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Show UX UNIONS ON STRIKETNJOINED U. S. TO ENDURE I IF UNIONS MUST I BE DESTROYED I 'That Is Statement of At-I At-I tomey General Daugherty in Plea to Court i "OPEN SKOP TO STAY" ! Restraining Order Won't j Hurt Strike Cause Leaders Say CHICAGO, Sept, 1 .John Scott, sec- ' rotary and treasurer of (he Railway Employes' Department of the Amcrl-c.-in Federation of Labor declared to- L flay thai regardless of the govern- ii i ut s Injunction suit against tliei 'strikers the strike would goon. "Wo will sjninl on our (institutional rights" he said. 1 CHICAGp, Sept. I, (By The Asso-elated Asso-elated Fres. Th-i United Slates gov--ernmenl today was granted a lempor-a lempor-a ry restraining order against the six striking shop craft unions, their of-Blals of-Blals and members from Interfering , I n any way with the operation of the railroads and l heir properties. Tho order was granted by Federal District Judge James II Wllkersoa on application of United states Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and Dls-trict Dls-trict Attorney Charles F. Clyne and It will remain ln force until Sept. 11, pending bearing on the government's 1 a i plica on for a permanent writ of in- "The underlying principle involved m this action," Attorney General Daugherty said In concluding j his plea for the court order, "is the survival and supri macy of the govern- ji rnenl 'he United States." The attorney genera addressed the j Imnie Uately following the read-Ing read-Ing o the fr.rmal complaint, read by District Solicitor. General Eastorllne. His pb-a for the injunction, Mr. Daugherty was said was necessary by th fa.-t that there comes a time ln the history of all nations when the people must be advised whether they have a government or not." I NlONx C AN T DKT.VTE Xu union. r combination of unions can. under our law. dictate to the Am- intoi 1 1 m nt contln- H vVhcn the unions claim the right to dictate to the government and to dominate the American people and deprive the people of the ne- cessittcs of life, then the government will destroy the unions for the govern-r.ient govern-r.ient of tiie Cnlted States Is supreme .. il must endure H ' Tomorrow it will be said by soma more malicious than truthful 'hat this pro. ling is intended as a death blow to the unions. In my judgment, this movement (the In-lunctlt In-lunctlt ni Is necessary tor the protee-tlon protee-tlon and preservation of the unions TO s v E OPEK SHOP I "So long and to the extent that I H Cah speak rr tlv K-o eminent of the United States. It is I w ho will use the power of th" government within my control to prevent the labor unions of the country from destroying the op.-m hop hen d iu in In this country Is not permitted to engage ln lawful toil, , whether he belongs to a union or not, .the death knell to liberty will be sounded and anarchy will supersede organized government." M 'N ONIONS INCLUDED Beside the railway employes' depart- 1 .,,,.,,t thi International unions. In- ternationa1 Brotherhood of Blaclt- smiths International Association of Amalgamated Shop Workers, Broth- j erhood of Roll Carmen, Interna- tlo n Brotherhood of Boilermakers and iron shipbuilders. International As- Isoclatlon of Machinists. National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as well as 1.120 system federations were H named as the objects of tho injunc- The suit sought to enjoin all rait-way rait-way employes, attorneys. servants. H agents, social and members and all persons acting ln aid or ln conjunc- 1 tlon with them, primarily until final hearing and permanently thcrea." - f Continued on I'jtgc Two) SUIT FILED FOR INJUNCTION BY U. S. IS GRANTED (Continued from Pace One) from In anv manner Interfering with, , hindering or obstructing railway com- 1 " ; panics, their agents, servants or om- ploycs in the operation ot their re- ' spectlve railroads and systems of ) transportation of paeaengers and property In interstate commerce and the carriage ot the mails and from ' In any manner Interfering with bin- J derlng or obstructing the agents, ser- vanta and employes of said railway . companies or any of them engaged in inspection repair, operation and use of train locomotives, cars and ' . other equipment of said railway companies com-panies or any of them and from pr -venting or attempting to prevent any person or persons from freely entering enter-ing Into or from continuing In the employ of said roads, for tin- purpos..-of purpos..-of Inspecting and repairing Of locomotives loco-motives and cars or otherwise. ENJOIN CONSPIRACIES. The suit also enjoined against conspiring, con-spiring, combining, federating, agreeing agree-ing and arranging with each other or any other person or persons, organizations organi-zations or associations to Interore with, or hinder said railway coinpa-nles coinpa-nles In the conduct of their lawful business of transportation of pussoh-gers pussoh-gers and property In Interstate commerce com-merce and the carriage of the malls. UNION'S WONT HESITATE. WASHJNOTON, Sept, I. (By the Associated Press.) Leaders of thj striking shopmen will not abate their attempts to make their strike effective effec-tive whatever action Is taken by the court In Chicago as a result ( Injunction Injunc-tion proceedings Instituted by Attorney Attor-ney General Daugherty. it t as said here today by Y. H Johnston, president presi-dent of the international Association m , limn 1 of Machinists, one of the largest i striking groups. 'The filing of this suit Is just tn-, tn-, other blunder to be added to tho large list which the administration has already al-ready made In dealing with the rall-J rall-J road situation," Mr Johnston said. "I 'am surprls' d Mr Daugherty Isn't attempting at-tempting to restrain the railroads !n I stead of the men The admlnlstra- tlon has done everything It could to : help the railroad management." Mr. Johnston asserted that It would take more than a mere Injunction to ! prevent tho complete collapse of some of these roads In the next 30 days, r.nd , added: 1 i "We shall eon'lnje with the strike whatever happens e ar not afraid of anything the courts cm do Men , Still have some constitutional rights In America and we shall stana on . them." |