Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-07
LABOR LEADERS
WILL Be CALLED
To ACCOUNT FOR
THEIR SPEECHES
Incendiay UtteranCeS in
Connection With the In
duStriaI Situation Are to
Be Given Attention,
RESTRAINING ORDER
DEBATED In SENATE
Robinson, Democrat, A S.
sails the Writ While
Watson Republican, De-
tends Government,


Washington, Sept. 6 (by the AS
sociated Press. )-Formal announce
ment by Attorney General Daugh-
erty that the government would
CONSIDER in due time what pro-
ceedings shall be taken against the
few misguided labor leaders who
have made incendiary speeches. In
connection with the Industrial sit
uation, and persistent reports that
secret conferences are in progress
looking to some sort OF separate
settlement with individual roads,
stood out in today's developments
in the strike of the railway shop
men.
incidentally. Mr.. Daugherty said
preparation of the governments
case had been somewhat ham,
pered' by the difficulty process
servers were experiencing in locat
ing leading "Officials of the shop
crafts organizations"
Drop Out of View.
w. II. Johnston, president OF the
lmachinists and b. NJ. Jewell, off
cial head of the seven organizations
on strike, have recently dropped
out of public view, although labor
| lspokesmen have invariably denied
1.-THE two leaders were avoiding the
service of copies of the restraining
order issued at Chicago last Fri
lday.
Mr.. Daugherty, in his statement
emphasized his belief that the rank
and file of labor organizations
were content to leave the issue TO
the orderly processes Of law, but
said the few leaders who have
shown contempt for the courts 49,
need not complain that they are
denied the full privilege of free
speech"
Instructions have been sent to
tho United States attorney at Chi
Icago, the attorney general said, to
notify counsel for the unions that
Heading officials of the shopmen's
organizations, together with their
leomrlete records would be required
before the court when the case IS
lagain called.
Separate Agreements.
| In both government and labor
circles today complete ignorance
was asserted of any actual or inn
Ipending negotiations looking TO the
settlement of the strike. 1t was
la matter of common knowledge,
however, that several railroads still
held views in favor of separate
agreements, expressed at the re-
cent conference of railway eXecu-
Itives in New York.
The governments restraining
order came in for its first public
attack in the senate today When
Senator Robinson. democrat, Ar
kansas, assailed the writ on the
ground that it constituted plain
violation of the constitution
Senator Watson, republican. In
diana, defended the governments
course, asserting that it was the
only action possible in the emer-
gency which the county faced.
The suggestion that settlement
negotiations might have been in
stituted through third parties was
seen in the statement OF machin-
lists officials tnat their organiza-
ton had not been invited to any
meeting.
So far as could be learned. no
effort was instituted to serve labor
leaders who might have been in
Washington.
Daughcrty's Statement.
Attorney General Daugherty
said he assumed" that the strike
leaders would welcome the oppor-
tunity to appear before the court
His statement follows;
1.-The government will consider
in due time what proceedings shalI
be taken against tn few misguid-
ed labor leaders who have made
incendiary speeches with the pur-
, pose of defeating the administra-
ton of justice. The rank and file
of labor organizations are loyal
and law abiding citizens, and l am
, satisfied that they will be content
, to submit the issues in the chi
, cago injunction suit to the orderly
! processes of law and to abide by
the decisions of the courts as 70
what is the law of the land.
/ "A few misguided labor leaders
some of them avowed bolshe-
viks-who have shown n contempt
: for the courts and the processes or
= llaw, need not complain that they
a are denied the full privileges OF
!. free speech. 1t is my Intention
= il it shall prove necessary. to pro-
v ceed with the equity suit, TO give
Y them the fullest opportunity OF
/ free speech and under circnm =
stances that will give the greatest
value to their utterances; fer, I
propose, when the court next hears
This case. that the leading defend
ants shall have the fullest oppor~
tunity to take the stand and tes-
tify under oath as to- Wa ether or
not they are responsible for tnsti-
eating and carrying on the un-
e questioned conspiracy TO paralyze
L transportation in this country. II
t they are reluctant to tell their side
a of the story, shall be disposed
0 although the governments EVIL
}, dence will make it unnecessary
y to call the leading defendants To
u the witness stand and they Will
then have, as | said the fulles1
o opportunity of free speech and un .
d der the most satisfactory condl-
tions,
: No Lawyer Has Appeared.
II "In thus proposing to put be-
fore the country, not only the
:. governments case, but any pos
y sible defense, am somewhat
= hampered by the fact that the
v governments process servers
/" have had great difficulty in To-
= eating the leading officials of the
shopcrafts organizations. No law
yer has yet formally appeared for
!. them in the Chicago suit, and
" this is disappointing, as ! desired
II to serve notice upon him To