Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-15


violence. and II IS NOT to be believed
that the defendants entered on the exc
cution OF tfcir scheme without appre-
ciating tho fact, and without having
determined how TO deal with II. The
Inference, therefore, Is a fair one aside
from direct evidence 10 the point that
they expected ana Intended that this
strike should diner from others only
IA magnitude OF design and boldness
OF execution. and that the accustomed
accessories OF intimidation ana Vlo-
icnce, 50 far at least as was found essen
tial to success, would not be omitted for
that much the striking workmen, act
ing on the promptings OF selt-lnterest,
without inatigatlon or direct sugges-
ton. and even Ia spite OF admonltions
to the contrary. may ordinarily DC
counted on. Such admonitions against
/ violence were sent out occasionally by
! the defendants, but 1t does not appear
J that they were ever needed; ana am
/ not able Ia believe on the evidence that
. In the fullest sense II was expected or
/ intended that 1t should be. ] am able
to quite believe that the defendants
not only did not favor, but deprecated
extreme Violence. which might lead to
tho destruction Of property or OF hui
man life. but the chief aim, l am con-
WINGED. was TO secure the good VIII OF
the public.
TO that end the warnings against
acts OF depredatlon or visible deetruc-
tlon OF property II may well be believed
were sincere. but their followers did
not understand and the court cannot
believe that it was Intended TO forbid
intimidation and the milder forms Of
violence which did not directly Involve
the destruction Of property or severe
Injury to person. and which for that
reason, IL seems, where assumed to be
moi NyftIl ttfhgn GmnIpNpn In the
interests OF organized labor IL a con-
test with "an alliance OF rich and pow
erfui corporations"
Judge Woods said the alleged advice
OF counsel neither justified nor mitl-
gated wrong or error committed In
pursuance OF the advice. With all that
10 said about guarding property, keep
Ing the peace and being the first to ar
rest offenders. not one was arrested
and no effort was made by the strikers
or members OF the Railway Union to
preserve the peace or to protect pro-
pcrty. on the contrary many OF them
were leaders In scenes OF violence and
disorder. IL this strike. like others.
was Understood 70 be war. not ncces3a
rily OF blood and bullets, but conflict
between the contendlng interests or
classes Of interests Ia which strategy
had TO be employed to keep the men In
line. 1t was more than a pcaceable
strike or mere cessation from work.
The right OF men to strike peaceably
and the right 10 advise a peaceable
strike, which tho law does not presume
10 DO impossible Is not questioned. But
II men enter Into a conspiracy to do
any unlawful thing, and In order to nc
compllsh their purposes. advise work.
men to go upon "A strike knowing that
violence and wrong will be the prob
able outcome, neither In law nor In
mUru1a 4u "a
Pullman cars in use upon the roads
are instrumcntnlltlcs OF commerce and
X follows that from the time Of the
announcement OF the boycott the
American Railway union was commit
ted to conspiracy In restraint OF In
terstnte commorce, In violation OF the
act OF July 2, 1890. and that the mem
bers of that association and all others
who Joined In the movement became
crlmlnally responsible each for the acts
OF others done In furthernnce of the
common purpose. whether intended by
him or not The officers beonmp re-
sponslble for the men and the men for
tne oilecrs. fhc Original conspiracy !
against the use OF Pullman cars he
came conspiracy against trnnsporta-
toh and travel by railroad Upon their
own authority, without consulting the
lt az unions, the defendants converted I
the boycott Into a strike and with the .
AID OF followers, none Of whom stopped
al any means between the drawing OF
coupling pins and the undermining OF ]
u bridge, whereby men should be
hurled to death. they pushed the strike
70 the conditions which prevailed when
the Intervention Of the court was asked
and which In the end compelled the /
employment OF u military force to re- /
establish peace and start againtthe ac- I
tlvltlcs OF commerce.
Much has been said. but without
proof OF the wrongs OF the worltmen al .
Pullman of an alliance between the
fuIman company and the railway
managers 10 dcrress wages, ana een-
orally of corporate oppression and ar
rogahce. But II Is evident that these
Things, whatever the facts might hive
been proved or imagined to DO. could
FURNISH neither Justification nor paliin-
ton Tor giving up city to disorder
ana Tor paralyzinR the industrlps ana
commerce Of the country.
The court therefore nnda the de-
lcndnnts guilty of cOntempt an charred
~ each of the cases The same aen-
tences will be orderd In both caps but
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