The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-04
Will Strike End
Through Injunction,
As Back in 1894?
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The IntelllSencer)

Washington, Sept 2.-History repeats
ttse,f-the Injunction order obtained by
Attorney General Daugherty from me
federal court in Chicago against the
striking shopmen, follows almost exact
" the proceedure OF Attorney General
Olney, In President Clevelands second
administration. when the famous Pull
man strike OF 1894 was virtually
souelched through the action OF the
conrt. against Eugene Y. pebs aud his
union associates.
In the Pullman strike. A court order
was issued which enicined the railway
EMPLOYEES from interfering with the
operattons OF trains, but many OF them
hooted the reading Of the order and con-
tlnued their acts Of violence. whereupon
federal grand juries were especially
summoned and indictments and arrests
made. The strikers c5ptculated 10 ine
courts after Il vas evident that the
federal government would back M its
narshsls with all the regular troops
needed TO enforce the law.
Not Exempt Prom Conspiracy.
The same situation exists to-day. II
the temporary injunction or perma-
nent order should be violated by any OF
tho men named in II. they can be ar
rested FOR contempt or indicted. II Is
true that Samuel Gompers and other
labor leaders are claiming that the Clay
ton antitrust law gave them immunity
From prosecutiou but tho department OF
Justice does not consider that the Clay
ton Law exempted any individuals from
the consp!raCy statutes nr the statutes
which forbid Interference with inter-
stats commerce The clayton law eN-
,mpted labor organizations as much
from the operations Of the sherman
70 ~
under which NJ. DauShertv has just ob-
tained his restraining order. but the
attorney general has been careful not 20
nam. a labor organization as a whole or
sny union. hu. simply individuals whose
Influence or leadership may possibly
bA tha indirect means Ct causing other
individuals 70 interfere with railway
tralns or cause acts ot violence. There
Il no immunity - 'hs Individual ever
though tha organization as a whole may
not be held culrabl~
Many Arguments Ahead.
The difference Is going 20 mean lots
Of hair splitting argument in the courts,
but the department OF justice has been
working on exactly this pont for many
weeks and feels prepared TO meet tho
issue. The effect ct any rate OF the
Issuance OF the injunction will be 10 In
teTfeEe seriously "llV tUe SIhOOlH opcT6-
t!or OF the strike and II Is hoped by tho
government will bring an end 10 the
refSn Of terror which has been going on
IN so many sections OF the country.
Three excerpts from messages which
passed between the department OF tus-
tlce and Us special attorneys In Chicago
In 1894, may servo TO Illustrate the fom-
MIA which may have 10 he followed In
the presea, strike Under cate Of July
: 1894 the United States marshal at
Chicago wired.
When the injunct!on was granted
Yesterday. a mob OF from Two to three
thousand held possession ~ point In
the city near the crossing or the Rock
Island by other roads. where they had
already ditched malt train. and pre-
vsnted tho passing OF any trains.
whether mail or otherwise. | read the
Injunction writ 10 This mob and ,"m
rarded them to dispense The reading
Of he vrl, met with no response except
Jsers md boots
pebs Shows Defiance.
On TIA same day Edwin Walker, spe-