Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-31 | Page 1 | Injunction Protested by Labor

II I. I NJ I I rR T T f lA D Union nion Chiefs Chiefs Including Brotherhood Leaders Pa Pay Visit to Palmer Palm r Gompers to Object Oct 31 I WASHINGTON VV Officials of the American Federation of Labor r protested to Attorney General Palmer P today todar against the thc action of the thc government government govern govern- i ment meet In obtaining obtaining- an injunction In Inthe Inthe inthe the coal strike Samuel Gomp president of or the federation did not accompany the delegation but an nn engagement was I made mada for 0 him to to see tho the a attorney general later I The rhe federation officials d declared the tho injunction violated d the rights of union labor and indicated that the coal miners would have hare their In inan to dissolve the an any iny fight tight brought injunction Mr Palmer almer reiterated that the tho government government government gov gov- I was proceeding solely against one ono union which ho lie declared was trying to violate tho the law Ho lIo said tho the right to strike was Vas not Involved I It is understood that there will beno beno be beno no change in the tIle policy of ot the tho government government government gov gov- as a result of ot the representations of the tho union men Representatives es of ot the four tour railroad brotherhoods Including Warren anen S S. S Stone grand chief of the engineers and L L. E. E Sheppard president of ot the conductors accompanied the delegation I tion Their presence was taken a as all all' Indicating that although not affiliated with the federation the brotherhoods I would give their powerful support to any action union labor might take lake