New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-08
Union MoUes In Court
To Ocerfurqa Injunction,


WASHINGTON, Sept. Z lBy Che As
ssscEsted Pfessl - Legality OF the order
obtainyH by the government from Fed
ssraI D5strfes Judge wiIkersem ut Chi
sage. restraining the striking railway
4seperzfts ard tlle railroad brother
hoods from interfering with trans
1prtation in prosecution of the shop
aden's stTike, was asgail@d to-day In q
baif fled In the Supreme Court of the
15striet OF Columbia by the fnterna-
ssDnai brotherhood of Electrical Work
eos. one of the organizations on strike
1.-The question Of iarisdiction Of the
Chicago court was also raised by the
petition, which denied that plaintiffs
Esd been guilty of any Illegal acts
~sefore or ssnce'' July I.
q United States fo Modify Order
I'm connection with this move it was
harmed that the Administration ii,
paanning TO modify the restraining or
der. some provisions OF which are adj
gdtSedly TOO drastic.
4 The electrical workers asked q per-
faanent injunction to prevent United
States Attorney Gordon and United
States Marshal Snyder from enforcing
locally the provisions of the Chicago
order Within two hoavs after the
sling of The suit, which was set for
Served formal notice of the Chicago.
injunction on J P. Noonssn, president
OF the electrical workers, on most OF
flSe ether local leaders named az de-
PENDANTS before Judge Wilkcrson. and
was institasing a search for William
III. Johnston, head Of the machinists'
association, who was said to have "dis-
appeared again. after visiting his
osfice.
Involves Other Iniunetiens
Officials of the Department of jus
tfee would rot comment for publication
on the recourse Of the strikers to the
courts, bat unofficially they expressed
the opinion that if the Supreme Court
Of the district OF Columbia should
grant the temporary restraining order
il would open UP wide avenues lead
ipg to possible upsetting by courts of
other jurisdiction of illjunctions and
restraining orders granted by the Dis
trict Supreme Court--such as those
in various packers and other impor~
tans cases--under the Sherman and
Clayton acts.
Attorney General Daugherty was said
TO feel that the strike situation, as it
directly affects the law enforcement
branch OF TIE government, had cleared
up appreciably in the last few days.
Reports from centers where it was
found necessary to concentrate forces
of special deputies, were said to have
emphasized the continued maintenance
OF law and order among strikers and
railroad employees.
Free Speech Safeguarded
After conference between Mr..
paugherty and Senator sBorah, it was
said by government officials that no
effort would be made TO retain in the
Chicago permanent injunction, when
and If granted, the provisions which
have been interpreted as tending to
interfere with Stree speech" How far
government representatives would go
ia agreeing to a modification of the
temporary order was not stated.
Those in close touch with the AID
ADMINISTRATION were sanguine in pre-
diction tonight that it would be every
radically modified This, it was said.
would occur on the governments own
motion before the court here Monday.
The Attorney General and his advisers
we're said to have come to the con-
clusion that the temporary order went
unnecessarily far in it's restrictions.
The question was understood to have
been discussed at conference Attor-
ney General Daugherty and Chairman
Cnmmins of the Senate Interstate Com
1lerce Committee held at the White
House with President Harding to-
night.