The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-02
Drastic Measures Taken By
Government In Effort to
Restrain Strikers.
Picketing Prohibited and In
reference With Operations
To Be Forbidden.
Sweeping Federal Order Re-
suits From Action Taken
By Attorney General.

Chicago. Sept Taking one or we
most drastic steps ever attempted In a
strike situation the United States gov
rrnment today obtained temporary
federal order restraining striking rail-
road ShUpmcn, their officers and az
f!liated bodies throughout the country
from interfering In any way Whatever
with Tho operation OF the railroads.
The restraining order. hearing on
which was set for september II, was
issued by Federal judge James RI. WAX
crson. upon the petition Of United states
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daugnerty'
who came here from Washington 10
Ursu, for The action.
Wide In It's Scope
The order oulo!us. until the nearing
all railway employees. attorneys aer'-
ants .aaS",.,t,s and all persons ac''"s
IN aid or IN connection with them from
II. a..ny manner interfering with' hlnn-
,r,uC or nbstructinE railway companies
their agents. servants or employees AZ
me opcration of their respective rail-
roads and systems Of transportation or
tho performance OF their public duties.
..,d ,hIira,jons in the transportation OF
passengers and property. interstate com
from in any manner interfering WIN
cmnloyes engaged In Inspection repair
onar.,tior and use Of trains, locomotives
c,rs and other equipment and from at
tempting TO prevent any person from
freely ntecrlug into or continuing IN the
nmuloy Of the companies for the purpose
of INSPECTION and repairing or ioeon'o-
lives and cars or otherwise
The underlying principle invoiVeo Al
the action, the attorney general saiu i"
concluding his argument for the oFuef.
"ls the survival and the supremacy VI
.ba Government of the United States.
ncclariny that his request was not
aimed at union labor the attorney yen
.ral said the step was necessary 10 "'e
preservation OF the unions themselves
4, ,he same time he asserted that 'he
government TO use it's authority 10 pre-
ycnt The labor unions from uesIFo' 'Nh b
the open SHOP.
Government Is Supreme
.,ybc, the unions claim the right 10
.,i.,,,e to the government and 10 DOM
n.,c the American people ana uFp,tSe
tho American people OF the hc'esS'''es
- llfc he warned, "then the G"Ner"'neh'
I'm d.s,ry the unions, for the SoNeF"
,rn,t of the United States IS supreme
and must endure
'''T T,,s railway employees department. OF
.,,o American Federation Of Labor d. M
rawcu it's president; J. i. McHratil'
yI,o president. and John Scott 'Feasui
cr-sccrc;ary, together win S'N t'i;
,.,,,. hro,herhoods. the ~ system leu
orn,ions and their presidents ana Sett', re-
,arics we're made dcfen'an'S l" '"'
o,,nrrry generals petition
0nfr!.ls Of the shop crafts "SSe' 'eu 60
,,o, ,hn order would have no alec' Oh
n,r,iruaucc OF the strike.
saws strike VIII Go On
.r,n. strike will continue Nnui SAT
..rar,nry settlement has been reached
secretary Scott said. W. IL. Johnson
siderI Of the International ASsoC'a-
49,, ~ Machinists, said that leaders
n.,m not ahate their efforts I" MAKE .he
s,rtk. effective. despite any acNG" 'aNe't
-, ,rr courts. Il. VI. Jewell. head o.
~, .bop crafts. issued no statement ana
- ris headquarters carly ton'Eht was
rcrnrtcd that h" WAS IN confer FtnCe'
nblIc another OFFICIAL said he was out
of the city. ,,,,.,r To
Will, Mr. DauEhcrty. BLACKBURN Es-
,.-lrr his assistant. and Charles cine
:, ( district attorney. all refused TO
,,w.nt on the possible effect OF the