Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-02
GAG LAW FOR LABOR
A JUDGE WHO is GREATER THAN
THE CONSTITUTION.

cion In Many Minds.
Whether we believe that liberty is a
good thing or not 1t is certainly an i'm
poEtant one. The process Of whiting
away the liberties of a nation cannot
fail to be interesting whatever we may
think Of 1t. Therefore each new step
IN the judicial curtailment of those
rights which the founders of our re-
public thought they had imbedded Sc
curely In its constitution is worthy of
note.
Edwin B. eager is u new Judge in
Connecticut. He has just performed
his first official act, which consists In
laying down rules for the conduct Of
certain striking machinists of the Far
rell Foundry and Machine company.
Judge eager has issued an order en-
joining the strikers:
"From In any Amanner interfering
with any persons who may desire to
enter the employ of the plaintiff by
way of threats, persuasions, personal
violence, intimidation or other means
calculated or intended to prevent such
persons from entering or continuing In
the employ of plaintiff or calculated to
induce such persons to leave the em-
ploy of the plaintiff, from boycotting
the plaintiff and the plaintiffs work
men, either by threats, intimidations,
persuasion or otherwise; from inter-
fering, intimidating, boycotting or
threatening in any manner any person
or persons for the purpose of inducing
such person or persons not to deal with
or do business with the plaintiff or not
to deal with or furnish supplies to the
plaintiffs workmen; from congregating
or lettering about in the neighborhood
of the premises of the plaintiff or In
other places with the intent to inter-
fere with the employees of the plaintiff
or the prosecution of their business or
to interfere or obstruct in any manner
the business or trade of the plaintiff.
"From picketing or patrolling the
factory or other property of the plain
tiff or causing said premises to be pick
eted or patrolled, or from lettering
about the factory of the plaintiff, or
from making loud or bdsterous noises
in the vicinity thereof, or from causing
any of such acts to be done by Others,
or from persuading or assisting any or
counseling or advising any such acts"
Judge Gager's law Is a long way in
advance Of that laid down nv the New
York court of appeals in the case of
Reynolds versus Everett 144 n. Y,
100 In that cosa tba court found that
ooob footor,, in,,oI,,od IN a c+ril,o u,os
nicketed. that the emnlovees were ac-
coe+ad urged ond ontraatad 70 Ieova
tba nlointiffs emnlovment in order
tbat the nIointiffs might NOT he oble 70
cont,nua +bair business md that bv
euch nerspoeion and antrea+v and In.
ducemants many of tho n1ointifrs, em-
nJovoes uere induced to loove thalr
emnIovment II refused to find that
fused 70 grant an Injunction against
them
WIthout discussing the ouestlon
u.hotbor Iudgo cogor,s fret rnIing 10
based on hattor law than a decision of
the Now York court Of anneols let us
asl, wbatber tba Connecticut Jurist
would ba WILLING +o onn,v his nrinci-
nles in all cases For instance SIM
nose the Northern Pacific war shouid
braal, out AGAIN and Mr. Piernont
Norron sbonId visit Greenwich for the
nurnosn Of trying to nersnode Mr. Il. G.
Renedict IN take a hand in II on his
eide wouId Tndga Cogar hold such nor
sion unlawful and ,ssre an Ininnc.
tion forhidd,ng ~ worId bo onioin
NJ NIorgon from, .Ioitering obout, Mr.
ponodtct,s nror,ises or from standing
in +ho rood 70 in+oroent hin, and tall
70 hin, on tho u,oy 70 tho etotion9
Fornorly +ne nomo of Indgo Coqnr
wos nronouncod no ~ n ,yere snnllod
Coaolor bnt now +bov oou n Goo-or
u,Itb tho occont On +ba "Cogn in honor
% his Injunction AGAINST Free snaoch
Farm, Eorndrv and Ntocbine com-
NM
prino,noI ou,nors Fronl, Eorrpl
ChorIos p1,ss and 1Irs GEORGE R,vont
CornsoI for tho EarroI comnanv-
yvoostor ynI,on1s g. Cogor