Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-11
HEARING ON THE
REQUEST OF US.
FOR INJUNCTION
SET FOR TODAY
Government Has Applied
for Permanent Restrain
ing Order Against Strik-
ing Railroad Shopmen,
DAUGHERTY AND HIS
AIDE REACH CHICAGO
Effort viii Be Made to
Prove a Wide Spread
Conspiracy to Cripple the
Transportation Machine,

Ciated Press) With the arrival
today of Harry NJ. Daugherty, at
torney general of the United
States, the stage was set for the
hearing in federal court tomor-
row of the governments applied
tion for permanent injunction
against the striking railway shop
craft.
James Beck, solicitor general,
accompanied Mr.. Daugherty.
They were preceded yesterday by
Blackburn Esterline, assistant to
the solicitor general; Oliver =.
Pagan, the governments indict-
ment expert, and two car loads
of evidence which, it was said,
would be used in an effort to
prove a widespread conspiracy to
cripple the nations transporta-
ton machine.
Charges u Conspiracy.
The existence of such a plot
was charged directly by the at
torney general when he obtained
on September J. what has been
called the most sweeping tenn
porary injunction ever issued in
such case. Union leaders have
not only denied the existence of
conspiracy, but have demanded
the vacation of the order against
them on the grounds that the
government has failed to make
out case, that the injunction
is in violation of the Clayton act
and that it was ordered through
misrepresentation for "ulterior
and unlawful motives.
Evidence Collected.
In preparation fl the govern
ments battle to make the injunc-
ton permanent federal agents
were said to have collected evil
dehce from all parts of the coun-
try, including thousands of tele-
grams, letters, photographs. blue
prints and books, tools of violence
and transcripts of statements OF
some 17U0u individuals.
All OF this evidence, it was
said by federal agents, win
be used i'm an effort to show
that since the strike began
there have been twenty-five
murders that 10000 railroad
cars have been tampered with
and fourteen railroad bridges
burned I'M the last seventy
days. An effort also win be
made to show. il was said,
how such violence was
directed and the details of
plans TO broaden the scope
OF campaign of terrorism
as the strike progressed.
Tomorrow's hearing will be be-
fore Federal Judge James II.
Wilkerson, who granted the tenn
porary injunction. Representing
the union leaders and opposed to
the brilliant array of government
counsel will be Donald r. Rich
berg, a young Chicago attorney
and personal counsel of B. NJ.
Jewell, head of the shop crafts
Mr.. Jewell himself and John
Scott, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
organization according to early
plans. also will be in court. Gov
ernment agents indicated that IL
the two union leaders appeared
they might be called to the wit
ness stand by the government.
Union Leaders Arriving.
While a corps of federal agents
were sorting over the govern
ment's evidence for the court
hearing which is scheduled 10
open at 1890 in the morning
union leaders from all parts OF
the country were arriving for
meeting of the shop craft policy
committee of ninety which had
been set to begin in an OUTLYING
hotet half hour earlier. The
cal fOIs tba
committee, which alone is en-
powered to act on any peace pro
posals, was sent out by Mr.. Jew
ell last week following his return
from the east where he was re-
ported to have had conferences
with several railway executives
shortly after his return a meet
ing OF officials representing some
thirty railroads was held In
Chicago but adjourned without
making any public announce
ments.
Al the beginning OF its
eleventh week, the strike was
estimated TO have cost the
men who walked out on July
more than 500, ,OOO, 900 I'm
lost wages. 1t was called fol- s
lowing decision of the
United States railroad labor
board cutting the wages OF
the shop crafts employees an
proXimatcly $5O,000,0O0
year.
Two federal agents tonight were
stationed at the home of Judge
Wilkerson to prevent any out
breaks against him. The Judge. IL
was said, has received several
threatening letters.
Confers With Aides.
Mr. Daugherty spent most Of the
day in conference with his aides,
and tonight issued the following
statement
Il arrived IN Chicago this morn
ing accompanied by certain assist
ants from the department OF JUS
ttco in Washington who are asso-
Grated with mo in the strike in
junction proceedings now pending.
Those who are with me are John
w. II. Grim, assistant attorney gep
eral Blackburn Esterline, assist
ant to the solicitor general, and c.
j. Mcclure, attorney.
"Jamos A. Fowler, special assist
ant to the attorney general In
charge of antitrust prosecutions,
Oliver f., Pagan, specials assistant
to the attorney general, and A. A.
Mclaughlin special assistant to the
attorney general anG also repre-
|sentinS the railroad administration
met me In chicago. We had con-
ference at the hotel this afternoon
7 shall have no statement to make