Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-07
|NCEND|ARY TALK
WILL BE PUNISHED,
DAUCHERTY SAYS
To Give Fullest Free
Speech Opportunity on
Witness Stand.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CHARGES EVASION
Asserts Process Servers Have
Difficulty Locating Shop
Crafts Chiefs.
NO SETTLEMENT AT HAND
Official Warrington without Advice
of New Negotiations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CHARGES EVASION
SETTLEMENT AT HAND
Official Warrington without Advice
of New Negotiations
To End strike.
tBy Associated Press


wASflINGToN. Sept s.-Formal
announcement by Attorney -Gencr.il
DauEhcr;y that the government
would "considcr In due time what
proceedings shall be taken against
tho few misguided labor leaders who
have made incendiary speeches in
connection with the industrial situa-
tion and persistent reports that
secret conferences are in progress
looking TO some sort OF separate set
tl"ment with individual roads. stood
out i'm today's developments in the
strike of tho railway shop crafts
Incidentally. Mr.. DauEhcrty said
preparation OF the governments case
had been Somewhat hampercd" bv
the difficulty process servers were ex-
perienctng in locating leading OIL
Gals of the shop crafts organiza-
tons"
Leaders Drop Out of sight.
w. II. Johnston. president of the
machnists. and B. NJ. Jewell. official
head OF the seven organizations on
strike, have recently dropped out Of
public view. although labor shop
men have invariably denied tho two
leaders were avoiding the service OF
copies OF the restraining order issued
at Chicago last Friday and asserted
they would be available IL wanted for
that purpoc
Mr.. Daugherty In his statement en-
phasized his belief that tho rank and
fle OF labor organizations we're CON
tent to leave the Issue TO the order
1N nf I,r
leaders who have show N a contempt
TOT the COURTS need not complain
that they arc denied the full privi-
| leses "f free speech" Instruction )
have been sent to the United states
attorney at Chicago. the Attorney
General said. to notify counsel for
the unions that leading officials Of
the shipments organization. together
with their complete records. would
BE- required before the court when
the case is again called.
h"th IN government and labor cir
r!es today complete Ignorance was
asserted "f any actual or impcndiu,.
negotiations looking to the settle
meht OF The strike. Some OF the o,F-
ciais had been Informed. II was said.
that the outlook for n settlement"
| had been frightened by recent de-
velopmcnts. but even with these de-
tails were lacking. II was mat
ter OF common knowledge. however
that several railroads still held tho
views In favor OF separate settlements
which their Representatives had cx-
pressed al the recent conference Of
rali~ay executives in New York.
me governments temporary re-
straining order came in for it's
first public att:.ck in the Senate to-
day when senator Robinson. Demo-
crat. Arkansas. assailed the writ on
the ground than It constituted n
plain violation of tho Constitutions" :"
Senator Watson, Republican, Indi
ana. defended the governments
course. asserting that it was the
only action possible in the emer-
Scncy which the country faced.
Mnchiniats Not Invited.
The suggestion that settlement
negotiations might have been insti-
tuted through third parties was
seen in the statement of machiuis,s.
"h'''a!S mat their organization had
not been invited To any meeting
80 TAR as could be learned. no ef
Tort was instituted 10 serve labor
leaders who might have been I'm
Washington. United states Marshal
T. {. snyder said lie had received
no instructions from the Dcuart
mcnt of Justice and that he had not
heeh given copies of the Chicago or
der which would he necessary be
i"re ne could undertake the task.
Acknowledgement Dnughcrty said
ne assumed" that the strike lead
crs would welcome the opportunity
I" appear before the court. His
statement follows:
The government will consider in
nnc time what proceedings shall he
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