The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-04-12
WILL NOT PAY HIS FINE.
Engineer Lennon Refuses to Obey
Judge Ricks' Order
And Is Consequently Arrostod- The Loco
motive brotherhood WIN Fight the
Matter to the Bitter End-Pow-
derlys Views on the De-
cision OF Judge Kicks.


TOLEDO, O., April 5.-James Lennon,
the Lake Shore engineer who was found
guilty of contempt of court according
10 Judge Kicks decision has in obedi-
ence to the instructions Of his attor-
neys, refused to pay his fine and has
been formally arrested andisini the GUS
tody of the court. His attorneys will
appeal the case to the supreme court OF
the United States for writ Of habeas
corpus and it will come up at Washing
ton as soon as possible. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers viii fight
the matter to the bitter end and will
not spare the expense. They realize
that the final decision is OF vital Import
ance to their organization. Attorneys
and railroad officials think that there
will be no more trouble or outbreaks
by the men until after the whole mat
ter has final hearing.
General Manager II. W. Ashley, OF
the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michi-
gan road, says that 1t is not matter
between the Ann Arbor and its men or
the Lake Shore and its employees now,
but a matter between the men and the
United States, and it will be fought
out on that line as long as the issue has
been made. 1t will do them no good to
fight the railroads now. MIR. Ashley
incidentally stated that the Ann Arbor
road. under the non-union men, for the
mast week had been handling 80 per
cent more cars than were ever before
handled in the history Of the road.
In the case OF Chief Arthur, Hon
Frank Hurd, one of his attorneys says
that it will be appealed to the circuit
court of appeals which meets at Gin
cinnati The appeal will be made with
in thirty days and the case will be
heard within the next sixty days
SCRANTON, Pa, April 5.-Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly was inter
viewed Monday in regard to the decis-
ion in the case Of Engineer Lennon at
Toledo. The decision, said Mr. Pow
derly, shows, as have said before,
that the principle Of government own
ership of the railroads is being recog-
nized by the courts While the decision
is apparently against the men II en-
phasizes our position that the govern
ment has the right TO supervise the
railroads. Now, II is poor rule that
won't work both ways The interstate
commerce law was passed for the pur-
pose of controlling the railroads, but
up to date no railroad has paid any at
tention to the law Anarchy of the
worst kind has prevailed. BY that
mean total disregard for the law, and
that is what the corporations charge
against the anarchists The courts hold
themselves in readiness to obey the will
of the corporations when q charge is
made against the workmen, but no eff
fort is made TO carry out the mandates
OF the law when the provokers Of
strikes the corporations, violate the
law. Ni'-
This is Columbian year and we have
invited the representatives Of the world
monarchies TO visit us, in order that we
might show them how free people
govern themselves They will 60 home
with an idea Of how easily people may
be governed by a few while resting
, under the impression that they are gov.
: erning themselves
; In speaking Of the effect OF the de
cision upon the Brotherhood Of Loco
, motive Engineers Mr.. Powderly said;
/ II believe that the result will be that
. there will be change Of front and
/ eventually fedora tion Of oil railroad
employees An organization Of railroad
| men will then be effected which seel
: not only TO protect themselves, but the
. country. The members will take Q
hand in electing judges and other ofi
cials as at present the judges have II II
their power to overrule the will Of tn,
. people as expressed by their represent
atives in the legislature. The legisla
lures know better than the judges thu
J wishes Of the people, for they come di
rectly from the people Many Of th'
i, judges are not in sympathy with th'
common people. We cannot afford h
quietly sit down and allow the opinion
Of one man overrule the will Of fiv
million, II expressed by their represent
, atives in the state Legislature. II Judge
! are permitted TO overrule the law mad
by the people, the conditions will be
come such that we cannot last long n
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