The Washington times., 1922-09-02
DEPUTIES
REPO R 7
JEWELL IS
MISSING
A. E.. L. Official Reported to
Have Taken Train to
the East.
BY THOMAS wRIGLEY.
Internatioanl News Service.

Internationnl News service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Service Of
the great injunction" against
the striking railroad workers and
their leaders began here today.
United States marshals, armed
with the drastic restraining order
issued by Federal Judge James
H. Wilkerson, at the request OF
Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty, swarmed from the
Federal building. =
The first sensation Of the day
came when deputy marshals re-
ported that B. M. Jewell, presi-
dent Of the Railway Department
of the. American Federation Of
Labor, could not be located. He
was reported to have taken q
train for the East during the
night.
wen resist to the last!''
Such was the attitude of the le-
gtDns Of striking railway employees
today as preparations were begun to
combat the drastic injunctions Sc
cured against the entire railway de-
partment of the American Fedora
ton of Labor by the United States
Government.
Fight to Go On, Men Say.
The fight will go on, leaders stated,
in spite of the court order secured
upon petition Of Attorney General
Harry M. Daugherty n Federal
court, which temporarily, at least.
restrains the strikers, with their
leaders. from picketing railroad prop.
erty, from seeking to secure recruits
to their ranks, and from issuing any
strike propaganda, either in meet
llgs or through the press.
Leaders Study Order,
Today the entire attention OF the
strike leaders was focused on the
injunction, and every one Of its
many provisions, SO far-reaching
and sweeping as to almost deny
the strikers the right to draw
their breath" as one official put Il,
was being carefully dissected and
scanned by counsel.
The executive council, in a state
ment, said that enforcement Of the
injunction in so far as 1t applies to
lawlessness and violence in connec.
ton with the stlfke wbuld be aided
by every power in the shopcrafts
organization.
See Constitution Violated.
1T is unfortunate" the statement
declared, however, that in suit
for the announced purpose of pre-.
venting lawlessness the Attorney
Generals office has prepared and
the court. on hasty consideration,
has entered an order, which, unless
carefully Interpreted, might read as
a fragrant violation Of the Constitu.
tional rights of American citizens
as repeatedly affirmed by the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Apparently either haste or fail.
ure to use the English language with
provision has led to the drafting Of
an order which, read too literally,
would deny the right of free speech
or communication of any kind, or
Just payment Of debts, or mutual aid
in lawful association TO men engaged
in peaceful conduct Of their bust.
ness"
The executive council of the shop.
crafts holds particularly that their
be assumed to come within the pro-
vision Of the injunction issued by
Judge Wilkerson.
Peaceful picketing, 1t was pointed
out, has time and again been held
as lawful by the Supreme Court of
the United States. .Hs..'.
1--WE assume the right to continue
a lawful strike in q lawful manner
until a satisfactory settlement Is
made" Is the shopmen's attitude.