STRIKES IN AMERICA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1922, Page 5

STRIKES IN AMERICA.

TO CHECK VIOLENCE. FIRM ACTION TAKEN. LABOR MAY RETALIATE. By Telegraph.— Assn.—Copyright. New York. Sept. 1. The plans of a widespread plot to blow up railway bridges and tunnels in New Mexico were frustrated by the arrest of W. Seyfreid, president of the j New Mexico State Federation of Labor [ and a taxi-driver on a Santa Fe train, i The men carried suit cases containing three bombs. A search of Seyfreid’s j rooms revealed a quantity of explosives and fuse.' The Federal agents at Chicago have announced the discovery of a plot by the Radicals to kidnap the presidents of various railroads. Arrests all over the country are expected. The Government has made the first definite move to check violence. Attorney-General Dougherty appeared before the Federal Court at Chicago and asked for an injunction to prevent strikers from interfering in any manner with the employment of new workers by the railroads. Received Sept. 3, 11.5 p.m. New York, September 1. The court granted a temporary injunction until September 11, when the court will consider the Government’s case for a permanent injunction. Meanwhile the temporary writ restrains strike committees from issuing instructions or statements to strikers, and union funds cannot be used to further the strike. The injunction prevents picketing, meetings, threats of violence or any hindrance to the operation of the trains. LABOR’S ANSWER. GENERAL STRIKE THREAT. Received Sept. 3, 11.5 p.m. Washington, Sept. 2. The president of the American Federation of Labor (Mr. Samuel Gompers) announced that the executive committee of the Federation will meet on September 9 to discuss the advisableness of calling a general strike as an answer to the Government’s injunction against the railway strikers.