The New York herald., 1922-09-03
DAUGHERTY GATHERS
EVIDENCE in STRIKE.
Compiling Acts Of Violence
for Presentation to Fed
eral Court.
COMPLAINTS POURING IN
Charges of Conspiracy Will Be
Basis of the Govern
ment's Suit.
COMPLAINTS POURING In
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New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. Sept. 2.
A mass OF complaints and allega-
tions OF conspiracy and attempts to
ruin property and jeopardize life will
be laid before the Federal court
In Chicago by Attorney General
Daugherty in support of his applics-
ton for a permanent injunction
against striking railroad shopmen.
This evidence now is being compiled
by the Department of Justice and will
be, it was officially stated to-day. the
basis of the Governments case. All
the acts of violence reported viii be
tabulated and laid before the court
1t will not be alleged that the strikers
were guilty in most of these cases, but
the Government will maintain that
actions of the strikers or strike leaders
caused the violence.
The injunction proceeding is held by
Administration leaders to be fist
step in putting down violence and halt
ing interference with transportation
HERALD in its exclusive announcement
that injunction proceedings would be
brought. indictments and other crimi-
nah actions will be sought against
certain leaders in the strike in differ
7 ent parts OF the country, against
whom evidence has been accommodating.
I Instructions have been issued to all
\ United States attorneys to see that the
laws are fully enforced against strike
I violence. and specific instructions have
been given that complaints brought in
by Department of Justice agents or
United States marshals be promptly ham
died.
Roundup Is Planned.
The Department of Justice said the
arrest Of w. ID. Soyford. president of the
New Mexico State Federation Of Labor.
and Andrew Bruno. another labor leader,
on a Santa Fe train near Albuquerque Is
the forerunner OF other arrests the Gov
ernment will make in general round
up of alleged trouble makers among the
strikers.
The Department was informed in
message from United States Marshal
Romero at Albuquerque that when Soy
ford and Bruno were taken into custody
early to-day they were carrying a
satchel which contained three bombs.
Officials of the department cited this
case as typical of many that Attorney
General Daugherty will be prepared to
mention In his argument before Judge
Wilkerson, asking that the temporary
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permanent.
The Injunction proceeding was the
chief topic of informal discussion here.
The implied threat OF a general strike
in the announcement by Samuel Com
pers, president of the A. Il. OF L., that
the executive council would be called
upon TO consider such q measure. was
discounted in Administration quarters.
There was unanimity of opinion that
no general strike would be called at this
time.
There was much informal and un-
official discussion whether the injunction
would stand In law. 1t has been
pointed out by labor leaders that 1t is
in violation of section 20 of the Clayton
act, which declares labor unions cannot
be enjoined from striking. picketing or
similar action. The Department OF JUS
tice Is prepared to meet this issue. The
injunction sought is not aimed at any
union organization, but is directed
toward individuals.
Not In Defiance OF Court.
It was stated officially to-day that
statements made here by Gompers and
by William Il. Johnston, head OF the
machinists' union. are not In defiance OF
the injunction. The law provides that
persons made party to the proceeding
must be formally served by the court.
and the restraining order does not apply
until they are SO served.
Informally commenting on the injunc-
ton. Senator Edge On. ID said: 1T
seems TO me that the shopmens walkout
was strike against the Government
itself. II certainly was n strike against
tho railroad labor board. a Government
agency created by Congress. | am abso-
lutely in accord with the Administra-
tion's policy OF using the sternest
methods TO keep the malls and interstate
commerce moving. and / cannot under
stand why the strikers should object to
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