The Washington times., 1922-10-22
RAIL STRIKE (.
|SCONDEMNED
ASU. s. REVOLT
Attorney General Daugherty
Flags Union Leaders and
Defends His Policy.

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 21.-At-
torney General Harry M. Daugh-
erty in a powerful speech here to-
night entered a sweeping defense
of the policy of the Harding Ad-
ministration and the Department
of Justice in dealing with the re-
cent railroad strike. He described
the strike as "revolt against the
Government" making it necessary
to take a decisive and firm step
to the preservation Of American
institutions"
"The transportation crisis through
which we passed came dangerously
near imposing a veto upon the en-
tire economic readjustment of our
national life," the Attorney Cen
eral declared.
with one bold challenge to con-
stitutional government, the strike
leaders, to all apparent purposes, re-
notInced the protection of govern
mental authority when they mutined
against the decision of the Railroad
Labor Board, which they declared
was constructed to be unfavorable to
their cause. Fundamentally the re.
volt was against a IL per cent wage
reduction. Neither cunning nor voci-
ferrous cantIng Of those who deter
mined to crush any conoiliatory spirit
that might exist among the army OF
wage earners thus ordered into idle
ness could disguise the facts behind
this revolt against.the Government
Criminals Of the vilest types.
apostles Of the ultra-red variety
and crafty power-loving mission.
aries of discord mingled in attack
upon life property law and Gov.
"A decisive and firm step was
essential to the preservation Of
American institutions. it's people and
the basic principles of Governmcn,
itself. Moral suasion up to this
point had fallen upon deaf ears.
when the Chicago injunctionswss
granted there was huP and cry
on the part Of the radical element
that freedom of speech was being
interfered with. II must he re.
membered that freedom Of speech
guaranteed under the Constitution
is not that freedom of speech which
incites mob violence. destruction OF
life and property attacks on Gov.
ernment.
The fact is that under the CIV
cnmstances and evidence existing
and proved in the case at Chica GO,
had the Attorney General not comph.
edwith the provisions of the law by
taking the action he did, he coult,
have. been impeached. and any
attorney general refusing or falling
under similar circumstances TO do
precisely what was done should be
impeached."
Daugherty took a shot at some Of
the railroad executives whom he
termed hard boiled" and said they
might be easily dispensed with, In
the operation Of the railroads. lie
said that these ''irreconcilables" were
in the same class with some labor
leaders, whom he criticised for their
radicalism.'
Replying to some of his critics IN
Congress, the Attorney General said
they had been made the innocent
tools OF men who are under investi.
CATION by the Department Of Justice,
ard who sought to have the depart.
ment disclose it's hand In an off.
cial Congressional investigation and
thereby defeat the Governments
prosecution.
Daugherty arraiGned certain lead
crs Of the Democratic party, and
asserted that Charles F. Murphy.
leader Of Tammany Haa. was the
real leader of the Democratic party
in the United States. He dealt spe.
officially with the platform adopted
by the New York State Democratic
convention, declaring 1t would be .
sorry day" when a Federal injunc-
ton was made an issue in a political
campaign.