Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-09-01
ACT T0RESTRA|N
R. R. STRIKERS
From Interfering in Any Way
With Operations Of Rail-
roads of Nation
MOVE BY DAUGHERTY
Suit Filed in U. S. District
Court at Chicago Men Will
Not Abate Efforts
MOVE BY DAUGHERTl

CHICAGO. Sept. 1 (By The Asso-
ciated Press Suit for an injunction
against all striking employees OF the
rail1 Dads of the United States and
their union officials was filed in the
United States district court by At
torney General Harry M. Daugherty
here today.
The suit was filed shortly after
the arrival of Attorney General
Daugherty in Chicago this morning.
The plea for injunction included the
railway employees department of the
A.. .erican Federation of Labor, the
six striking shopcrafts and one hun
dred and twenty system federations
The suit seeks to refrain all strlk"
ers from interfering in any way with
the operation of the railroads II
was filed before United States Dis
trict Judge Wilkerson.
Besides the railway employees de-
partment, the six international un-
ions, International Brotherhood oil
Riacksmiths, International Assoc1a-
ton of Amalgamated Sheet Meta
Workers, Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen, International Brotherhood
Of Boilermakers and Iron Snip
Builders, International Association
Of Machinists, International Broth
rhood of Electrical Workers, as well
as one hundred and twenty system
declarations. were named as the op-
iect of the injunction.
Soon after the arrival of Attorney
General Daugherty in Chicago,
Blackburn Easterline, assistant at
.orney general. appeared before Dis
trict Judge Wilkerson and began
reading a copy of the petition for
restraining order. The application
was far embracing in character and
sought to prevent all interference
With operation of trains or with rail-
road property in any way.
The application for injunction
specifically named the president OF
the various union. organizations II
yolyed in the present strike when
started July /, last, following wage
decision of the railroad labor board
reducing wages Of certain railway
employees throughout the country.
The suit seeks to enjoin all rail-
way employees, attorneys. servants
union agents, associations and mem-
bers and all persons acting in aid
Or in conjunction with them, prlmar-
ilv until final hearing and perma-
nently thereafter, from in any man
ner interfering with, hlnderlng oi
obstructing railway companies, theli
agents. servants or employees in this
operation of their respective rail
roads and system of transportation
or the performance of their pubic
duties and obligations in the trans
portation of citizens and property
In Interstate commerce, and the car
rage of the mail and from in any
manner interfering with, hinderine
or ebstructing the agents, servants
ana employees of said railway com
panies or any of them. engaged II
inspection, repair, operation ant
use of trains, locomotives, cars and
other equipment of said railway
comnanies. or any of them, an6
from preventing or attempting te
preyent any person or persons from
freely entering into or from con
tinuing in the employ of said rail
way companies for the purpose ol
inspection and repairing of locomo'
tiyes and cars or otherwise.