The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-06
n. R. INJUNCTION
MEANS SAFE ETY Or !.
PUBLIC RIGHTS
Only Outlaws Will Be Affected
BY Force Used
REAL RIGHTS NOT UPSET
Daugherty Makes Forceful Re-
ply to Claims of Comp
ers and Others

Washington, Sept. 5.-(By the AS.
sociated Press)-The injunction OBJ.
tanned in Chicago against striking
shopmen by the government, Attor-
ney General Daughcrty said today,
VIII not be used TO abrldge personal
liberty, nor will freedom OF speech
or the press be interfered with. But
he added freedom Of speech aid
freedom Of press does not mean those
mediums may be used to incite riots
or murders TIE attorney general
a,to declared that the injunction had
rot been obtan eG to force men to
work, nor was Il move 10 prevent
strikes.
The statement OF Mr. Daugherty.
which was made to newspaper cor.
respondents, followed earlier declar-
ations by a White House spokesman
after todays cabinet meeting, that
President Harding felt the Injunction
would not in any way endanger con-
stitutional rights Of the men on strike
or of other citizens. But, 1t was
added, the Chicago injunction pro-
ceedings would be followed up with
the determination of preventing in
reference with transportation.
Just how far the government
would be obliged to go with prose-
cutions against individuals the
White House spokesman said, could
only be determined by events. 1t
was indicated that no activities in
connection with the strike outside 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 functions that
do not interfere with interstate
commerce or otherwise violate the
law"
III anyone undertakes to abridge
personal liberty" he added, Il will
be as vigorous in upholding the peo.
pies fight as 1 am vigorous in op'
posing violence,
The attorney general expressed
the belief that the strike situation
would "qulet down this week, and
added;
Il do not want to go any farther
in these proceedings then is neces.
sary. want to be reasonable about
1t, but not so reasonable as to let
the government and the people be
trampled upon
The Injunction, he said, lis sitting
very comfortably" adding that the
department had received many con-
gratuatory messages on it, including
many from labor people.
The great majority of the press
about 90 per cent-that portion OF
the respectable outstanding press,
Mr. Daugherty declared, approved the
governments course. The press, he
added had performed very gener'
Gus, helpful service to the American
people
Administrations efforts to settle the
railroad strike are definitely at an
end. 1t was officially announced from
the White House today that the Ad'
ministration is not working on any
IldnS WIFI Itbdlu " INC sumo "
oept those designed to protect the
public welfare.
At the same time it was made
known officially from the White
House that the Administration In
tends to press the injunction proceed.
ings. This course is regarded as es-
sential for the protection of transpor-
tation. and consequently for the pub.
lie welfare. 1t was explicitly stated
that the liberties and the rights OF
any citizen would not be abridged or
interfered with
1t was made plain at the White
House and by Acknowledgement
Daugherty today that meetings, as
sembles or other legal actions would
not be hindered and that no action
would be attempted against lawful as
sembly or lawful expression o.
views. The statements made were
regarded as an answer to declara,
tions not only of union leaders, but
in some quarters in Congress that
the Injunction violated the rights OF
the men affected.