The New York herald., 1922-09-16
Predicts Union Labor Will
, Be Thankful to Govern
ment for It's Suit.
COURT SCORES JEWELL
May Hold Him in Contempt
for Statement Issued in New
Yor,-nn Sept. 3.

Special Dispatch TO THE Nsw YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO. sept. ia forecast by
Attorney General Daugherty that the
shopmen's strike will be the last ma
tionwide traffic tieup for a generation
and that union labor eventually will
commend the Governments injunction
action against the strikers. and a
threat by Federal Judge Wiikerson to
ho.d Bert NJ Jewell in contempt, were
the chief features to-day in the Gov
ernment's application for permanent
strike injunction.
The Attorney General called atten-
ton to Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, de-
claring the labor chief was not the
Uncle Sam from whom he, Mr. Daugh-
erty, takes orders. He also declared
that success of the Governments In
junction suit would prevent for gen.
erations any recurrence of a strike
threatening interstate commerce.
The Government practically ended its
case to-day. when Judge wikerson ad-
journed tne proceedings until Monday.
Blackburn Esterline. Assistant Solicitor.
General, finished the reading into the
records of 1900 affidavits and strike bull
letins by which the Government hopes to
show existence of q nationwide con-
spiracy among the rail unions to inn
pede interstate commerce.
Government Closes Monday.
"There will be one or two other ex-
hibits to present to the court on Monday
before we rest our case" said Mr.. Ester
line.
One OF the first acts OF the defense on
Monday will be to renew its motion to
have the temporary injunction dismissed.
Donald Richberg, representing the
unions. declared tonight that 1t was his
opinion that the court would throw out
at least 80 per cent OF the afiidavits in
troduced by tho Government
"The afiidavits are not competent evil
dence because they are unsupported by
OATH declared Mr.. Richberg. II feel
sure that the court will reject at least
80 per cent. OF these exhibits which al
lcge violence, because they are based
solely on hearsay evidence"
The statement by the Attorney Gem
eral was the first public comment on the
strike situation since the injunction. pro-
ccedings began.
isdDOT men cTlLlclZe tlle government
for its action in starting this injunction
action" the Cabinet member said Com
pers-whom they call Uncle Sam--is loud
in his objections. But Ire Is not the Uncle
Sam we are taking orders from.
They talk OF the 'constitution'--tihat
IS the constitution that he and his friends
framed. The Constitution we follow is
that made by American people for Amer
leans
Says Majority VIII Rule.
This talk OF the injunction and the
Government trampling on organized
labor is not justified. The will of the
majority is the will Of the Government
and the ma ajority will rule"
The basis for the whole restraining
s-order in the shopmen's case. Mr.. Daugh-
erty declared. was found in the ruling
In the Debs case. Aside from the
changes and extensions due to inter-
pretations OF that ruling. he said, there
was little new in the order now sought.
Mr.. Daugherty said that IL he we're
employed In a factory he certainly
would want TO belong 10 a union.
IF I were running shop or factory
] would run an open shop" he con-
tinued. That means man works IL
he wants to work without being COM
PEELED TO present a certificate that he
belongs TO any organization. That is
what a free country means"
Closing. Mr.. Daugherty said he
Thought the shopmen's strtk was about
over and that in time tho public would
come TO realize the benefits derived"
from tho injunction action.
Intimation that he may hold Mr..
Jewell in4contempt OF court for a public
statement released in New York Septem-
ber and attributed 70 the strike chief
was given to-day By Judge Wikerson
in open court. Newspaper quotations
from the purportcd statement by Mr.
Jewell were read into the record OF tho
hearing by Mr.. Esterling The state
ment, which was printed in the news
papers of September 4. three days after
the restraining order was issued, de-
clarcd that wrecks due TO defective
equipment had increased on the rail-
roads and that the railroads were less
and less able to handle their traffic.