Rock Island Argus., 1894-09-27
AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION re,u
lawyer Informed That tho Tan
WOund Up by Crid~,. A -. ~

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limited debate He told ,ber, tha. ..I
oratory must be closed bv Fr;d.v ...a" ..e
noon. Bancroft then tool 49, a &C.
oceeueo TO close his speech for the GOV.
ernment. THE whole plan Of this bov.
.o'' ana STRIKE" said Bancroft. "wonid
nave oeen mere bombast unless the n,.ces
"h'ch the strikers had quit could be kent
vacant, and the whole countrv xv.s f,,,,
ot men who were willing to rush in and
.u 'nem. The American Railway Union
e.."er had nothing to do whatever with
.n's difficulty or had charge of it. The
american Railway Union existed only as
factor through this board of directors.
a"u 'nese directors in their answer fled
IN 'his case show that all and each were
responsible for the action that paralyzed
the railroads of this country"
Comments On "Use N.SSiolcnce.'
bancroft read IA number of telepr
sent by Debs to American Railway Union
men IN the west, calling them out. 1.-The se
teieSrams, while they used the stock
phrase, use no violence did not mislead
ahybody. Non-union men must be
stopped at all hazards, bat use no yio
ience." commented Mr. Bancroft. 81
claim these kilograms establish beyond
ques'ioh that the leaders in the American
t'aliway Union were in n conspiracy to tie
up the railroads of the United States. and
'hat they directed and controlled that con
spiracy. Their acts of direct interter.-
ence along the Santa Fe system were the
spikinc of n switch at Corwith and the
An'imidatlon OF the men of the system.
ne mere sending OF these kilograms
themselves was n contemptuous intarfer-
ence with the officers of this court in
charge OF the road. In the addresses
issued by these men from the HEADQUARTERS
OF the American Railway Union in the
COOK county Jail, where they had sent
themselves. they again proclaim that this
is boycott on the Pullman company. vet
they have the hardihood a few days later
TO swear in their answer that this was n
aIflculty between the railroads and the
employees themselves. The object was an
illegal boycott, which these men began
ana chung to, and these directors have
made themselves equally responsible for
al that was done il furtherance of that
illegal conspiracy"
Darrow Opens for the Defense,
barrow followed in his opening for the
defense. He said in part: s.rnese defend
ants gre not TO be punished 10y this court
On account OF having misled workingmen,
II they did, but because they have been
guilty OF contempt of this court. Whether
these men We're true friends or false friends
OF labor has nothing To do with the Dues
tion; whether they have been in contempt
OF the process Of this court is the only
question 10 be determined, and to that I
will address myself" Dlrrow criticised
the action Of counsel in trying TO torture
the very injunctions of Dehs TO commit no
acts of violence into injanctions to COM
init acts of violence. In regard to these
teieGrams," said he, 81 shall claim that
these defendants had a right to send
them"
Judge Woods interrupted Darrow to say
that he agreed with him in his position,
and he asked to hear him on.the sixth
section in the injunction, which said:
And from doing any act whatever in
rurtherance OF any conspiracy or com mbina-
tion TO restrain either of said railroad
companies or receivers in the free and
unhindered control and handling of inter-
state commerce over the lines of said rail-
roads, and of transportation of persons
and freight between and among the
states; and from ordering, directing,
aiding. assisting or abetting in any man
mer whatever any person or persons to
commit any or either OF the acts afore-
said"
Darrow continued: "You did not enjoin
them against any conspiracy against Mr..
Pullman or his works, but you en-
joined them against n conspiracy against
interstate commerce. Assume for the mo-
ment that n Pullman car is enga ged in in-
terstate commerce Ii they stopped IA
cattle train il would have been as much
an interference with Interstate commerce
as stopping IA Pullman car How did
these men attempt to Interfere with inter-
state commerce rs carried Oh by Pullman
carss Your honor did not enjoin these
men from carrying on this strike. These
men had right to Interfere with inter-
state commerce so far as it meant to stop
work
you did not enjoin them from persuade
ing men to cease their employment; only
not to persuade the men not to do their
duty, not to quit work. Darrow accused
the counsel Tor the Atchisou road as not
being moved to uphold the dignity of the
court but to break up the American Rail-
way Union. lie scored Milchrist. Mr..
Milchrist says that never in his career rs a
prosecutor had he seen guiltier men" )" said
Darrow. II never knew IL man who had
more abused an Office where chance has
placed him for brief political power.
His calling these men craven towards was
a gratuitous insult for which there was no
excuse, and was not brave, if it was not
cowrrdly."
"May ask you question:" interrupted
Miller.
Certainly" replied Darrow.
"How would you characterize an attack
upon the character of men who have no
opportunity to answer" said Miller.
Il referred to Mr.. Milchrist by name
~
az am responsible" said Milchrist, who
was sitting bp the wall aud looking fierce
ly mt Darrow.
81 presumed you were" retorted Oar
row, "when referred to your words"
81 don't propose taking lessons from
You in professional ethics" replied Mill
christ.
"You ought to take lessons from some
one," was Darrow'a retort. He denounced
again the language Milchrist used in his
speech yesterday. and that incident passed.