The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-11

Chicago, July 1O.-The Speclal IeueId
grand jury TO investigate the strike
was sworn in today by Judge Grosscul
and instructed to make a sweeping in
auiry into the conditions and causes Of
the strike.
When all the grand jurors had beer
sworn they were instructed as to theil
duties by Judge Grosscup as follows:
s'Gentlemen of the grand jury:
You have been summoned here tc
inquire whether any of the laws OF the
United States within this judicial dis
trict have been violated.
You have come into an atmosphere
and amid occurrences that may well
cause reasonable men to question
whether the government and laws OF
the United States are yet supreme.
Thanks to the resolute manhood and
to that enlightened intelligence which
pereeives the necessity of a vindicatior
Of the law before any other adjust
ments are possible, the government OF
the United States is still supreme.
You doubtless feel as 1 do, that op-
portunities of life under present condi-
lions are not entirely equal, and that
changes are needed TO forestall some
of the dangerous tendencies of current
industrial life.
But neither the torch of the incen-
diary, nor the weapon of the insured
tionists, nor the infamed tongue OF
him who incites to fire and sword is the
instrument to bring about reforms. TIC
the mind of the American, to the calm
dispassionate, sympathetic judgment OF
a race that is not afraid to face deep
changes and responsibilities there has,
as yet, been no appeal
Men who appear as the champions
Of great changes must submit them to
iscussion-discussion that reaches not
simply the parties interested, but the
under circles Of society, and must be
patient as well as persevering until the
public intelligence has been reached
and a public judgment. made up. An
appeal to force before that hour is a
crime not only-against the government
of existing laws, but against the cause
Itself for what man of any intelligence
supposes that any settlement will abide
which it induced under the light of the
torch or the shadow of an overpowering
threat?
with the questions behind the pres
ent occurrences, therefore, we have, as
ministers of the law and citizens Of the
republic nothing to do.
The Law Must Be indicated.
1.-THE law must be vtndicated before
we turn aside to inquire how law or
practice as it ought to be, can be eff
fecGally brought about. Government
by law is imperilled and that issue is
paramount. The government OF the
United States has laws first to pro-
tect itself and its authority as gov
eminent, and secondly, to protect its
~ ,io,t,
the constitution and laws 1t extends
governmental laws.
For the former purpose-namely, 10
protect itself and its authority as a
governmental has enacted that every
person who entices, sets on foot, as
sists or engages in any rebellion or in
surrection against the authority of the
United States or the laws thereof, or
gives aid or comfort thereto, and any
two or more persons in any state or
territory who copspire 20 overthrow,
put down or destroy by force the gov
eminent of the United States or to
levy war against, or to oppose by force
the authority thereof, or by force to
prevent, hinder or delay the execution
Of any law Of the United States, or by
force 10 sieZe. take or possess any pro-
perry of the United States, contrary to
authority shall be visited with GER
tain penalties therein named.
"Insurrection is a rising against civ
Il or political authority; the open and
active opposition of a number of per
sons to the execution of a law in any
CITY or state.
Debs' Insurrectionists.
Now, the laws of the United States
forbid, under penalty, any persons
from obstructing or retarding the pas
sage of the mails, and make it the
of fa tp
tenders and bring them before the
court If therefore, it shall appear to
you that any person or persons have
wilfully obstructed or retarded the
mails, and that their attempted arrest
for such offense has been opposed by
constitute a general uprising in that
particular locality, and as threatens
for the time being the civil and polite
al authority, then the fact of an inSur-
rection within the meaning Of the law
has been established. And, he who by
speeca, writing, promises or other in
ducements assists in setting it on foot,
or carrying it along, or gives it aid, or
comfort, is guilty of a violation of
law
1T is not necessary that there should
be bloodshed; il is not necessary that
its dimensions should be so portentious
as to insure probable success to con-
stitute an insurrection. 1t is necessary
however, that the rising should be in
opposition to the provision of the laws
of the United States and should be so
formidable, for the time being, as to
defy the authority of the United States
When men gather to resist the political
or resist the civil power of the United
States or to prevent the execution of
the laws, and in iuch force that civil
authorities are inadequate to put them
down, and a considerable military
force is needed to accomplish that re-
suit, they become insurgents and every
person who willingly incites. aids. or
aDets, no matter what his motives NAV
be, is likewise an insurgent.
The Penalty Severe.
The penalty is severe, and as / have.
said, is designed to protect the govern
ment and its authority against direct
attack. There are other provisions of
law designed TO protect th,/e particular
agencies which come within govern
mental control To these, L win now
call your attention.
THE mails are in the special keeping
Of the government and the laws of the
United States To secure unhindered
transmission it is made an offense to
knowingly and wilfully obstruct the
passage Of the mail, or any carriage
horse or carrier carrying the Same.
1T is also provided that if two or
more persons conspire together to com
NIT any offense against the United
States anu one or more of such parties
90 any act to effect the object of con-
Epiraey, all the parties thereto shall be
subject to a penalty. Any person will
fully or knowingly doing any act which
contributes or is calculated TO con-
tribute to obstructing or hinde1ing mail
service, who willingly or unwillingly
takes part in such act, no matter how
trivial, if inteNfional. is greatly in. VIOLA