The Washington times., 1894-04-22


woman. But his defense is that she was
already unchaste when he met her; that she
courted his vile advances; that passion and
greed moved her. and that he yielded to her
temptations, neither loving nor respecting
her. And he maintained her as his wanton
through years Of married life. What de-
fense that is!
The pleas Of the lawyers for the criminal in
this case have shown how low the standard
of morality is practically placed among men
of the world, as they excuse the man on the
ground that the woman was evil. Nothing
more than you or might have done" is the
substance of their pleas. Here is the wretched
root of the whole wrong. Man is not held to
the same standard Of purity and chastity rs
woman. The social system will never be sane
and whole until this double standard is done
away with. The same purity for man and
woman, nothing less will do.
The right to strike. says the Voice, was de-
MED few weeks ago by Judge jenkins, Of
the United States Supreme Court, who issued
an injunction restraining the employees Of the
Northern Pacific railway from "any combina-
tion or conspiracy having for its purpose the
Inauguration Of a strike upon the lines OF the
railway (Which railway was and is in the
hands OF receiver), and "from ordering, ad
vising or approving by communication or in
struction or otherwise the employees OF the re-
ceivers to join in n strike" This in spite OF
the fact that the receivers, without minutes
notice to the men, had put into operation
reduced schedule OF wages! To state the case
is enough to arouse all the Anglo-Saxon love
of liberty against this species OF downright in
dustrial slavery TO corporate power. Judge
Dundee. of the United States District Court,
following the decision of the superior court,
ruled likewise in a similar case with the Union
noiFi 10 nj nain in a
hands of a receiver. This case was taken be-
fore Judge Caldwell, OF the United States Cir
cult Court, coequal in authority to Judge
jenkins. and Judge Caldwell makes short
work of Judge Dundy's Injunction. He or
ders 1t vacated, and his words come as near
to glow of Indignation as federal judges
ever indulge themselves with. Judge Cald-
well says:
"The period of compulsory personal service
as punishment for crime has passed in
this country In this country it is not lawful for
employees TO associate, consult, and confer to-
gether with a view to maintain or increase their
wages 10y lawful and peaceful means, any more
than IL unlawful for the receivers to counsel
and confer together Tor the purpose of reducing
their wages. y corporation is organized capital;
organized labor is organized capital What Is
lawful for one to do is lawful for the other to
do"
Judge jenkins has, in review OF his decision,
reaffirmed it. with slight but not important
bound by it any more than by Judge Cald-
wells decision. A case should be taken at
once TO thes United States Supreme Court
Congress has. in the meantime, ordered an in
vestigation OF Judge Jenkins order and his
right to issue it. To give to such an order
permanent authority would be to place the
country on the verge of sure enough revolu-
ton. And yet We are disposed to make al
lowance for Judge jenkins. Under the law
the railroad is public thoroughfare, just as
the old turnpike was, which to great extent
it Displaced. He and all other judges are
compelled to consider it as public highway
and not as private property, which, in fact. it
is under the present system. His whole rul-
ing mad reference to the employees as servants
OF the public. and his injunction was issued
ostensibly TO prevent injury TO the public SER
vice. He is not wholly to blame. The rail
ways of the country ought to be in fact what
they are already in law-public highways,
controlled by the public and operated for the
public benefit, not for private and personal
profit. We will have to come to that sooner
or later, and the sooner the better.