The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-05
THE RIGHTS OF LABOR ARE TILE
RIGHTS or ALL CITIZENS.

The United States Court for ono fas
decided both branches Of the iohor strike
controversy that has teen before 1t Tor
4 week or more. and il has decided both
according TO the Indications that fell from
the court while the cases were In pre-
narration and under argument. Judge
Taft delivers the opinion that deals with
the boycott, Judge Kicks delivers tnat
which deals with the right of work
man to quit his employers service when
be pleases
Judge Taft enjoins the men frcm pres
etuting a boycott. carrying his view to
the extent Of requiring Chief Arthur TO
recall orders that he had issued as chief
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
CINE FRS TO the engineers within his iuris-
diction. We have not word Of dissent
TO utter agcinst this action of the court.
A boycott is an agreement between par
ties to inn;ct wilful and malicious in
Jury upon another party. 1t s radically
unlawful. In determining whether a
court Of equity should enjoin it CT not,
the sole question TO be determined is
whether the injury threatened is enc that
can be adequately compe lsated in dam
eges
II II can. the injunction will not be
granted. II 1t cannot. the injunction
Will be granted The injury threatened
by this boycott was, no doubt, enc that
damages would be 10 compensation for.
and II was right. therefore, that the par
ties should be enjoined frOm INJECTING il.
The case before the Judge, which was a
proceeding for contempt against certain
locomotive engineers for not obeying the
order or the court and moving the freight
cars Of the Ann Arbor railroad. pre-
scented another and very different phase
Of this labor controversy.
AT the first hearing Judge Kicks indi-
Gated purpose to compel the locomotive
men 10 do the work 10 which they oh
jected. and it looked as II a new feature
unknown 10 our civilization was TO be
introduced into our chancery proceedings
ne Judge however. gave up the case
as against these engineers who had ami
out hned that one who remained in tho
service OF the Lake Shore Comnan,,
pu' refused 10 move the Ann Arbor cars
Inc enort which was made 10 comneI
an empioye 10 remain In the service %
MS employer and do a work which y,a.
offensive to him has happily failed tho
Judge evidently reconsidering the nrs,
impressions which had been made unon
him PO''
ihe Idea Of compelling a service is
proposition entirely in harmony with ~.
institutions Of old Rome, but o,recl,,
ah'agonistlc TO the institutions ~ an
peoples who are descended from Anclo-
saxon ancestors We have already a..
cussed this subject quite fully. but its
importance justihes sun further evar,,
nation Of It.
Rome's civilization was c,y,,,.a.,o.
OF slavery. and 1t therefore saw no esne-
cial objection TO the citizen being coerced
into the performance Of any duty what
ever that he had undertaken "a nerforro
since slavery was an institution which
the law not only tolerated. but cherished
no shock was given 10 the mind OF any
one by seeing the principle extended ~
any special case where fairness and inc
uce seemed 20 require that an individual
should be deprived Of his liberty.
Sut the Anglo-Saxon's code tolerated
slavery In no form whatever. He was q