Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
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q Soon AFTER the arrival of the :a{eor.
ney general, Blackburn Easterfine.
assistant;f attorney general. appeared
before District Judge Wilkerson and
began reading copysof the petition
for restraining order The applica,
tion was sweeping In character and
sought to prevent all interference with
operations Of trains or with railroad
property In any way.
Advice Necessary.
The attorney general addressed the
court Immediately following the read
ing Of the formal complaint read by
Assistant Solicitor General Esterline.
His plea for the injunction, Mr..
Daugherty said. 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 a government or. not"
mo union, or com bination of un-
ions, can under our law dictate to the
American union," the statement con-
tinued. when the unions claim the
right to dictate to the government. and
to dominate the American people and
deprive the people of the necessi-
ties of life, then the government will
destroy the Unions for the government
LH0 UHllcu OIdtcS Ao 6oP1 anu
must endure.
@"Tom orrow it will be said by some
more malicious than truthful. that
. this proceeding is intended as death
blow to the unions. - In my
Judgment. this movement (the injunc-
tion) is necessary for the protection
and preservation Of the unions them
selves
$50 long and to the extent that 1
can speak for the government of the
United States will use the power Of
the government within my control to
prevent the labor unions of the coun-
try from destroying the open shop.
'when man in this country is not
permitted to engage in lawful toll,
whether he belongs to a union or not,
the death knell to liberty will be
sounded, and anarchy will supercede
organized government" e.
''Underlying principle involved -
in this action" Attorney General
Daugherty said in concluding his plea
for the court order. lis the survival
and supremacy of the government of
the United States"
May Use othcr Means.
Washington, Sept. 1.-(By The AS
fsociated Press.)-If it finds that
other steps are necessary the federal
rovernnent will not stop with the re-
straining order issued in Chicago
i against striking railway shop, men. 1t
was declared today at the White
House. ls;
Strike win Go On. #
Chicago, Sept John Scott, sec
retarv and treasurer OF the railway
amnloyes department of the American
Taderation Of Labor. declared today
that regardless Of the government'e
4 iniunction suit against the strikers.
the strike would 30 on. I've will stand
m our constitution rights" he said.
Mr. Scott's comment was BRIEF He
satd he endorsed the, statement Of
VIM. n, Johnston, head OF the ma.
srhinists' union. who at washington
said the strike would 60 on and that
stTwould take more than an iniunc.
q tion TO prevent collapse Of the rail-
rnads in thirty days. d, ID.
3.3 IssWe endorse unQualifledly what Mr.
srnhnston said" Mr.. Scott asserted
s.snd re will stand lon our constitu.
nonal rights. The strike will con.
tinue.'
"An0ther B1unile aS
\ washington. Sept. ~ .eadsrs q q
s fl,e striking shopmen VII not a0ats
Their attempts TO make tneir stf1ke
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in3tfnction proeeed!ngs tnstit0ted any
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