Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-07-18


 criminal conspiracy, regardless of the reason.
 The doctrine in the earlier cases in this country tended strongly to this view, but the modern tendency has been to relax the rule. and to concede that working men have the right to quit work singly or in a body, so long as they do not inter fere with tho lights of others, whether yo-emp-oy ees, employers or .he public.
 They have the right to seek an increase of wages by all peaceable means. and meetings and combina- tious t1 tbat end, If unaccompanied by threats .nr8W. atiOn, violence or attempts lc coeT5e others, are law fr'
 The application of the rules of the Courts iu ralation to strikes, to carriers. is one in which the country at large ls wast interested at prea-sE
 It is the dujyoi a common carrier, which includes railroads, to deliver f-eIEht and pass sngers, and upon most railroads. bv contract, United States mail, unless prevented by an act af God. or he public enemy, within 8 reasonable time. It has been held That t is no defense to d suit flor failure to deliver goods RitL reasonable pnomptness, that a strike awlaE tho employees pre- rented
 Fms rule has been relaxed by -nos. Courts. Go ralieve carriers in situations lAe the present, where widespread and irresistible comblna- I...s ut str 5ars and their sym pa.ai-er- have 9 aced the carrier where i, .s practically helpless, thus preventing t from the fulfillment of as legal obligations.
 The Courts yt recent times have beaa frequently occupied with the c"nsiηlca ,t strikes upon rail r,is,:s iu the custody of receivers, auJ an cssn hs5 been more fully and 2I,er eous.';eret than that of the Cnitel S:a,e~ - Kane, the opinion having a--a sa'ivered by Justice Brewer. E. ;his case body of strikers iy idation and covert thraa.@. :u,erier.d with and pre- vented ;ae running of trains on a vua,i 2 hu ....,'s of 8 receiver, and although "p Image was done to rrng.4-'v y was held a contempt of {,uuz.. ,na ir reaching this conclu- sea. lhe riLats of working men yy,.-, declared to be as follows: s':,.e1 l-au hss the right to work For E.! .rc. ac pleaseS, and go where bc ti ..s.-. aud do what he pleases, uy9<Iu-t. iu so doing he does :7.f ;~.-,s.,- an the rights of others.
 i.s a.I.hcr ase 1t appears that tha oue,a.ea- of a road in the hands t. :. ~ayeiYer, although satis- fer, wl;h .h-'rgages and treatment, sL-..-s because of the discharge of aI. .uployee who was incompetent and absent uit lout leave.
 The Irrr: aid: "The real reason was :r compel the recognition of a ss>ls ar.a.' ton as an existing s,..-.-.... -a. that it's officers shall be consulted ir the operation and Y-a.acemeu, If railroads in which tfsr do not ,ryn an interest, and of winch .rar 10 not pretend to be +.-rpinvea= au. that they with others have undertaken to order that rail r.,. property n the hands of United States Courts ,hould not beoperated 9. ali, uu'e-~ with their consent and serT'.s.
 "Thi= into'erable conduct goes l;r,al1 ,iluinal contempt, and in r<o domain a' felonious crimes, but sa L.s as tho Court goes at the present ,.me. it is criminal con tewpt."
 Every titlzsn has the right to rcsaa5u iG ar cease his employment, a.:,i ia .u toiug can not be charged tA.r .,r mlnally, but he must at th" same t.ue consult the rights 2n5 s.-j,es .t others, but in inter f-ciaa with other persons working, ana prarant-1g the owners of rail gaa,i i,-;rs rom managing those lraia> B. -h-y may see fit-there IS wb.:,. ,t. .ong arises.
 -- rsSrH CCTING THE MAIL.
 The United States statutes pro v:de that my person who shall kls.;--in,- Id willfully obstruct and 7s,t&..: ;l, psssage ot the mail, shall l.e punished by fine of not more tAau one hundred dollars.
 Gais statute has been interpreted sn make r a criminal offeuse to ras;ru-t a nail train, even though zha=e guilty were willing to permit she oss-aza of the mail car alone, and during the present trouble the Attorney sneral has held that a .al .ra.a consists of not only mail ears az ,u ively, but baggage, pas .--ne.I aJ even Pullman ears as .we..
 Had is view not been advanced, .aers .- eat reason to believe that .ls .F.-e e trouble would have been satisfactorily adjusted long since, and just why the rule shall be reLae5 and discriminated in favor ai "a mai. contractor, when that happens Ca be a railroad. is hard to understand We apprehend that should ,ae contractor carry the naa ar a tage, the fact that the .'rFsr r..a ed to take the stage out as.aaz. it carried Wells Fargo ex- press. ar s1v other similar cause, the contractor would be required to run fa- stage and carry the mail, or hs,.m. Dle on, and subject to a h;-.. ran- ty.
 l. may ?. ssibly make some differ euc- ~les CT the contractor is an irEiyi3uai or a large corporation. fIhu snaw-l
 Prescott barbers have signed a f,o.,t.o- ,- the city council asking