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Show LABOR CABINET SPEEDS DATE OF CONFERENCE I j Utmost Privacy Insisted I Upon s Union Leaders Plan Meeting GUARDS TO BE POSTED Question of General Strike May Ee Considered By Leaders ATLANTIC-CITY. JM Sept. 5. The situation developed by the strike Injunction, obtained by the government govern-ment has caused the executive conference con-ference of tho American Federation of Labor to make reservations for a private pri-vate suite facing the sea on the ninth floor of the Ambassador here, where they will laJve pofsession tomorrow 'irlginally the annual shor? conference confer-ence was to have started on Saturday. Complete Isolation f rom ho rest of ilrTH the hotel has ben '.nslstefl upon hy the labor leaders and the suite will be hut off and a complete corps of union help assigned to handle every- , jthlng from the cooking to general service. ser-vice. Elaborate plans for secrecy In the proceedings have been carried out nnd the precautions Include a guard 'at the elevator door. (.EM HAL STRIKE? Whether the question of a general f strike over the injunction will be tak- i ii en up here w-as not disclosed In the Jr advance information, but the lndica- lllfi tlons are that the discussions will get fu j 'under way Immediately Samuel Gom- ij Ipers and his cabinet start their session. .i MPEKS SILENT. PHILADELPHIA. Sept 5 An attempt at-tempt to Interview Samuel Gompers jl'Vi1! concerning a report that organized labor la-bor leaders throughout the country aro l tnking a secret ballot on the advisabil-lt advisabil-lt of falling a general ntrt,;e as a , retaliatory measure agabit the recent , federal Injunction enjoining the strlk- t ing shopmen, resulted In the labor chief's refusal either to deny or affirm af-firm the report, or make nn statement state-ment whatsoever concerning It. It Is believed that Mr. Gompers will leave for Atlantic City, today to bo on hand to meet the heads of organized labor, who, according to advices from the sl ur, n .-oi-t, will meet there Welnes- f""S dav Instead of next Saturdav. i ir.i. Drill's i phi: Li WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. While the Chicago injunction proceedings will hi followed with the determination of guaranteeing the country against in- f-- terference with transportation, a high official of the admlnistrarfon declared llfll today, constitutional liberties of law jllWi abiding men will not be abridged. JV j.. lent Harding is -aid to feel that the injunction soucrht will not In ' any way hamper or endanger constitutional consti-tutional rights of the men nn strike , or of other citizens to consider tha I government's course entirely clear of 'complications which might Justify any I such c liarge. EXTENT IS UNCERTAIN Just how far the government will bo obliired to go with prosecutions against !f Individuals, the administration spokes- II man s.aid. can only he determined by events. It was Indicated that no ac- L v (tlvltles In connection with tNe strike V., outside of court matters were now In j progress. if the industrial situation is "In the S clear" by that date. President Ham ling win go tu Detroit for the laying j1 'j of the cornerstone of the new M?.sonk; I temple on Monday, September IS. and will be in Cleveland the follow-I follow-I inp dav to receive the thirty-third de-' de-' gree. Scottish rite of Free Masonry, it was stated today at the White House i BILL 1GAINST INJUNCTION Any officer of the government who I issues or causes to be Issued, "any I Illegal injunction, not In good faith I and with the wilful intent," of de-' de-' prlving a person of his rights or in- j I tlmldating him. would be held to have committed malfeasance In office under un-der a bill Introduced today by Rep-IreaentatlVe Rep-IreaentatlVe HuJdleslone, Democrat, j Alabama. |