AG SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS RIGHT TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM PARALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On October 24, 1921, Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty "intimated that the conspiracy* laws might be invoked to prevent a (railroad) strike."
According to the New York Tribune, the Attorney General let this be known "after a conference with District Attorneys from New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and Indianapolis."
Daugherty added...
"The government has the inherent right to protect itself from a paralysis of the transportation facilities."
*Conspiracy is defined in the U.S. as an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal end through illegal means. Conspiracy against the United States is a federal offense (18 USC, 371).
SOURCE
"Daugherty Hints U.S. May Charge Conspiracy," The New York Tribune, October 25, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
