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fully enforced to prevent the workers
from withdrawing from service.
lie quoted Congressman Esch, one OF
the authors of the act, as saying in
Congress that there is nothing of an
anti strike nature In the law and also
read similar statements by Senator
Cummins, whose name the law also
bears.
Quotes President Harding
From the message Of President Hard.
ing 10 Congress on the present rnil
strike the attorney read sections In
which the President brought out the
same absence Of mandatory provisions
for the enforcement of the boards or.
ders.
The Attorney General has no right,
Mr.. Richberg declared. to use the power
from doing any lawful thing to fight
the "opcn ahop' movement. Whether
the open shop or the closed shop is to
prevail is entirely outside tho province
Of the Attorney General, and Is a ques-
ton only the legislative branch Of the
Government can pass on IL it comes
under Government Jurisdiction at all,
he said.
The defense attorney cited the deci-
sion of the Circuit Court of Appeals in
the drastic provision Of the injunction
issued by Federal Judge Anderson at
INDIANAPOLIS against the coal miners.
read that either employers or union
men may have free access and appeal
to unemployed workers TO win employees
OH the one hand. or union adherents on
the other, and that employers have the
right to appeal to union men to become
non union while unton members may
urge morsanizcd workers to switch to
their side.
The courtroom was crowded and
dozens wer" standing when the hearing
| opened. Department of Justice agents
were among the first arrivals and were
scattered throughout the room. Out
/ side others uuobtrusiveiy patroled the
halls. while six floors below pair of
experts from the radical squad scrut!n-
lied every one entering at each Of the
! four main doors.
| Attorney General Daugherty, Oliver
| Pagan. Government Indictment expert:
| District Attorney Clyne and the At
| torney Generals assistants in the case
/ held in conference in the District At
! torney's Office before going into the
courtroom.
The Attorney General ia supported by
one Of the most formidable legal bat
tcrics the Government has ever thrown
into one court action. He Is re-en-
! forced by Il great mass Of evidence on
an alleged .igantic plot OF sabotage and
terrorism.
Two ca. .oad> 1t cvidcnce-tools of
destruction. thousands of kilograms.
letters. photographs, blueprints, books
and transcripts Of statements of some
1900 Individuals the .Attor-
ney General and his aides had, were
, closely guarded by Federal agents. Sc
| cret service operatives protected Mr..
Daughcrty and Judge Wilkerson.
The evidence was gathered, Federal
agents sad. from all parts of the
| country by Government operatives dur.
ing the last two months. and assem-
bled in building near Judge Will
kerson's court
In connection with charges that there
was a widespread conspiracy for VIC.
! lence during the strike. Government
| men mentioned twenty five murders, the
tampering with 10000 railroad cars.
the burning Of fourteen bridges and the
damaging Of many locomotives.
Many Government investigators who
| took part in the collection Of evidence
were on hand to testify. Subpoenas, II
was said. mi ght run into the hundreds,
I with indications that the hearings would
| last several days.
The scene OF todsy's action was laid
, in the courtroom where former Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands imposed n
i fine of $40 ,0O0. 900 on the Standard Oil
| Company and pronounced sentence
| upon Big Bill Haywood and other
| !. W. W. leaders.