New-York tribune., 1922-09-03
Strikers Urged to Clean Out
This Rotten administration
Letter of Shopmen's Secretary, Williams, Calls
Locals to Raise Funds for Babies
I'VE Will Obey Law, Leader Here Asserts

Declaring they had received no official
word as to the temporary injunction
against striking shopmen obtained In
Chicago by Attorney General Daugh-
erty, officials OF shopcrafts unions In
New York City said last night they
would "obey the law as usual
David Williams, secretary OF the
central strike committee, said no copy
of the injunction order had been re-
ceived here, and that the busineas of
the organization would be proceeded
with. While bitter resentment at the
attitude of the Administration was en-
pressed in railroad labor circles, advice
by strike leaders TO officers Of local
organizations indicated that orders of
conservative nature had been re-
ceiyed from the international officers.
Principal concern was shown by local
strikers over the handling Of strike
benefit funds, since the terms Of the
injunction hre held to prevent their use
in the manner and for the purposes in
tended. Secretary Williams wrote a
letter addressed to all local officers in
New York City urging collection Of a
fund here TO take the place of the in
teEbaSloual luHu WitlCt may pe 1eH~
dered useless pending hear,n on the
injunction ssue.
Secretary Williams Ia Silent
"Thls isn't the time for me to talk
said Williams. when 1t is my cue
Ill have something important to cay.
AS Ii stands have no remarks to offer
and none to retract.
Some people are trying to make out
that the statement / gave out Friday
was a violation of the injunction. /
haven't seen che injunction ] don't
know what IL enjoins me from doing
or saying.
with regard to my remarks on the
Administration they constitute fair
criticism of the President and the gov
ernment | have the right to critlcise
these officials. All have to say now
is the strike has not been broken. We
are still on the job. Our morale re-
mains unshaken."
Officials Of the railroads declined TO
talk. Confidential discussion indicated
concern felt by the carriers ceer a
probable reaction in organized labor
circles over the injunction One Off
cial said he feared the effect would be
to slow up recruiting OF shop forces,
which had been proceeding up to FRI
day at the rate of $500 men day
1t was admitted feeling had been Gre
ated by the injunction, which might
obstruet in serious degree.
Calls for Political Cleaning
Williams's letter attacked Federal Of
ficials and ended with an appeal to
strikers to "clean out this rotten ad-
ministration." 1t suggested that funds
be solicited from outside sources. in
IL, T.. 1aL
public in general. The letter is ad-
dressed to the officers Of the local
federation of striking railroad shop
men and reads as follows:
"Dear Sirs and Brotherg--The daily
press Of to-day carries news Of a
temporary injunction secured in Chi
cago by Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty, of Washington, D. c.,
which intends, if the news reports are
correct, to break up our strike and
force your members to return to work
at terms offered by the railroad execu-
tives. !.
1.-THE injunction, at the request Of
our Republican attorney general, has
Eordered your international officers to
Stop sending amy relief funds to feed
your needy families.
"We have instructed you in the past
to obey the law and not adopt violence
in your struggle for justice. We
know the provocation you had to sub
NIT to, suffering persecution through
violations of 104 decisions Of the Rail.
road Labor Board by ninety-two diff
ferent railroad companies. We know
your final refusal to work under these
conditions on July l.. was entirely
legal anl that no Republican tool Of
the railroads has any right to inter-
fere with your refusal to work under
these conditions.
"Feed Your Families
"When it comes to seeing your ba-
bies suffer and starve that is an en-
tirely different subject. Local relief