The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-07
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head OF the seven ORGANIZATIONS on
strike, have recently dropped out OF
public view. although labor spokes-
men have invariably denied the two
leaders were avoiding the service OF
copies of the restraining order Is.
sued at Chicago last Friday and as
serted they would be available 81
wanted for that purpose.
Both in government and labor
circles today complete Ignorance
was asserted OF an actual or pend
ing negotiations looking to the set
tlement OF the strike.
The governments temporary re-
straining order came In for it's first
public attack in the senate today
when Senator Robinson, democrat.
Arkansas, assailed the writ on the
ground that II constituted n plain
violation Lf the constitution" Sem
ator watson, republican, Indiana,
defended the govC C"nments course.
asserting that II wa5 the only action
possible in the emergency which the
country faced.
SO far as could be learned, no ef-
fort was instituted to serve labor
! leaders who might have been in
Washington. United States Marshal
| II. C. Snyder said he had received
no instructions from the department
OF justice and that he had not been
given copies OF the Chicago order
which would be necessary before he
could undertake the task.
Attorney General DaGgherty said
| he assumed that the strike lead
ers would welcome the opportunity
| to appear before the court. His
| statement follows:
The gtyernment will consider
| in due time what proceedings shall
/ be taken against the few misguided
/ labor leaders who have made incen-
| diary speeches with the purpose OF
| defeating the administration OF Jus
| tice. The rank and file OF labor or
| zanizations are loyal and law-abid'
| ing citizens, and | am satisfied that
| they will he content to submit the
| issues In Chicago injunction suits
| to the orderly processes Of law and
to abide by the decisions OF the
! courts as to what is the law Of the
land.
"In thus proposing 10 put before
the country, not only the govern
ment's case, but any possible de-
| fense, | am somewhat hampered 10y
| the fact that the governments pro-
cess servers have had great difficulty
| I'm locating the leading officials of
| the shop crafts organizations. No
! lawyer has yot formally appeared for
| them In the Chicago suit, and this
| is disappointing as / desired to serve
| notice upon him to bring into court
| next Monday all books, letters, tele-
1 grams and other documentary data
| OF his clients so that the public could
| Judge whether or not they continu-
| ously attempted to paralyZe inter
| state commerce ana thus storve tho
| community, in order 10 enforce by
coercion their demands,
Strike Leaders Warned.
II am today lnstructing the Nnltcd
| States attorney at Chicago 10 serve
| notice on the counsel for the de-
| PENDANTS, when such counsel is So
! lected, to produce those Of his clients
who are the leading officials of the
| shop crafts organizations, together
with all their books, correspondence
| financial accounts, check books and
| other documentary data. / must pre-
| sumo thnt they will welcome this
| opportunity to put their case before
| the court and thus the public. and
| give little credit to the rumors that
! any Of these defendants have gone
| to Canada and taken with them tho
records Of their activities, Such q
| course would ne tpOllSn. as the gov
| ernment Is not without duplicates al
such documentary evidence and car
readily subpoena the telegraph
| companies TO produce the telegra ms
"If the minority Of labor leaders
| who have denounced the action OF
the courts are not willing 10 oomC
into court and tell their side OF th'
story on the solemnity of their Oaths
as witnesses, the public which only
deslrea Fair play. is likely TO draw Il,
| own conclusion"
|
WASHINGTON. Sept, 6.--Char
- l. L. l. IL