The New York herald., 1922-09-03
WILL TALK POLITICS
Men Here Told to Keep
Their Heads and Not Re-
sort to Violence.
MONEY FOR THE NEEDY
Union Will Collect Funds for
Strike Benefit to Replace
international.

international.
Local officers of the railway shop,
mems union said yesterday they would
/ continue to hold meetings despite At
torney- General Daugherty's restrain
ing order.
A regular meeting of one or the
locals was held in Richmond Hill, ir
Queens. last night. Another local will
meet tomorrow in Jersey City.
| The Central Trades and Labor Coun.
Gil will have a special meeting Tues.
day night. at which the issues raised
by the strike injunction will be dis.
cussed. The local strike committee
has been asked to send representatives
and will do so.
David Williams, secretary OF the
strike committee for the metropolitan
area, and spokesman for $4,000 strik-
ing shopmen, defied the Government
to deprive the men OF their right tc
assemble.
They cannot stop u.s." he said. I'VE
are going Hhead with the meetings as
scheduled. No special mass meeting
has been called. but the regular meet
ings in the various districts will not
be Cancelled because OF the injunction,
What II to prevent US holding 'po-
liticap meeting or a social meeting
We can get together and talk politics.
We have a good deal to say about poll
tics, especially washington politics
just now"
Told to Obey Law.
III. Williams telegraphed to the Of
ficers of the various shipments locals
in this district, urging them to above MI
things. keep your heads and do not re-
sort to violence" His message fol-
lows:
II The daily press OF to-day carries Q
temporary injunction secured in Chicago
Ill, yesterday, by Attorney-General
Harry NJ paugherty Of Washington,
ID, c.. which intends IL the news reports
are correct, to break up our strike9and
force your members to return to. work al
the terms offered by the railrpaa> execu-
tives. e-s,.a@ 81
'The injunction, at the request of our
Republican Attorney General. has or
dered your international officers to stop
sending any relief funds to feed your
needy families and their suffering chill
drcn. St'
I'VE have instructed you in the past
to obey the law and not adopt violence
in your struggle for Justice. We know
the provocation you had to submit to.
suffering persecution through the viola
tons OF 104 decisions of the railroad
labor board by ninety-two different rail-
road companies. We know your final re-
fusal to work under these conditions on
July l was entirely legal and that no
Republican tool of the railroads has any
right to interfere with your refusal to
work under these conditions.
Feed Your Families.
when 1t comes to seeing your babies
suffer and starve for want OF fcod thai
is an entirely different subject. Local
relief committees should continue to so
itcit funds 10 feed the needy cases. Tenn
porarily. at least, we can expect no re-
relief from our internationals IL the
funds OF these organizations. as stated in
the press. have been tied up. The prob
lem you must face Is whether an elected
representative OF the Republican party
can appoint as Attorney-General q rail
road tool, who can starve your family
because you will not become a slave oi
a railroad company. Our advice is tc
feed your families.
Appeal to all members Of organized
labor. In all meetings held explain
IN n nd dyylic
sion of the present Administration To
its position Of breaking up the unions
and advise ali on strike TO prepare &c
clean this rotten Administration out oi
office for all time.
Action of the kind taken by the
chief attorney for the railroads. Mr.
Daugherty. Is the best anarchist
breeder that could be found. DO not
lose your heads In this crisis. but re-
solve to fight all the harder for your
rights.
Your fight Is won with the skilled
men out Of the railroad shops. The
congiomeration OF unskillcd men hired
by the railroads is only an expense with
no return to the stockholders and the
Injunction issued is to assist the rail-
roads in starving you back to work.
Tell all men on strike that when
they see their children suffering for
from the international organizations, "a
remember II is the work OF the Republi-
cans at Washington"
Tell them to double their efforts 20
secure food for these children. Have
all your committees continue tfAs work.
and II we must stop feeding our fam
lilies. IL will only be done after the Re-
publicans have gone the limit and forci-
bly, stopped US by locking us up where
the Government will have to feed MS.
above all things. keep your heads
and do not resort to violence"
Hope for General strike.
Mr.. williams said he had not yet re.
ceivcd any instructions from his inter
national officers as to how the strike
would be conducted henceforth. Until
otherwise ordered there win be no change
Of program.
Many kilograms from other labor
unions, pledging support. have been re-
ceived at local strike headquarters since
the Attorney Generals injunction was
published. Some Of them express hope
that there will be a general strike. az
suggested by Gompers.
Local railroad executives declined 10
that they feel some concern over the
possible effect OF the order and its re-
action. Recruiting new shopmen will
again show decline. they thought
This has ,een the invariable result of
every Government attempt TO end the
strife.