The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-01-10
tilted as follows: ..-.=
Q.-What is your business? A.-Cook.
Q.-Where are you employed? At a bo
inc house in Anaconda

Al worked there one month. was discharged
and was away one week and then vent back.
Q.-Worked there one week? A.--Ies. sir.
Q.-flaVe you seen this copy OF the Standard of
Dee %, 1885? A.-Yes. sir,
Q.-1lave you reason to believe that you are the
person mentioned in that advertisements A
Yes sir.
Q,--State Mr.. Clark what effect, if any Of your
OVID Knowledge, that advertisement had upon YOU
personally.
Mr Boarman object; as irrelevant ana in
competent.
The Court: You need not answer the question
Mr. Clark.
Q-Do sou know the persons whose names are
attached to this advertisement? Al know MI
Connolly. Mr.. Rogers don't know.
Q.-liave you ever had any conversation with
MI. Connolly or MI. Rogers concerning this ad-
Vertisenent? A.--No, sir
tl~-Afe= You able to State, OF your own kllnWl-
edge, who published this. or who authorized the
publication? A.-No, sir, | can't state; but I
suppose it was Connolly or Rogers SO long as their
name was signed to il.
Q.-Are you familiar with the handwriting Of
either OF these parties? A.--No. sir.
n-l ASK you to look at that and tell me il yon
know the handwriting Of any OF the persons, il
you can identity auy OF the handwritingo A
NO, SIT; don't think can.
Q.-Do you know Of your own knowledge whetb.
CT OF not the publication Of that article signed by
Connolly and Rogers, has injured you-yorr rpr,l-
taton your general reputation, i'll this conl,nll-
nifty? A.--Ies, sir; it has.
Glow do you know thuto Al know it has
because it kept me out of employment and when
walked on the street was called a ''sc;h.; aud
was never called that before until that piece was
publlShed 1t was the cause of keeping me out Of
WORK at different places where Went to- That [
know and can prove it, When [ went to work
people said il I was not a "sclb' they would mt
me to work.
Q-Who told you that? A.--lTrs Scott
Q-She told you She would give you employ
ment? A.-She would get me employment at the
Commercial hotel, but account of that piece in
the paper If would put piece in the paper say
ing was a union man could go to work.
Q-Are you union man? Al am not now,
The time that piece was put in tile paper was n
union man thought belonged to the Butte
union. had been reinstated in that union only
two months before that
by Mr.. Boarman:
Q.-Mr Clark, the extent OF the injury that was
lncted upon you by reason of the publication of
that advertisement was that you could not secure
employment because of that, and You could have
secured employment upon showing that you were
il union workman afterwards. That was the eX-
| tent OF the injury, was it? A.--Yes, sir
Q-Are you familiar with the Significance Of
the meaning OF the word "scab' as applied to a
laboring man? A,No, sir; am not The first
time ever heard the word s'scab" was in this
| town.
Q.-You don't xno,!ttts Significance then? A.
NO, SIT; but | know it is very unpleasant thing
to be called when walking in the street
Q.-lieW do you know it is unpleasant? A.
| Because it makes you feel very bad anyway
| V.-~i on supposed at the time when this adyer-
! tlSement appeared that you We're a member, il,
good standing, of the Butte uniono A--Yes sir:
| did.
Q,-You were afterwards notified that you were
| not? A.-Yes. was.
Q,--And the money U:,S rnturnad to ro,, +bat
you paid to the Butte union? A.-Ies. sir; S.
| Q-lour reinstatement was made bE those per
| sons who were ignorant OF the constitution ofthe
order relating to the reinstatement OF delinquent
| members: A.--Yes; asked them when they re-
| instatedme il that settled everything when paiG
that S8. They said it did asked them if htG
q right to work in Anaconda or any place, ;nG
| they said did.
| BY the Court:
Q-Did this publication have anything to dc
with your expulsion from the Butte unon or pre-
! vent your reinstatement there? Al had beer
reinstated before this was put in the paper
Q-Do you know Of your own knowledge wheth
er or not this had any effect OF anything to dc
with your expulsion from the Butte union? A.,
could not say for sure but think it did
Q.-You have no positive knowledge of The
question? A.--No. sir. Here they claimed tha
ought to have been reinstated in This union in
stead OF the union in Butte, and after I camt
down here they would not take me into this union
Q.-Do you know why? A-They would moi
take me into this union because could not sa,
for why. have never done anything against the
rules of the union that | know OF that they SHOULD
keep me out Of it. Witness excused
This closed the testimony for the state
and the defense declined to put any wit
nesses upon the stand The Court thel
rendered the following decision:
I 1t aDDparS TO the Conrt in this matta1
that this action is the result Of one q
those unfortunate disputes that too Otter
arise between men or bodies of men, who
are forced by the condition of things il
society to organize themselves for the
purpose of protecting themselves anc
advancing their interests 1t has lons
since been recognized by the laws o
both England and the United States tina
labor unions, conducted under judicious
management and within the lines of the
law, are good for the protection of the
men who have to labor for their living
There was time in the history of the
British empire, within the memory O
my own father, when it was crime, un
der the English law, to become mem
Der Of a labor union. Fortunately fo
the working class and for society in gen
eral, that law has been abolished. Ii
this community it is generally concede,
that labor unions, if conducted on line
consistent with the rights Of the indi
vidual, are good and beneficent institu
tions.
This is charge brought against mem
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