South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-08
UNION ATTACKS
COURT ORDER IN
INJUNCTION SUIT
Would Halt Operation of Gov
eminent in EnjOining Rail
road BrotherhoOds.
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i-ous packers and -ther important
cases, under the Sherman and Clay
ton acts.
The entire question. il was said,
unofGc.aiiy. centers on section Is
OF the CLAYTON act md section five
/ 90 the sherman law which proviCe
; that in cults brought there under.
the s-age Of any federal Jurisdiction
II his judgment il IS deemed neces-
sary 90 protect the government or
! the purposes OF an injunction. may
have the power 10 subpoena wit
nesscs and defend interests in other
Jurisdictions
Separate Peace Rumore-I.
While references 20 alleged secret
I negotiations various unnamed
places lOok.H. 20 separate settle
meuts with individual roads contin-
ued % be heard through the day.
! these s,l,l remained tonight in the
! status Of uncOnfirmed reports 9"
| Mr. Noouou denied fatty so far
/ ~ his union was oncerned. that
tpere had been any conferences with
railway executives since the last New
\ vac In prospect. The forthcoming
| conference in Chicago OF the s,rix-
/ era general policy committee. &C
! ccrdins To his information, Mr.
/ NOonan said, Is for the purpose OF
/ discussing the strike situation II has
/ developed since Atty Gen. Daugher-
\ ~ appeared before the Chicago
/ court and left with n order which
/ union leaders assert was the most
sweeping ever granted.
| Some administration officials who
have kept in personal touch with
/ one or both sides 10 the transport
tation controversy throughout It's
J nrogress, reiterated today they had
l reason TO believe that the prospect
Tor settlement Of the strike on sew
eTal individual roads appeared to be
/ improving. II was said that B. NJ.
Jewell. leader OF the striking shop
men. had been in touch with sew
eral of these recently and, while Of
ficially the department OF justice
I was not advised of Mr. JeWeli-s
! Whereabouts. it was indicated that
administration officials "had a well
defined idea" OF his activities. 1t
was intimated by some In the con-
fidence Of Pres't Harding and Atty
Gen Daugherty that any persistent
attempt TO obtain service upon Mr..
Jewell Of the federal court injunc-
ton at Chicago had been deferred
because Of the belief that he was
/ engaged in negotiations which might
bring a settlement Of the strike
within the realm OF justifiable hope.
Daugherty Is Optimistic.
Atty Gen. Daugherty was said 20
feel that the strike situation as il
I directly affects the law enforcement
branch OF the government had
cleared up appreciably in the last
few days.
After a conference between Mr.
Daugherty and Sen. Borah, il was
reiterated by government officials
that no effort would be made to re-
tain in the Chicago permanent in
junction. when and if granted. the
provisions which have been inter
preted as tending to Interfere with
free speech" How far government
representative would go In agree
ing TO a modification Of the tempo
rary order was not stated But
those in close touch with the admin
istration were sanguine in a predic-
ton tonight that Il would be very
radically modified" The attorney
general and his advisers were said
10 have come to the conclusion that
the temporary order went unneces-
sarily far in is restrictions.
The question was understood ia
have been discussed at conferences
Atty Gen Daugherty and Chair
man Cummins Of the senate inter
state commerce commission held al
tho white house with Pres't Harding
tonight No statement was made
after the conferences. however. be-
yond that a certain phase OF the
rail- and coal situation" had been
considered
Sen. Borah today telegraphed
John L. Dowd. chairman OF the
central strike committee OF the Met
ropolitan district at New York for
he shopmen. IN reply 70 the lat
ter's request that he egin impeach-
ment proceedings against Atty Gen
Daugherty and Judge Wilkerson
Sen Borah said he would reply
more fully after the injunction hear
ing next Monday and after receipt
of Mr. Dowd's m Message expressing
sympathy with efforts TO maintain
constitutional privileges"