Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-01

ATTY. Gen. FILES /
PROCEEDINGS IN
CHICAGO COURTS

The United States govern
a temporary restraining
liking railroad shopcrafts
unions, their officials
and members, from in
terfering in any way
with the operation Of the railroads
and their properties.
In Force Until Sept. II.
The order was granted by Judge
Wilkerson on application of United
States Attorney General Daugherty
and District Attorney Clyne. The or
der will remain in force until Sept. IL.
! pending hearings on the government
application for permanent writ.
In his plea for the injunction Mr..
| Daugherty said addressing the court,
that it was made necessary by the
fact that there comes a time in the
history of all nations when the people
must be advised whether they have
& government or not
"The underlying principle involved
in this action" Mr.. Daugherty said,
is the survival and supremacy of the
government Of the United States"
"No union or combination of unions
can. under our law, dictate to the
American union" the statement con-
| tinued When the unions claim the
right to dictate to the government, to
| dominate the American people and de-
prive them of the necessities of life.
then the government will destroy the
unions. for the government Is supreme
| and must endure.
so long and to the extent that can
speak for the government of the
United States, will use the power
of the government within my control
to prevent tho labor unions from de-
stroying the open shop" Mr.. Daugh-
erty said.
| Arraiqns Union Activities.
| when a man in this country is not
permitted to engage in lawful toll.
whether he belongs to Il union or not.
the death -knell of liberty will be
sounded and anarchy will supercede
organized government. No labor lead
er or ceptaistic leader. nor organize
tion or association of any kind, will
be permitted by the government 10
laugh in the frozen faces of fam
iching people, without court prosecu-
ton and proper punishment"
The attorney general told the court
that because of lawlessness and vio-
lence against railroad property and
railroad workers his department. had
received urgent requests for no lesT
than 10000 deputy United States mar
shalG to keep down disorders. AL
ready $500 marshals have been as
signed. he said
In Somerset, Ky. he said, $4,000
cars of btuminous coal were con-
gested in the railroad yards yester-
day. Vandals had tampered with
more than 5000 cars there, he said
and as a result the nation was faced
with suffering for want of coal.
Fifty per cent of the engine of the
nations railroads have been rendered
useless by lawless activities since the
strike began, he said. The Chicago
and Alton has been forced into receit-
ership by the drain upon its re
sources caused by the strike.
The suit for injunction was filed
shortly after the arrival of Attorney
General Daugherty, The suit named
the railway employees department OF
the American Federation of Labor,
the six striking shopcrafts and 100
system federations. The suit sought
to restrain all strikers from interfer-
ing in any way with operation OF the
railroads.
| Soon after the arrival of the Attor-
ney General. Blackburn Dasterline,
assistant attorney general, appeared
| before District Judge Wilkerson and
| began reading a copy of the petition
| for a restraining order. The applica-
| ton was sweeping in character and
specifically named the presidents of
the various unions involved in the
present strike which started July /,
| last, following a decision of the labor
board reducing railway employees
wages thruout the country.
Unions TO Fight On.
| Washington. Sept. Leaders of
the striking shopment will not abate
their attempts to make their strike
effective whatever action is taken ny
the courts in Chicago as result of
injunction proceedings instituted by
ATTORNEY General Daugherty. it was
said today by w. II. Johnston, presi
dent of the Machtnists' Union, one of
the largest striking groups.
Tho fling of this suit is just an
other blundcr to he added to the large
list the administration has already
made in dealing with the railroad sit
uation, Mr. Johnston said. Il am sur
prised Mr. Daugherty is not attempt
ing to enjoin the railroads instead OF
the men The administration has
done everything it could to help the
railroad management
, MIR. Johnston said it would take
more than a mere injunction suit or
Ian Injunction Ito prevent the conf
plete collapse of some of these rail.
! roads in the next thirty days" and
| added: