The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-08
ELECTRICIANS ASK
TRIBUNAL TOSTOP
ENFORCING ORDER
Jurisdiction of Chicago Court
Questioned in New lnjunc-
ton Suit Filed in District
of Columbia
by Associated Press

Washington, September Illegal
ity of the order obtained by the. gov
eminent from Federal Judge Wiki
erson at Chicago restraining the
striking railway shop crafts and the
railroad brotherhoods from interfer-
ing with transportation in prosecu-
ton of the shipments strike, was as
sailed today in suit filed in the
supreme court of the District Of CO.
lumbia by the international Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers, one of
the organizations on strike.
The question of jurisdiction OF the
Chicago court also was raised by the
petition which denied that the plain
lifts had been guilty OF any illegal
act before or since" July /.
The electrical workers asked a
permanent Injunction to prevent en-
forcement locally the provisions Of
the Chicago order. Within two hours
after the filing of the suft--which
was set for hearing next Saturday,
United States Marshal Snyder had
served formal notice of the Chicago
njunctions on ], +. Noonan, presi-
dent of the electrical workers and
other leaders here named as defend
ants before Judge Wilkerson. and
was searching for William II. John
ston, head of the machinists asso-
citation.
The machinists' leader. his asso-
ciates said. had left for Chicago.
Affect Other Unions
While the electrical workers pc
tition was said to have been filed
solely on their own behalf and with
out reference to the other six unions
on strike, Mr.. Noonan said they ex-
pected both the temporary order
which they hope would be issued
Saturday and on the permanent writ
to have nation wide scope.
Department of Justice officials un-
officially expressed the opinion that
IL the court should grant the tenn
porary restraining order 1t would
open UP wide avenues leading to
possible upsetting by courts of other
Jurisdiction of injunctions and re-
straining orders granted by the dis
trict supreme court, such as those in
various packers and other import
ant cages under the Sherman and
Clayton acts
Negotiations Denied
The entire question. 1t was SAID
unofficially. centers on section 10 OF
The CLAYTON act and Section of the
sherman law which provide that In
suits brought under the judge OF
any federal jurisdiction may have
the power to subpoena witnesses and
defendants in other Jurisdictions
While reference to alleged negotia
lions at various unnamed places
looking to settlements with individ-
hal roads continued TO be heard these
stiu remained unconfirmed tonight.
Mr.. Noonan denied fatty, SO far as
his union was concerned, that there
had been any conference with rail-
road executives since the last New
York meeting, adding that none was
in prospect The Forthcoming meet
ing in Chicago of the strikers gem
eral policy committee. according 10
his information. Mr.. Noonan said, IS
for the purpose OF discussing re-
cent developments in the strike sit
uatfon.
Settlement Plans Brighten
Some administration officials who
have kept in touch with the trans
portatfon controversy reiterated to-
day they had a reason to believe
that the prospect for settlement OF
the strike on several individual
roads appeared to be improving.
1t was intimated by some in the
confidence of President Harding and
Attorney General Daugherty that
any persistent attempt to obtain
service on B. NJ. Jewell, leader OF
the striking shopmen, Of the federal
court injunction at Chicago had been
deferred because of the belief that
he was engaged in negotiations
which nights result in settlement
| of the strike.
After conference between Mr.
Daugherty and Senator Borah. 1t wal
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