The Washington herald., 1922-09-06
Anti-Inferview and Anti
Meeting Clause. May
Be Ignored.
DAUGHERTY DENIES
ATTACK ON RIGHTS
Machinists' Head Deliv-
ers Defiant Address to
Terminal Strikers.

HeNchh hdfoinR INTENDS 10 eI-
ercise care and restraint in direct
ing the enforcement Of the Daugh-
erty injunction. and there Is but
slight probability that the anti-in-
terview and anti-meeting clauses
Of the Injunction will be enforced
This is the official word from the
White House. following a Labor
Day which, despite its possibIll-
ties of strike violence passed with
unusual calm. And this same de-
liberation has been passed on To the
Department of Justice so that At
torney General Daugherty insists
that mo attempt is being made or
Will be made to abridge personal
liberty. 1 would be just as vigorous
In nghting such an attempt as am
in upholding law and order through
this Injunction"
In some quarters the declaration
from the white House ana the At
torney General was taken as an in
dication that the government might
consent voluntarily to a nodihca-
tion of the restraining order when
the motion TO make the temporary
Injunction permanent comes up next
Monday in Judge wnkerson's court.
General strike Vote Denied.
Nevertheless, with continual re-
ports OF a fast growing general
strike sentiment reaching .he de-
partment through cfficiaF channels
Daugherty is keeping close wa.r,,
upon all possible developr,ants
along this line. He has official
word OF a secret general strike hal
lot now being taken. The ex-
lstence Of such a ballot. however.
has been denied by A. F. OF 4;
officials here who insist il sun wcre
the case they would certainly neat
of it,
While Bert NJ. Jewell. leader Of
the striking shopmen. and william
II. Johnston. president of the Inter
national Association Of Machinis:S
nave not been served with subpoena
yet Daugherty said they probably
wouio De reached shortly and that
tneir utterances urging the conti,i-
uation of picketing probably would
be held in violation Of the iptun.-
ton by the Chicago court.
DauEherty Answer. Attack.
In answer to verbal attacks OF
labor leaders upon him and upon m.
injunction. Daugherty dismissed the
remarks by declaring that he was
taking about the Constitution Of
the United States Apparently tbev
are talking about the constitution
OF the labor unions"
Free speech and free press ends
When used as an instrumentaIity TO
lhclte TO riot and to murder and 10
ference with the government"
Daugherty said. Anything done 50
contribute to a riotous END IS a.
violation OF the law and Of this In
junction. There is no objcctiop o.
union meetings when they are ~,
calculated to interfere with inter
state commerce.
The situation is very ouIe, a,5
very comfortable. I look for mat
ters to quiet down satIsfac.orfI,.
within a week. For the first time
since the critical stages Of the rail-
roao strike, not a single request for
deputy marshal has come in To-
day"
Calls Injunction rig Noise.
William II. Johnston. president Of
the International Associations ~ ~
chinists. yesterday delivered de-
fant address to the enioined strJL
ers at the Washington Terminal Va,
said: hhe
America must arise and reDp-
date any government official or Inc
administration II backing anv at
tempt to invade the freedom OF
American citizens. The Chicago in
junction is nothing more than a bic
noise. Such damn fool tactics will
scare no one. ! don't like a fight
but, by the eternal. IN fight 10 the
last ditch to safeguard the constf-
tutional rights for the establish.
ment of which our forefatbers
fought and died. This eleventh
hour attempt to intimidate. 70 CO.
cree, to bring into play the Big
Berthas Of the administration will
utterly fail"
Crfttcises Judge wukersou.
Johnston also criticized Judge
W1lkerson, Of Chicago. for granting
the temporary restraining order and
counselled the strikers TO continue
their meetings and their picketinr
OF the Washington Railroad yards
winding up his belligerent address
with a prediction Of government
ownership.
Modification OF the Injunction Is
confidently expected by many SEN
ators, who, after a careful study Of
the temporary restraining order ex-
pressed the opinion publicly or
privately that IL over-reached both
the constitution and the law. They
believe that upon further hearing
Judge wilkerson will remove sew
eral paragraphs OF the Injunction.
particularly those which they hold
to be in conflict with the constf-
tutional guarantees OF free speech
and free press and the right OF as
semblage.
Declare Injunction Illegal.
Senator walsh. of Montana, Dem
ocrat. a member OF the judiciary
committee, declared yesterday that
the injunction not only overrode the
Clayton act. but plainly violated the
FIRST amendment OF the constitution.
guaranteeing the right of free
speech and assemblage.
Senator Borah, chairman OF the
labor committee, entertains similar
views
jail sentences for cabinet officers
and federal Judges involved IN the
issue OF injunction such as the
Chicago restraining order are pro-
vided In a bill introduced yesterday
by Representative Huddleston. OF
Corfsmsed ea Paos Too.