Evening star., 1922-09-02
u. S. Acts Swiftly
After Obtaining
Injunction.
ATTACKsGOON
In SPITE OF BAN
Derailing Of Trains and
Bomb Plots Reported,
But Let-Up Seen.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, September 2.-The gov
ernment acted swiftly upon the heels
iof it's injunction action yesterday. in
which Attorney General Daugherty
obtained temporary injunction
to prevent unlawful acts in connection
with the railroad strike.
Notice of the temporary enjoining
order and the pending hearing Sep
tember IL on permanent order, was
served last night on John Scott, sec
retary-treasurer of the railway en-
ployes department of the American
Federation of Labor
B. M. Jewell, head of the railway
viduals. officers and aides of leaders
edged leader of the strike, could not
be found by deputy United States
marshals and the belief prevailed to-
day in the Federal building that MIR.
Jewell was seeking to evade service
Five hundred notices of the tenn
porary order and impending hearing
We're printed last night. These are
TO be served on more than $50 indi-
V!duals, officers and aids of leaders
OF the six shopmen's unions, whose
3oo0oO members went on strike July
l, the railway employees department
and 120 system federations through
out the country.
Deputies Ready to Act.
Some $500 deputy United States
marshals throughout the country are
ready to receive the notices on sery-
ice. Fifty additional deputy mar
shals were sworn in at Chicago to
aid in making service.
Union headquarters were open at
the usual hour today and activity
was apparent: B. NJ. Jewell. it was
SAID at his office. was out this morn
ing. One report that he had gone
to cleveland and was expected to
meet train service brothe rhood lead
>ers could not be confirmed There
was a belief in the federal build
that Jewell still was in Chicago.
Entire Force Active.
Blackburn EasterIin, assistant tn
the Attorney General of the United
States, remained in Chicago today,
comforting with local federal officials
in connection with enforcement of
the order.
While United States Marshal Levys
office was charged with the SUBJ
poenaing of union chieftains named
in the governments suit, the entire
Department of Justice was in active
operation.
A. F. of L. to Meet.
The life of the temporary injunc-
ton extends to September IL. when
Judge Wilkerson will hear a motion
for permanent order.
Meanwhile the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor
prepared to meet September 9. Sam
uel Gompers, president of the fed
GRAFTON, who condemned the injunc-
ton as outrageous" said in Wash
ington that communications from
labor organizations requiring the
federation to sponsor a general
strike in sympathy with the shopmen
would be placed before the council
then purely as matter of routine
business"
Officials of the federation explained
that 1t was not within the authority
thorize a general strike. Such action,
they said, would require national
convention"
Strike Leaders Pledge Aid.
At the same time officials of the
shop crafts asserted that the order
would have no effect on continuance
Of the strike. In a statement issued
by the executive council of the rail-
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor strike
leaders pledged to aid by their every
power" enforcement of the injunction
against ''lawlessness and violence" in
connection with the strike.
From the White House came the
declaration that the federal govern
ment will not stop with the restrain
ing order if it finds that other steps
are necessary"
In their statement the council as
sumed that the right of railway en-
ployes is acknowledged to continue a
lawful strike in a lawful manner until
a satisfactory settlement Is made"
Until at least advised that the Con-
stitution of the United States and the
0Onfinued on Pace Cojnun ~