New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-27
THE BOYCOTT AND THE SUN.
COLONEL BARTLETT SAYS 1T WILL DE-
sTRoY THE PROPERTY IF CONTINUED.
.pcrvrSr FOR AN INJUNCTION TO STOP
THE STRIKERS WARFARE HEARD
by 11rsr1CE ROOKSTANER.


yus,,ce Rookstaver in the Supreme Court yester-
dav heard arguments in the application OF Inc
Sun" Publishing Company for an in]uncuo"
straining the members Of Typographical Oi,io ~
g the Allied Printing Trades. Stereo'ype's NV.
No and Pressmen's Union No. 81 rom ~, , .'sl
,r,ersar,nr with the business OF The sun run
fishing Company -, ,..oo,
Tho su,, crows ont OF the recent trouble between
..rbe Sum and Big Six As a result OF the s'rlhe
the members Of the striking organization OF p'I.'-
ers endeavored to establish boycou aealls' i
San" Advertisers have been approacheo o" nv
subject placards have been sent OUT anu o'"e' y
ices 10 make the boycott effective have been re-
sortec 20. , ~ o.
"The Sun" now wants the courts 10 decree tha'
the striking organizations shall be restrained rom
further sending out circulars TO advertisers OF pc.
sons who might become advertisers from 'ii'"'
ening readers and patrons OF the newspaper lC''
Interfering With newsboys and news stanas VINO
,,,o ..-rro SIM. from picketing 1.-THE Sun or
Gee. from, inducing employees TO leave the seINloo
Of 1.-THE sun" and matter OF fact H'I" -
any way interfering with the business OF the pan"
tiff. ,.a~.
"Tbe Sun" was represented In court by Juose
Seymour y Thompson and Colonel Frank"n n"'
,e,, DR. w j. OSullivan looked after the 'n'e'-
ests OF the defendants. When the matte
called for hearing Dr. O'Sullvan SAID thS' p" -.
cent six Of the defendants had been se'Neu wv"
tho order 10 show cause. and that he appeared io'
them ,No,
Judge Thompson opened the argument he began
~, rccitine brief history of the strike ana us
causes and the resolution OF the prihuhs o'e"''~"
,tors interested to institute a boycott.
There are two kinds OF boycott, sa'u 'uuH
,rAro,sor oIf tho defendants had simply decided
N give The sun wide berth we "ouio NO. "'
horo Ru, they have overstepped the ordinary
r,hods NJ a boycott and we come here for relief
7, &c the avowed intention Of the strikers to compei
..rhe sun to employ union labor whether II wants
to not. ,,..-
Judge Thompson then read a lot OF the literature
made public by Big Six. and said This literature
brings up the question Of a mans right 10 run MS
own business IN any way ne sees Mt so long as ne
keeps within the law. I don't think any court III
the land will question that right
Judge Thompson then read afidavits to show that
John H. Delaney and others Of the defendants hdu
used Questionable tactics IN se''hs a"'e'''''
away from THE Sun.
DR. Y. J. O'Sullivan. or behalf Of the defendants,
orposed the granting Of the motion. and complained
bitterly OF the ''unseemly haste displayed by me
sun in getting order to show cause returhape
IN two days instead Of giving the eight days notice
required by the code. He had, he said, only had
the moving papers in the case for twenty houl ITS
and therefore, not in position 10 make the
argument he would have desired ,. -,
Justice Bookstaver said he would permit pr'
osuyan TO put fo any be snn fs oopy
DR. OSillivan then cOntended that an inlunction
Sen eomnited in the past and there con-
ttnuance OF them present and there would be nc
continuance OF them while the criminal prosecution
brought by '"rhe sun" in Brooklyn was pending
He asserted that the only remedy open 10 tne
naintin was by an action at law TO recover Gam
ages for any injury suffered, and by criminal pro
ceedngs 10 punish the IU bst nc
act had been done by the defendants which wa'
illegal and cited seXeSa ds Sn;ed IN his
Colonel Franklin Bartlett OF counsel d , f9T dnntt
the reason why the short order to show cause was
obtained in order 10 prevent the properly o.
the plaintiff from being annihilaed and destroyed
He said that the boycott carried out by the defend
ants with regard 10 advertising had inflicted rIep
II 1t were allowed TO continue, would end in The
destruction of its property He said that the only
remedy OF the plantn was by injunction. and
asked Justice Bookstaver 70 grant the motion o.
Justice Bookstayer reserved his decision and gave
counsel time 10 put in affidavits and briefs.