East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-05
Action Against Samuel Comp
ers Planned by Daugherty
Under Chicago injunction.
JEWELL ISSUES MESSAGE
FROM HIS HIDING PLACE.
Machinists' Head Throws Down
Gage Of Battle to Harding
and the Federal Courts.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.--(U p -
Representative Huddleston, democrat,
of Albany, today introduced bill
aimed at the 'Daugherty Injunction
which would extend the nlAlfeasance
statutes to include any government oY-
fetal, "who by means OF his authority
depiives or attempts to deprive, any
person from. his lawful freedom or
speech, press or assemblage." HOd-
dleston contends the Chicago siliiunc-
ton Is illegal. The bill provides d
penalty for violation OF his bill the
maximum sentence being y years and
$4,000 fine.
Action Against GNnperS.
WASHINGTON. sept S. tU. +. I--
The white house said today thaS tsts
fgovHrnment would not attempt ~
itbridge the liberties Of strikers BY too
rigid enforcement Of the Injunction.
The strikers meetings viii aot be In
terfered with the purpose of the iii-
junction merely being to guarantees
continued Interstate commerce. De-
spite this statement, legal experts q
the department of justice today scru-
tinted Labor Day speeches and mes
sages of labor leaders to determine
whether they were In violation Of the
Injunction Harding and Dapgherty
were displeased by utterances OK
Gompers and other lnbor leaders. ~
is understood that Daugherty Is ready
to take action against Gompers
Extend Injunction.
a Ac.rTrNYf.u-SNn>. cl.gtf I'll
President Harding and his cabinet to-
day discussed the extension o. The
Daugherty injunction to include all
persons rendering aid in any form 20
the striking shopmen. One cabinet
member declared the extensio1 WAS
necessary to silence leaders OF non
striking unions. Other memoers dis
favor the extension. All agreed, In
cluding the president, that caution
was necessary to avoid interfering
with free speech and press rights.
Jewell Issues Statement.
CHICAGO. Sept. 5.--(U. ~ Pres
ident Jewell OF the striking shUpmen.
sent a message to his followers frcna
his hiding place The message was
printed in the shopmen's Weekly Bull
letin today, urging the men 10 stand
firm, assuring them the fight is won.
To the executives Jewell says, 'Sou
are licked and you and your associates
know IT,"
Jcwells hiding plicc. whittier lac
fled Immediately after the Injunction.
Is still unknown TO federal authorities
Defics Injunction.
WASHINGTON, sept. 5.---fL y. 50
The gage Of pattie is thrown TO the
Harding administration. and foderal
courts by william II. Johngton. pres
Iident, Of the international Association
Of machinists. $4,000 Of whose men
are involved IN the railroad strike.
Standing ON the rostrum OF a
strikers meeting. forbidden upder
the terms Of the federal Injunction
granted in Chicago. Johnston dubbed
the writ a "big noise" and declared
that ne proposed to stand on his IN
.aiienable constitutional rights"
They're not going TO scare anybody
hy such damned fool tactics deelar-
ed Johnston.
: CHICAGO. Sept. B.--CU. PD--The
first test case in the Daugherty IN
junction failed here TO-DAY. Joseph
Kiodorki. arrested while ioiterins in
the vicinity Of the railroad shops here.
was released from cuts0dy. Federal
authorities abandoned the case, be-
Iieving the accused had unintent'oAliy
violated the injunction. A stronger
case IL needed for the test