The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-09-06
NOT TO ABR|DGE
PERSONAL LIBERTY
Daughe-sy Declares Injunction Will
Not Be Used to Abridge Personal
Liberty Nor Freedom of Speech.

Junction oDCalned IN CncaSO against
striking shopmen by the government.
Attorney General Daugherty said to
day, will not be used to abridge per-
sonal liberty, nor will freedom OF
speech or the the press be %interferr-
ed with. But he added, freedom of
speech and freedom of press does not
means these mediums may be used to
incite riots or MURDERS The Attor
ney General also declared that the
injunction had not been obtained
to force men to work, nor was it a
move to prevent strikes.
The statement of Mr.. D~augherty,
which was made to newspaper cor
respondents, followed earlier dec
larations by a White House spokes
man after today's cabinet meeting
that President Harding felt the
injunction would not in any way
endangered constitutional rights of
the men on strike or Of other citi-
zens. But, it was added, the Chi
cago injunction proceedings would
be followed up with the determine
ton OF preventing interference
with transportation.
Just how far the government
would be obliged to go with pros
ecution against individuals, the
, White House spokesman said, could
only be determined by events. 1t
was indicated that no activities in
connection with the strike out
side Of court matters were now in
progress.
Attorney General Daugherty in
his statement, declared there would
be no objection by the Department
of Justice to meetings of. union
men to perform any of their func-
tions "that do not interfere with
interstate commerce or otherwise
violate the law"
eff anyone undertakes to abridge
personal liberty" he added, 81 will
be as vigorous in upholding the
peoples rights as / am vigorous in
opposing violence
The Attorney General expressed
the belief that the strike situation
would quiet down this week, and
added:
81 do not want to go any farther
i'm these proceedings than is nee
essary. J want to be reasonable
about IT, but not so reasonable as
TO let the government and the peo-
pie be trampled upon"
The injunction, he said "is sit
ing very comfortable adding that
he department had received many
Fcngratulatory messages On it, in.
Fluding many from labor people.
The great majority of the press
bout 80 per cent-that portion of
he respectable outstanding press"
(fr. Daugherty declared, approved
he governments curse. The press,
be added, had performed a every
Generous helpful service to the
American people,"
Responding to the question, the
Attorney General said he thought a
curt would ~construe advocacy OF
icketing as being in violation Of
Judge Wilkinson's temporary re
training order.
Reports to the Department Of
Justice today, he asserted, showed
he situation over the country tx
e quiet, very comfortable"
As the Attorney General dis
1ssed the situation, William H
bhnstone, president of the Inter
htional Association of Machinists
be Of the seven striking raj
Mons, declared in an address be
Ire a mass meeting of strikers here
at 20 change has been made il
e methods of conducting the strike
far as his union was concerned
Mr. Johnson characterized the
h:cago injunction as "the big
isev and said he would "defy At
rnev General Daugherty or any
aluo To interfere to discuss mat