St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-04
THE N. P. INJUNCTION.

| L his proceeding has no precedent in
| the United States courts, but SchemS to
be Il fair roposition.-Billings (Mont.
| Gazette.
An injunction cannot compel an indi-
| Vldual To remain i'll the employ of Il
| corporation. An injunction is good.
however, against a conspiracy to strike.
Tacoma (Wash.) News.
| The men will do well il they treat the
| question of wages az the receivers have
treated it-by appealing to the courts
which are the supreme managers of the
road.-TacOma wash News.
Government ownership is among the
not very remote possibilities of the
future. which disputes ana disturbances
OF this character tend to hasten to full
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (Wash.) Chron-
icle.
What's the matter with Northern
Pacific employees petitioning the courts
for an order enjoining the receivers
from reducing wages? It's poor rule
that wOu't work both Ways.-Aberdeen
News.
The injunction granted by Judge
Hanford TO prevent the Northern Pa
citic railway employees from striking is
a new departure. and opens an interest
ing field for discusslon.-Seattle (Wash.)
Telegraph.
The corporations practically control
the nation. Where will the end be?
VIII labor and the common people as
sert themselves or gr0vel in the dust as
slaves to corporate bodieS?-FerguS
Falls Globe.
Ii is to be hoped that the new feature
which has been introduced into the
Northern Pacific negotiations at 81. Paul
can be taken as a sign that an amicable
Enr Il toto 1,,f41
(Mont.) Miner.
1t is much to the credit of the good
sense of the railroad men of Fargo and
vicinity that. while feeling keeniy what
they consider an injustice, they do not
FAVOR strike or any attempt to inter.
fere with the company'S property or
affairs by acts of violence or laWleSS-
ness.-Fargo Sun.
1 he order is government assumption
and absolute control of the road, carry
ing with it the right to fix and regulate
the wages of the employees. Those who
have SO deiantly opposed government
control have here full example of
railroad run by the courts OF the United
,States.-South Dakota Forum.
After all there seems to be nothing
very extraordinary In such cases. The
merchants. the corporations, the people
in general, all submit their disputes to
the arbitrament of the courts, and abide
by their final decision in cases invUlv-
ing their property, life and liberty
Davenport Qo.) Leader.
This injunction is incapable of en-
forcement. There are not enough deputy
marshals in this district or any other to
arrest the employees of the Northern Pa
clflc should they strike. And if some
were arrested how would it be possible
to prove that they conspired to injure
the road?-Tacoma( Wash.) News.
The employees OF the Northern Pacific
are loyal to L. f. Cakes to a man. Under
his control they have received as high
wages as have been paid by any railroad
i'll the United States. That is point in
Cakes favor which the people of this
Western country cannot forget.-Butte
Miner.
The application for that injun elton
gives them standing in court. if they
Will avail themselves of it. and they
can test the right of the company to re-
duee their wages by perfectly reason
able means, and they can do themselves
and their cause no higher or more lea
sonable service than to make the test
Tacoma (Wash.) Ledger.
The right of laboring men to organize
for mutual protection and advancement
has never been disputed, and, in fact,
has been encouraged. until of late, in
all industries. The injunction order of
the United States circuit court is death
blow to labor unions, so far as the
Northern Pacific railroad is concerned.
-Casselton Republican.
This is great scheme to deprive the
working man of his right to accept or
refuse specified wage for his labor,
and if it worked in this case it would
| fNrnIT lnv Ill
threatened, TO have receiver appoint
ed to put an end to a threatened strike.
Great scheme for the land of the '.free!"
Devils Lake News.
They can quit work, but that is all. If
they do anything further than this they
will become liable to contempt of court,
and there are disagreeable penalties
confronting them in this case, and the
order that forbids other organizations
to come to their relief III the fight forces
them to make it alone and unaided. I'm
der this condition tits hopeless.
port Qo.) Democrat.
The issuance of writ of Injunction
before the strike has been regularly de-
clared, or before some open demonstra-
ton OF intention TO strike, is almost, if
not quite, unprecedented action ON the
part OF the courts, aud Will add another
and very interesting chapter to the So
lutlonS of the Labor problems involved
in relation to the rights of employer,
employed and the public. - Detroit
(Minn.) Free Press.
The employees in this state are getting
in shape TO strike back at the Northern
Pacific company through the courts.
Several of their leaders have been in
consultation the past few days with
well known law firm of the city, and it
is said that i'll answer to the restraining
order the employees will come into court
and ask to have the Old wage schedule
continued.-Seattle (Wash Telegraph.
Grand Master Sargent has emphatic
ally declared that the order of the court
restraining him from influencing the
Iiremen in the pending Northern Pacific
troubles, will not be recognized SO far
as discharging his duties to the order is
concerned. Mr.. Sargent is man of
wise judgment, and will probably not
make an aggressive move without
knowing full we'll he is not transgress-
ing the laws of the country, to which he
first declared his allegiance Fargo