The herald., 1894-12-15
the other defendants is three months in
jail and against Debs six months"

lHii 0hu osathuh i>OUS ia AaOuthos
DEFENDANTS NOT CRUSHED.
The defendants did not appear par.
ticularly crushed by the punishment.
Debs bent his tall. gaunt form and
whispered few words to his sister. who
eat near, end they both laughed hearth.
ly. Howard and Hogan exchanged
emiling glances. and Kelliher grasped
at his attorneys hand and appeared to
offer congratulations. 1t was evident
that all expected much more severe
sentence. Debs drew his people to one
side and instructed them to say nothing
for publication. setting them an exam
pie by refusing to discuss the case at
all.
After the murmur of excitement over
the seniepce subsided. the court an
nounced that the punishment was not
to take effect for 10 days. in which time
defendants counsel will prepare ap-
peals. The prospective prisoners, after
q short consultation with their attor.
neys, left the court room.
The defendants and their official posi-
tions in the A. r. U. are: President
Debs, Vice. e.president Howard. Secretary
Kelliher, Treasurer Rogers and Direo.
tors Burns, Elliott, MacVean, Hogan
and Goodwin.
GoMPERs is INDIGNANT.
DENVER, Dsc. 14.-Presidens Gompers
said regarding the decision OF Judge
Wood in Debs' case: II think it is con-
temptible for any judge to take from q
citizen of the United States the right OF
trial by jury. II Debs is guilty of any
criminal act. jury OF his peers should
be allowed to cay go. denounce the
action Of any judge who shows himself
so eager to do the bidding of corpora.
tions."
OPINIONS OF OTHER LABOR LEADERS.
Regarding the decision @! Judge Woeds,
Patrick Mcbride. secretary of the United
Mine workers, said:
81 think the decision is an outrage. l
do not believe the intention OF the law
under which the injunction issued was
to include labor organizations. There
has been no decision by the supreme
court on the matter. 1t seems to me
that the court should have Yemitted the
penalty. Instead of that he has strained
the law to reach the decision. and in
Hlcts q sewers punishment on the first
man tried for it's violation.
John X. O'Sulliyan OF Boston said :
II have expected this decision. 1t only
remains for US to see that the case goes
to the highest tribunal"
A. B. McCraith of the Typographical
union, Boston, said: Il think the meth.
DDS Of the people in power are tending
toward revolution"
Hon. David Holmes OF London de.
olinsd to express An opinion upon the
Debs matter. John Burns is whiting
Colorado Springs.
Thomas J. Morgan OF Chicago said
"The decision, aside from Its immediate
effect on Mr.. Debs, Is good thing for
the labor movement. 1t shows what
may be expected from the Legislatures
and courts that are controlled by the
capitalists"
William B. Prescott, president OF the
Typographical union, said: II am very
much opposed to the punishment OF one
man for the acts Of another. | believe
that the injunction Debs violated was
against his real legal rights."
DEBs INIERvIEwED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14,-E. V. Debs said
tonight regarding Judge Woods de-
cision:
II am a law abiding man and will
abide by the law as construed bv the
judges. But If Judge Woods decision is
the law. all labor organizations may as
we'll disband. According TO him every
strike i5 conspiracy and ia unlawful.
Then if our wages are reduced 30
per cent. and two Of US decide
to quit rather than submit to the
reduction, we are guilty OF a conspiracy.
OF course, he says, strikes are all right
if they are pesceabie; but who can tell
when violence will follow q strike? In
the strike OF last summer everv effort
was made by the leaders to prevent
violence. We warned the men to re-
spect property, and even to keep off tho
right of way of railway companies.
Judge Woods intimates this advice is
given for the effect that it will have
upon ths public. What right has he to
draw such an inierencer There is
nothing in the evidence TO support it,"