Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-15
OBSTRUCTION Of
RAILROADS Barred
CARLOADS OF EVIDENCE TO CON-
FRONT UNION IN UNITED
STATES COURT.
CHARGE WIDESPREAD PLOT
Criminal Prosecution May Be Outcome
Of Hearing-Government May Re-
quest Many Separate I%njunc-
tons to Strengthen Hand.

Chicago. A nationwide sabotage
plot, characterized by government Of
fiCals as the most gigantic and ruth
less ever organized in the United
States, will be publicly revealed in
connection with the battle to be waged
in Federal Judge Wilkerson's court
during the hearing for a permanent in
junction against officers and members
Of the striking shop crafts, according
to information brought to the federal
building,
What the Data May Disclose.
THE wrecking of railroad equip
ment.
2-The murder of certain persons at
tempting to obstruct the sabotage
campaign.
3-The wrecking Of locomotives.
(The materials to have been used in
this phase of the plan are now in the
hands of the government, it is said.
4-The throwing out of line of bear
lngs on passenger, mail and freight
trains, causing wrecks that could be
blamed to poor equipment"
6-The burning of bridges.
6-Rendering signal systems mac.
curate.
THE pulling of spikes from rails.
S-The obstruction of mail.
According to government plans, ac.
ton will not stop with the effort to
have Judge Wilkerson's temporary in,
juuction made permanent, but 1t Is eX,
pected that wholesale injunctions will
be sought against members of the shoI
crafts and sthike s~ympathizers.
The scope of the federal programme
against the strikers became known fol
lowing the arrival in Chicago of a car
load OF evidence said to have been col
locted in all parts of the country. Five
trucks were used to transport the eX
hibits to the federal building, where
they are being guarded by IS heavil!
armed federal agents.
The evidence brought here is salt
to contain thousands of kilograms, let
tiers, photographs, blue prints ant
books, together with transcript o
statements of II 900 persons who hav
been Intercepted by federal author
ties.
A,Dthnr rnrInaH IF nyiHnOnn rnnnr
ed to consist principally of tools of v
olence seized from striking shopmeI
Is due to arrive in Chicago.
Shortly after the arrival of the ev
dence Oliver e. Pagan, the govern
ment's indictment expert, arrived froI
Washburn with Blackburn Easterlin'
assistant to the collector general. S
simultaneously 20 attorneys arrived fro
the capital. James E. Beck, solicitt
general. will reach Chicago later.
: 1t is said that most of the evident
contained in the carload received wi
be reviewed Immediately, since it h;
been oatalogued for hasty present
Q ton.
The first step the government W
t take at the opening of the hearing,
d. was said, will be to place on the stat
Ii President Bert NJ. Jewell of the she
@. mems organization, when he will
in questioned as to his knowledge of &c
It. eminent charges. jewell will be f.
c. lowed by John Scott, secretary-treasl
or of the organization.
1t is said that the attorney gener
will ask the issuance of "forthwit
+, subpoenas for all defendants in his
- junction petition who do not appear
the hearing. 1t is understood at t
!, federal building that a majority of t
-, GAO union officials named in the pc
=. ton do not intend to be present befc
- Judge Wilkcrson. being under the
preston that attendance by Jewell a
~ other leaders is sufficient.
~ Because of the criminal charges Il
"a have grown out of the strike, howev
T.. federal authorities will insist upon
opportunity to question all defenda
before Judge Wilke son,
A court order also will be asked
49, was said, for permission to seize &C
Id tional books. records and things
Je existence of which is known TO G
'k- eminent agents,