The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-08
LABOR CHIEFS PLAN
STRIkESUIT ATTACK
CONFERENCE rs HELD AT
ATLANTIC CITY TODAY
ARE SECRET
Program Being Prepared Foi
Gathering Executive Coun-
Gil On Saturday
[Assooiated Press Dispatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, D. c., September
7-There are no conferences
now in progress between leaders
of the railroad strikers and
railroad presidents and none
have been held since the formal
gatherings In New York last
month, It was asserted today by
]. p. Noonan, chief of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, which is one of the seven
rail unions on national strike.
The meeting of the strikers
policy committee called for
next week at Chicago Is to con-
slider what shall be done In
view Of the injunction obtained
by the attorney general, Mr..
Noonan said.
Washington, D. c., September
IA petition for an injunction
was filed today In the supreme
court of the District of Column
bia against United States At
torney Peyton Gordon and Unit
ed States Marshal Edgar c.
Snyder, marshal for the District
of Columbia, by the Interna-
tionaI Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, which would restrain
Gordon and Snyder from enforc-
inc within the District of Co
Iumbia the provisions Of the
provisions of the blanket in
junction issued to Attorney
General Dauqherty in Chicago
last week. The plaintiffs state
that neither before nor since
the first day Of July, this year,
have they committed any un-
lawful acts incident to the strike
of railway shopmen. The BROTH
erhood and President ]. p.
Noonan were named in Attor-
ney General Daugherty injunc-
ton.
New York, September -
Support Of the American Feder-
alton Of Labor in its efforts to
bring about the impeachment of
Attorney General Daugherty and
Federal Judge Wilkerson of Chi
eagoi for their part in the issu-l
ance OF the rail injunction, was
pledged by Samuel Gompers,
federation president, In teIe-
gram received from Atlantic
City today by the central trades
and labor council.
Atlantic City. N. j.. September I
American Federation of Labo
niefs, led by President Samue
ompers, today prepared to draft
Ian on attack upon Attorney Gen
raj Daughterty's Injunction agains
le railroad shop crafts strikers
GLOWING a series of secret confer
noes, which lasted until late las
light it was unofficially announce,
labor headquarters that it ha,
cen almost definitely decided Z
tempt through the courts, to hav'
lie Daugherty act vacated.
The labor leaders expect to hav'
rlan In shape to be submitted t,
le executive council of the Ameri
IN Federation Of Labor when /
onvenes Saturday.
Score Labor Leaders There
A score of the labor chiefs wer,
ready on the scene as today's pro.
am got under way. Besides the tel
residents for whom reservation;
I'd been made, several nom mem
ers of the American Federation o
abor executive council arrived II
me to participate.
It is reported several heads of tht
lg Five brotherhoods will be invit
before the American Federation
Labor with which they have NJ
ficial affiliation, to review the
DRY of their. efforts, as mediators
bring about peace between the
Top crafts and rail executives. q.
The question of whether the for.
al sessions of the A. F. of L ex,
,utive council shall begin here Sat
day, as was scheduled, or bs
to Washington was still
, in the air today. The probability
such a move was considered
rong