The Washington herald., 1922-09-04
DERIDED WORKERS
Drunken Mans Remarks
Land Him in Jail i'm
Chicago.
ANOTHER CAUGHT
DAMAGING ENGINE
Labor Federations Appeal
To Gompers to Back
General Strike.

CHICAGO. Sept. 3. - The first az
rest under the "Daugherty injunc-
ton" against striking railway shop
men was made here early today.
A second arrest under the tenn
porary order obtained by the Attor-
ney General last Friday was re-
ported A few hours later from Hart
ford, Conn.
Alleged to have derided railroad
employees bound for work Huch
! Noonan. said to he a striking shop
I man. was taken into custody On the
| Illinois Central right OF way
Noonan was said to have beer
under the influence Of liquor. He
/ viii appear in Federal Court Tues
I day to show cause why he should
not be held in contempt. il was
said.
Tempered with Locomotives.
| The arrest at Hartford was on
more serious charge. 4 striking
machinist was caught in the act OF
damaging a locomotive SO that IL
woGld explode under heavy steam
pressure.
Doubt was expressed as 20
whether either Of these cases would
afford a test OF the Federal re-
straining order. II was pointed out
that : plea Of drunkenness by Moo
nan would weaken the case against
him. SO far as contempt PROCEEDINGS
might be concerned. and that tho
seriousness Of tho Hartford case
r--'e IL in the category Of criminal
o1enses.
however. il forecasts prove reIi-
able. there will be no dearth Of test
cases"
F~sr DEMONSTRATIONS
Several hundred deputy uarshals
were sent from here today 20
trouble centers" in the shop strike
and the work of auEverfiuE rHe
force Of deputies was continued
throughout the day. with crowds ot
men seeking jobs. Before N. week
has passed approximately a ooo der
uties will he added to the .nrC
now guarding shops and other rail
road property. Il is stated Haste
in getting the deputies into rh"
field according to Federal officials
here. was actuared by fear ~ Ia
Dor Day demonstrations in some
shop centers.
At Carbondale. III. st-cha1a.
topped with barbed wire IS h"rU-
built around the Illinois central
shops CoIored watchmen hav" been
employed at this point 70 r"plasa
strikers and as thousands 81 rnf-"~S
and railroad workers are eNnsr'-
cd to gather there tomorrow. Hf'v
additional deputies were sworn IN
today. CarhondaIe Is in tho heart
Of the Illinois mining district and
just a few miles from H"--in.
Hundreds Of Labor Dsy srcsksrs
are expected to take stand on
/ the hinted general strike and. &C.
cording to leaders here. many In
fuential lahbor leaders wrii as'S
the adoption NJ resolutions favor
|. ing such strike.
Urged by Omaha Federation.
This movement started IN omaha.
, where the local Federation n la
Dor appealed to President Goupers
to back a general strike. Hun
dreds Of other fcderatiors w.-e
asked to do likewise, and declined.
. This. however. was before The in
junction secured by tho Attorney
General was obtained.
We will 60 all the way on any
program President Gnmpsrs anH
! the executive council adopt" said
= John Fitzgerald. of the chicago
Federation Of Labor. We are SOL
idly behind the shormen and Wa
= will do all we can"
: The city council here Is 20 pass
, on a resolution authorizing a tag
day for the strikers
Jewell Evades Service.
Service OF a subpoena on Bert
, NJ. Jewell. president of shop o-Ear-
. izations. has not been obtained vet.
IL was stated by United states
Marshal Robert Levy Jewell =
! said to he in Cleveland. in Sc
] cret conference with the brother
= hood leaders and in Washington.
= Union leaders here. however say
, privately that he will accept serv-
5 ice as soon as every detail n con-
= tinuing the strike has been worked
: out In instructions to his suhor-
: dinates.
: That the strike leaders expect
to continue operations was evident
today when the statisticisns and
: entire office force in the economies
department was at work prepsr-
ing data TO he forwarded 10 the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
:. the condition OF rolling stock.
Troops Ready 90 March.
While the wholesale shifting OF
| Federal troops throughout the
country is declared by stan on
GERS OF the Sixth Corps area here
TO have no significance as 2 strike
, move. IL is admitted that tho gem
, eral orders issued in Washington
last Friday will make troop move
ment TO important shop centers
easier. The Second Infantry has
been ordered from Camp Custer
, Mich. to Fort Sheridan.
The outstanding indication Of At
least partial peace in the railroad
world is semi-ofiicial assurance
that the Railroad Labor Board VIII
probably on September Is grant
100000 maintenance of way work
ers 5 cents increase in wages thus
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