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Show . i , - - INJUNCTION IS ISSUEDBY JUDGE SUIT 8EEKING TO RE8TRAIN MEN ON WALKOUT FROM ROADS FILED BY DAUGHERTY Papers Request That Strikers Be Restrained Re-strained From Interfering In Any Way With Operators Of Railroads Chicago. Tho Unitod Stato government govern-ment Friday was grnntod a temporary restraining ordor against tho six shop craft unions, their officials and mom-bers mom-bers from Interfering In any way with tho operation of tho rallronds, and tholr properties. Tho ordor was grnntod by Fedoral District Judge Jnmos H. Wilkcrson on application of Unitod Statos Attorney Genornl Harry M. Daugherty and District Dis-trict Attorney Charles F. Clyne. Tho-ordor Tho-ordor will romaln in forco until September Sep-tember 11, pending hearing on tho gov erninont's application for a pormnnont writ of injunction. "Tho underlying prlnclplo involved In this action," Attorney Gonoral Daugherty said in concluding his plon for tho court ordor, "Is tho survival nnd supremacy of tho government of tho Unitod States." "No union, r combination of unions can, under our law, dlctato to tho American union," tho statement continued. con-tinued. "When tho unions claim the right to dlctato to tho govtrnment und to domlnnte the American pooplo and deprive tho people of tho necessities of Ufa, then tho government will do-Btroy do-Btroy tho unions for tho government of tho Unitod States Is supromo and must endure." "Tomorow It will bo Bald by eorao moro malicious than truthful thnt this proceeding is intended ns a death blow to tho unions. In my Judgment tills movement (tho injunction) is necessary for tho projection and pro-servatlon pro-servatlon of tho unions themselves." "So long nnd to tho extent thnt I can speak for tho government of tho Unitod Stntcs, I will uso tho powor of tho govornment within my control to provont tho labor unions of the country from destroying tho open shop. "Whon a man in this country Is not pormlttod to engage In lawful toll, whethor ho belongs to a union or not, tho death knell to liberty will bo sounded and anarchy will suporcedo organized government." Already some 5,000 marshals havo boon so usslgnod, nnd In addition special spe-cial servlco men oC the department have taken up similar work throughout through-out the country, tho'attorney general said. Tho cost of such apodal servlco, he said, already oxpendod was moro than $1,000,000 for tho eight wooks duration dura-tion of tho strlko. In California alono, Mr. Daugherty said, moro than $75,000,000 worth of fruit and produce already hud boen destroyed because of tho failure of transpqrtutloaxsystoms.to movo tho crops. In Somorsot, Kentucky, ho said. 25,000 cars of bituminous coal were congested la the railroad yards Friday. Fri-day. Vandals had tampored with moro than 5,000 cars there, he said, and as a rosult the nation wus faced with suffering suf-fering for -want of coaL Fifty por cent of tho engines of the nation's railroads have boen rendered usoless by lawless activities nlnco the strike bognn, ho said. Tho Chicago & Alton railroad has been forced Into receivership by tho drain upon it8rcsourccs caused by tho strlko. |