The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
RESTRAINING ORDER
NEW TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
GRANTED
Daugherty Offers Petition Enjoining
All Persons From Interfering
or Obstructing Railroad Com
panies in Operating Trains

PanleS In operating Trans
Chicago, Sept. 1.-(By the ASso-
ciated Press Taking one of the
most drastic steps ever attempted in
strike situation, the United States
government today obtained a tenn
porary federal order restraining
striking railroad shcpmen, their Off
GERS and affiliated bodies throughout
the country from interfering in any
way whatever with the operation of
the railroads.
The restraining order hearing on
which was set for September II, was
issued by Federal Judge James H.
Wilkerson, upoon the petition of
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, who came here from Washing
ton to argue for the action.
The order enjoins under the hear
ing all railway employees, attorneys,
!! servants, agents, associates and all
persons acting in aid or conjunction
with them from in any manner inter-
fering with, hindering or obstruct-
ing railway companies, their agents,
servants or employees in the opera
tion of their respective railroads and
systems of transportation or the per-
formance of their public duties and
obligations in the transportation Of
passengers and property in interstate
commerce and the carriage of the
mails and from in any manner inter-
fering with employees engaged in in
spection, repair, operation and use Of
trains, locomotives, cars and other
equipment and from attempting to
prevent any person from freely en-
tering into or continuing in the en-
ploy of the companies for the pur-
pose of inspection, and repairing of
locomotives and cars or otherwise.
survival ana SoPECuoSy
The underlying principles involved
in the action, the attorney general
said in concluding his argument for
the order is "the survival and the su-
premacy of the government Of the
United States" Declaring his re-
quest was not aimed at union labor,
the attorney general said that the
step was necessary to the preserva-
ton of the unions themselves. At
! the same time he asserted that the
government expected to use its au-
thority to prevent the labor unions
from destroying the open shop.
"When the unions claim the right
to dictate to the government and to
dominate the American public and to
deprive the American people of the
necessities of life," he warned, "then
the government will destroy the un-
ions, for the government of the Unit
ed States is supreme and must en-
dure."
The railway employees department
of the American Federation of Lab
or, B. NJ. Jewell, it's president, ]. F.
McGrath, vice president, and John
Scott, secretary treasurer, together
with the six shop crafts brotherhoods
the 120 system federations and their
officials of the shop crafts asserted
that the order would have no effect
on the continuance of the strike.
''The strike will continue until a
satisfactory settlement has been
reached" Secretary Scott said. W. H.
Johnston, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, said
that leaders will not abate their ef-
forts to make the strike effective de-
spite any action taken by the courts.
B. NJ. Jewell, head of the shop crafts,
issued no statement and at his head
quarters early tonight it was report
ed that he was 'in conference" while
another official said he was "out Of
the CITY,"
While Mr.. Daugherty, Blackburn
Esterline, his assistant, and Charles
Clyne, United States district a:tor-
ney, all refused to comment on the
possible effect Of the injunction. Mr..
Daugherty said his future moves will
be governed entirely by the actions
i of the persons enjoincd.
In his presentation before the
court, Mr.. Daughtrsy reviewed the
efforts at mediation, particularly
President Harding's attemps to end
the strike. He called attention to the
fact that the railroad labor board is
an agency of the government and
that the president issued procla-