The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-11
GOVERNMENT WILL SEEK ID DISCLOSE
 RAIL CONSPIRACY
Evidence Collected by Federal Agents in All Parts of Coun- try Will Be Offered
 at the Trial
Rx Associated Press

OhlNdSOy 0CPCCDADOl 1Os--<AtkOA 4lCJ General Daugherty arrived today from Washington to represent the government in the hearing in federal court tomorrow of the governments application for a permanent injunc- tion against the striking railway shop crafts.
 James Beck, solicitor general. ac- companied Mr. Daugherty. They were preceded yesterday by Black burn Easterline, assistant solicitor general; Oliver E. Pagan. the govern ment's indictment expert and a quan- tity of evidences which. 1t was said. would be used in an effort to prove ide-spread conspiracy to cripple railroad transportation.
 The existence of such a plot was charged by the Attorney General when he obtained, September 1, the sweeping temporary injunction. Union leaders have denied the existence of conspiracy and have demanded the vacation of the order on the grounds that the government has failed to make case, that the in- Junction is in violation of the Clay ton act and that 1t was obtained through misrepresentation for "ulte- rlor and unlawful" motives.
 Much Evidence
 In preparation for the govern ments battle to make the injunction permanent. federal agents were said to have collected evidence from all parts of the country, including thousands of telegrams, letters, pho- tographs. blueprints and books, tools of violence and transcripts of state- ments of some 17,00O individuals. This evidence, it was said, will be used in an effort to show that since the strike began there have been 25 murders and that 60,000 railroad cars have been tempered with and l : railroad bridgess hHrneds; An sef- fort also will be mades-to show, 1t was said, how such violence was dt- rected and the details of plans to troaden the scope of a campaign of terrorism as the strike progressed.
 Tomorrow's hearing will be before Federal Judge Wilkerson, who giant- ed the temporary injunction. Rep resenting the union leaders will be Donald k. Richberg of Chicago. per sonal counsel of B. M. Jewell, head of the shop crafts. Mir. Jewell and John Scott, secretary-t of tho organization. also plan to be in court. Government agents indicated that if the two union leaders ap- peared they light be called as wit nesses by the government
 May Call Leaders
 Another plan, to subpoena every one of the union leaders named in the temporary injunction and place them on the stand. was being dis tussed tonight by the government representatives. 1t was indicated that no decision had been reached and that it was indicated that if carried into effect it would proiong the hearing for many weeks.
 Union leaders rom all parts Of the country were arriving for meet ing of the policy committee of 90 which had been Set to began at 9:S0 a. m., half hour before the court hearing. The call for the meeting of the policy committee. which alone is empowered to act on any peace proposals was sent out by Mir. Jewell last week following his return from the east where he was reported to lave had conferences with several railway executives. shortly after his return meeting of officials repre- sentrng some 30 railroads was held in Chicago but adjourned without making any public announcements.
 Daugherty's Statement
 T arrived in Chicago this mon ing accompanied by certain assist ants from the department of justice 4 in Washington who are associated with me in the strike injunction pro ceedings now pending. Those who are with me are John w. H. Grim assistant attorney general; Blackburn Easterline, assistant to the solicitor general. and c. !. McGuire, attorney
 James A. Fowler, special assistant to the Attorney General in charge of antitrust prosecutions; Oliver E. Pagan, special assistant to the At torney General and A. A. McLaugh- lin. special assistant to the Attorney General and also representing the railroad administration met mo in Chicago We had 8 conference at the hotel this afternoon. l shall have no statement to make with re- spect to the injunction proceedings until after such proceedings have taken place in court at 10:30 tomor- TOW morning.
 We are ready, so far as the gov ernment is concerned. to proceed with the hearing of the case. Re- quests have been made for modified tion of the restraining order in some respects. We will. of course. consider them in due time. These are ques- tions which must be submitted to the court"
 Two federal agents tonight were stationed at the home ot Judge Will kerson to prevent any outbreaks against him. The judge, 1t is said. has received several threatening Jetters