until after such proceed
ngs have taken place in court at 1890
omorrow morning.
I'VE are ready so far as the gov
,rnment is concerned to proceed with
he hearing of the case"