Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-01
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Defendants Named.

The following we're made defend
ants in the petition. Railway employ
es department of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, B. NJ. Jewell, head
of the striking shop crafts; j. F.
MeGrath, vice president, and John
Scott, secretary treasurer.
international Brotherhoods of
Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers, James
w. Cline, president.
International Alliance of Amalga-
mated Sheet Metal Workers, J. ].
Hymes, president.
International Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, IriOn Shipbuilders and
Helpers of America, J. A. Franklin,
president.
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
of America, Martin f. Ryan, presi-
dent.
International Association Of Ma
chinists, VIM H. Johnston, presi-
dent, E. c. Dawson, grand secretary
treasurer,
International Association of Elec-
trical Workers, James c. Noonan,
president.
Atlanta, Tennessee and Northern
System Federation Number 1872, J.
u. Key, president Ani Robert A..
eabUry and
Ore hundred ana nineteen other
system faderations, together with
their presidents and secretaries.
The petition, which contains SO
closely typed pages, sets forth that
on July l, 100000 men of the Fed
Grated Shopcrafts laid down their
tools and combined and conspired"
to leave their posts Of employment
in refusal of awards made by the
United States railroad labor board,
which the petition points out is an
organization authorized by federal
statutes-the transportation act
Contempt For U. S.
The petition alleges that in thus
overriding the labor board the Fed
Grated Shop Workers showed con-
tempt for the board, and through
the board, for the government of the
United States"
The petition seeks an injunction
restraining the defendants named
from interfering, obstructing, or in
any way hindering the operation OF
railroads. 1t was said by those
closely in touch with the situation
that any violation of such an in
junction, issued by the federal
court at the request of the Attorney
General himself, would probably
mean the employment, if necessary,
Of the whole of the standing army
of the United States to enforce the
courts edicts.
The Order.
This is what the bill asks
First:-That each defendant and
their attorneys, servants, agents, as
sistants, members, employees and all
persons asking aid of or in con
junction with them, be enjoined and
restrained, primarily, until final
hearing hereon and perpetually
thereafter from the following.
Am any manner interfering
with, hindering or obstructing said
railway companies or any of them,
their agents, servants or employees
m the operation of their respective
railroads and systems Of transpor-
tation or the performance OF their
public duties and obligations in the
transportation Of passengers and
property IN interstate commerce and
the carriage of the mail and from
m any manner interfering with, him
derlng or obstructing, or to injure,
interfere, hinder or annoy an en-
pIoye OF said railroad companies or
any OF them in connection with the
performance of their duties as sucn
employees or while going to or re-
turning from the premises Of said
railroad companies in connection
with their said employment or atany
time or place by displays or force OF
numbers, the making of threats, in.
limitation, acts Of violence, approx
rlous eplthets, jeers, suggestions OF
danger, taunts, entreaties or other
unlawful acts or conduct towards anv
employees or officers of said railway
companies or any Of them or to-
wards persons DESTROYS or contem
plating entering into such employ
ment; engaged in the inspection, re.
pair, operation and use of trains,
locomotives cars and other equip
ment Of said railroad companies OF
any of them ard from preventing OF
attempting to prevent any person or
persons from freely entering into or
continuing in the employment OF