Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-06
GIVEN
FULL RIGHTS IN
U.S.|NJUNCT|ON
Court Order No Ban on
Liberty, Asserts
Daugherty.

Washington. Sept. 5.-(By The As
sociated Press. The injunction OBJ
tanned in Chicago against striking shop
men by the government, Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty said Tuesday, will not
be used to abridge personal liberty nor
will freedom of speech or the press
be interfered with. but he added. free
dom of speech and freedom of the press
does not mean those mediums may be
used to incite riots or murders. The
attorney general also declared that the
injunction had not been obtained to
force men TO work, nor was II move
to prevent strikes.
The statement of Mr.. Daugherty.
which swas made to newspaper corre-
spondents, followed earlier declarations
by a White House spokesman after
Tuesdays cabinet meeting that Presi-
dent Harding felt the injunction would
not in any way invade constitutional
rights of men strike or cities.
rights of men on strike or citizens.
junction proceedings would be followed
up with determination of preventing in
reference with transportation.
Just how far the government would
be obliged TO go with prosecutions
against individuals the White House
spokesman said. could only be deter
mined by events. 1t as Indicated no
activities in connection with the strike
outside of court matters now were in
progress.
Union Meetings Allowed
Attorney General Daugherty. in his
statement declared there would be no
objection by the department of justice
to meetings of union men 10 perform
e - IL
interfere with interstate commerce or
otherwise violate the law"
IF anyone undertakes to abridge
personal liberty" he added. II 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: Il
do not want to go any further in these
proceedings than is necessary, / want
to be reasonable about it but not so
reasonable as TO let the government
and the people be trampled upon
The injunction. he added. lis sitting
very comfortable adding that the de-
partment had received many congratu-
latory messages on it, including many
from labor people.
IUe great HaJOEllS uI the press
about 80 per cent-that portion of the
respectable. outstanding press" Mr.
Daugherty declared. approved the gov
ernment's course. The press, he added
had performed "a very generous, help
full service to the American people"
May Prohibit Picket Talk
Responding to a question. the attor-
ney general said he thought a court
would construe advocacy OF pIcketing as
being in violation of Judge Wilkerson's s
temporary restraining order.
Reports to the department of Justice
Tuesday, he asserted, showed the sit
uation over the country to be "quiet.
very comfortable"
AS the attorney general discussed
the situation. William Fl. Johnston,
president of the International Associa-
tion of Machinists, one of the seven
striking railroad unions, declared in an
address before mass meeting of strik-
ers here that no change had been made
in the methods of the strike so far as
his union was concerned.
Mr.. Johnston characterized the Chi
cago injunction as ''the big noise" and
said he would defy Attorney General
Daugherty or anyone else to interfere
with me and my fellows meeting to
discuss matters Of mutual interest"