The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-06
Sudden Appearance of Attorney Gem
eral Daughcrty in Court Causes Stir
All Workers Restrained from Inter-
ference OF Any Nature.


ference Of Any Nature.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-Taking one of the
most drastic steps ever attempted in
strike situation, the United States
government today obtained tempor-
airy federal order restraining striking
railroad shopmen, their officers and
al'liated bodies throughout the coun-
try from interfering in any way what
ever in tllc operation Of the railroads.
The restraining order, hearing on
which as set for September II, was
issuc' " Federal Judge James II.
Wilkcl son, upon the petition Of At
torney General Harry M. Daugherty,
who came here from washington to
arrange for the action.
WHAT Order Means
The order enjoins, under the hear
ing, all railway employees. attorneys,
servants, agents, associates and all
persons acting in aiG or in conjunc-
ton with them from interfering
with, hindcring or obstructing rail
way companies, their agents, servants
or employees i'm the operation of their
Respective railroads and system Of
transportation or the performance Of
their public duties and obligations in
the transportation Of passengers and
property in interstate commerce, and
the carriage of the mails and from in
any manner interfering with employees
engaged in inspection, repair, opera
tion and use Of trains, locomotives,
cars and other equipment and from
attempting to prevent any person
from freely entering into or continu-
ing into the employ OF the companies
for the purpose Of inspection, and re-
pairing OF locomotives and cars or
otherwise.
The underlying principle involved
in the action, the attorney general
said, in concluding his argument for
the order is "tne survival and the
supremacy Of the government Of the
United States"
Not Aimed mt UniOnism
Declaring his request was not aimed
at union labor, the .attorney general
said that the step was necessary to
the preservation Of the unions them
selves. At the same time he asserted
the government eXpectd to use it's au-
thority to prevent the labor unions
from destroying the open shop.
When the unions claim the right
to dictate to the government and dom.
mate the American people and deprive
the American people Of the necessi-
ties Of lfe," he warned, then the gov
ernment will destroy the unions, for
the government of the United States
Is supreme and must endure"
The railway employees department
of the American Federation Of Labor,
B. M. Jewell, it's president, J. NJ. Nc
Grath, vice president, and John Scott,
secretary-treasurer together with the
six shopcrafts brotherhoods, the 120
system federations and their. presi-
dents and secretaries were made de-
PENDANTS in the petition.
No Effect
Officials Of the shopcrafts asserted
that the order would have no effect
upon continuance of the strike.
"The strike will continue until a
satisfactory settlement has been
reached" Secretary Scott said. w.
III, JOHNSON, president Of the Interna-
tional Association OF Machinists, said
that leaders will not abate their ef-
forts to make the strike effective de-
spite any action taken Wy the courts.
B. M. Jewell, head of the shopcrafts,
issued no statement and at his head
quarters early tonight it was reported
that he was Sin conference" which
another official said he was "out Of
the city,.
while Mr.. Daugherty, Blackburn Es-
terline, his assistant, and Charles
Clyne, United States district attorney,
all refused to comment on the possi
BILE effect OF the injunction, Mr.. Daugh-
erty said his future moves will be gov
erned entirely by the actions Of tho
persons enjoined
In his presentation before the court
Mr.. Ghugherty reviewed the efforts at
mediation, particularly President
tHarding's attempts to end the strike.
lie called attention to the fact that
J the railroad labor board Is an agency