Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-12
RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINST SHOPMEN
CONTINUED 10 DAYS
ocontinued from First PngeD

from lINl f~HSt.D
culture OF California showing the
falling OF in fruit shipments during
the month OF July. because OF the
railroad tic-up. the need OF cars to
move the crops, and Il petition OF
California fruit growers torthe In
;erState Commerce Commission set
ting forth their need for cars
Attorney Daugherty was
surrounded today by one o; the heav-
lest batteSieS OF legal talent the gov
"rnment has ever assembled IN a
Chicago court. Besides Mr.. Ester
line. he is supported by j. w II
Grim, Assistant Attorney General
James a. Fowler. Oliver r. Pagen.
government indictment expert, ana
a. y. Mclaughlin, all three epccial
assistants TO the Attorney General:
Charles II. Clyne. district attorney
and c. j. Mcclure. attorney Mr. Me
Lauchlin also represents the railroad
administration.
Mr.. RichhcrG. local attorney FOR
Messrs. Jewell and scott. was assist
ed by Frank l.. Muiholland. OF To-
ledo. TWO attorneys for the Broth
crhood OF locomotive f.ngincers
Tom Stevenson and Oscar Horne. Of
Cleveland. sat at the defense table
but only as Iookcrs-un
Take Elaborate Precautions.
Elaborate precautions were taken
TO guard against any untoward in
cIden'. Special guards az Depart
mcnt % Justice agents have been de
tailed 1" protect the Attorncy-Geu-
erai and Judge wilkerson Long be-
fore court opened. picked agents from
the radical squad were stationed at
every entrance to the Federal build
ing while the rest Of the aVailahl.
force was scattered through the
courtroom
Mr.. RichbcrS in a three hou, ar
euutcnt attacked the governments
bill declared the acts involved in
the calling and prosecution OF the
strike We're entirely lawful: that the
Injunction was one the court had no
power TO grant because il lis uncon-
stitutional and violates the CLAYTON
act: and declared that /. the bill is
stripped OF it's conspiracy charges
all that is left is a bill 10 enjoin
criminal acts by unknown persons
who may or may not be members OF
the unions
Labor Bonrd Decision Not Hindinr.
me blll is based on an assumption
that the defendants arc under a lega,
duty to obey the decisions of the
United states Railroad Labor Board
h" said. and he cited decisions and
the Jaw creating the board as we'll
az statements OF tho laws authors
Representative E:seh and Senator
nnmn'"s. IN Sunport OF his assertion
that no such legal duty exists
The Attorney-Gencral MIR Rlch-
berg declared. has no right To use
the power Of the government to pre-
vent labor from doing any lawful
hing Ia isht the open shop" move
n"nt He cited decision ~ the Fed
eral Circuit Court Of Appeals here
In modifying the provisions ~ the
Injunction against the coal miners
issued few months ago by Judge
4. r. Anderson. at indianapolis
from mat Ht ision ne read the ap-
p"!latc court declaration that either
employers or union men have the
right OF free access and appeal TO
unemployed men to win employees
on the one hand. or union adherents
on the other, and that employers
nave the right To appeal Ia union
men 10 become nonunion. while the
unions have an equal right to urge
unorgani2ed workers to Join their
cause
Seeks Illegal JurisdIetion.
The governments bill, the defense
counsel maintained. seeks to invoke
Jti 'shiNllon Wnlcn mas Deen denied
the Federal courts and seeks to
evade the Clayton act by maintaining
that the purposes OF the alleged con-
spiracy TO interfere with interstate
traffic are illegitimate and unlawful.
The governmentsiisclf. he said,
comes into court as an employer
within the meaning OF the Clayton
law because the Federal courts are
operating railroads under receiver.
ships
II conspiracy actually exists. he
CONTINUED the government should
seek refer through the proper chan
nc'S in the criminal courts. and he
denied The right oi government by
Injunction I" depriv" the defendants
NJ the constitutional safeguards ,ncv
would have under such criminal bro
cecdings.
Gives Twcnt, -Six-Pngc Record
The governments exhibit on tn.
crimes which IL charges are due to
the strike. ana which covers twenty
siN printed pages. indicates the ma
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