The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-26
GRITTY REPORT
oF THE
WORKINGS OF TRADES UNIONS
ROYAL COMMISSIONERS.
PROPOSED LEGTSLATION-COMBINA-
TON.
ROYAL COMMISSIONERS

. AOA OCElF lLIiNlAA AfNN VI Id IN s
TON
lCDNTSUED.
FAtsTING Law As 70 COMBINATIONS ro b. RE-
Y LANEn.-PR1yrSo A. nv PERSONAL LIABILITY
~ RESPECT OF OFFENCES Or DAMAGES. Pro
vIso A. To BREACHES o. Con TRACT - FROvf-
su AZ TO REFUSAL 70 wJKE wirH "A TARr
CUIAR PERSON.
(73) With reg--d Do the general qle-u1H
u the right of combination. W. are prepared
10 recommend, IN accordance with the pri1-
cifles above stated, chat a bll be brought Ir
sO fsr relaxing tie existing law as tJ sul.
stance 10 enact that no comb. alton 10
pers ns for the purpose of determining
among themselves or w stipua,ng i0r,
che terms o. which they wiu consent w
employ 0r be employed, snaH be unlawful by
reason Of its operating in restraint 0f trade.
shall be thereby rendered binding
And we think that, except ia Sd far as
Ehe existing .aw relating 70 combination i-
in the last preceding paragraph proposed wv
he relaxed, che proposed oil. should provide
chat nothing therein contained should ba
construed 70 affect tie liability 0f every par
son 90 prosecution and punishment in respect
~ any offence under any statute 0r -ula ut
Ias iyr the time being H force, aud TRAD the
proposed bll should also provide that no-
Ihing therein con tanned should affect the
.iabiity 0f every person % be sued at lav 0r
20 'quHy % respect Of any damage OF loss
whicn might have been occasi1uei ta anv
other person through any act ur default ".
the P r>on SO sued.
Aut VIZ think that the btIl should further
p-Cyidr that nothing t1ere.n Contained
should al eI the law as It az present exists
respecting combinations % d5 acts which
involve breaches of contract
AID W think that the Ji'l should further
provide that nothing therein contained
should make lawful any combination t1 ra.
fuse 10 work with any particular person.
w-h intent t0 prevent the employment of
sucu rerson, 0r t0 refuse to employ anr
particular person, iu any case in waIcn bv
The aR al ID now stands such combination
-u0u. b5 unlawful.
OBJECTION To LAST NAMED rReyis1 C1v.a-
EEED.
(l+j lt may, perhaps, be .0uten5sI taa-
some Iadvidua. w0Ikmen may he -1 object
tlora0Ie AZ .u afford A fuiI Justification tl ar-
Il1w-wlramen .n refusing tJ work I1 eam-
pany with him, add u is possible lat this
may bs the case but tha power cf clmhin
nE t1 deprive the workman tf the means Uf
ispcs.ng Of bis labor as be thinks i- and
lba employer 1i aiS right t1 employ sacn
v0rkm-n as he thinks ht, appears to us so
90 liable g. abuse that we 90 not think that
any exception l0 ths pr1vs1 should be aL-
tempted r1 b4 made Tt ls- r.ara 1.,.. +r-.
= y-..l ~ obsarv..+. ,-ha+b.r u. ~ t.....
r-r rh.s rr~n,-a 1 l,yr-r M -,r,t..-,.i.-, ....-
IVY pr,.ert .l9xe9 bv Iaw S--1 r..r..
NAV Ivy n.rvert.d to l,,~,,.es ~ ,r,.r.....-
af rha i ost r-i.gt...ta.s r.ars--.l I'M.
Instance -... Firaa-e4 avat-.r t-. f..-....,.
.r \ yrs-.sh--. r,r 1oin.- nv. l,,, ". t,i- .-.-
rfover In some matter J.-aporag.5 ma t..
tug workman. Numerous Instances r.-.
brought under our r a el vexstous inter
ference with employers requiring them to
dismiss from tteir service men whH Lad t.
come obnoxious tG USE union aD tHa --.r-g
suorcSted. or i.r a .obelIe-ra lid, ..,.... -.....
oF lha n+irr WA G.- rafrgi.. M. .... ...
,-;o- -"
.'.1 '-- III -aa ,'-A- .a''.aN .f
BEEN made d repes, or amend M, fb.rd s--.
tiaa rf rha Art n G.n'Iv 15a
OBJ blectei that tie words moiesiauan.V and
obstruction" are of such extensive mean
ng tta- the llw KS capable in some cases 0f
being stretched so As 20 include acts not
intended to 0e subjected to punishment
ahd ny Ii urged tnat the section, f no- re-
pea.ei, should be 50 amended rs t0 guard
against tle poss 'tilty 1i Az being 0pen t0
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