Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-29
Legality of "BIackIisting. |"

| It Is legal for employers, in any branch of business, to conspire for the purpose of preventing a worker from obtaining employment. This is the substance of a decision rendered in the superior court of Chicago. What is commonly called ''blacklisting" is declared to be legal and right. A worker who for any cause offends his employer may be prevent from get ting work in other places by the ty- ramy of the blacklist.
 The case passed upon in Chicago was that of d young woman who had been employed as a labeler and can painter in one of the big packing houses. In February of last year she and some other young women struck, because of reduction of wages. Fail ing to gain their point, they were obliged to seek employment else where. But the blacklist confronted them everywhere, and all their appli- cations for work were promptly re- jected. Suit in the case alluded to was brought to test the legality of the blacklist system.
 It may be lawful for employers to thus conspire, but it is certainly not just nor right. There can be no jjusti- fication for the vindictive pursuit of discharged employe. The employer has reached a reasonable limit when be shuts his door in the face of an employe and forbids him or her ever to open it.
 Suppose the blacklist system should be carried out to its legitimate conclusion. Nearly all the great in- dustries in the United States are now in the hands of large combinations of capitalists. With the terror of black list in mind employees will not dare in the near future to raise a voice in be- half of the rights of labor. The plac- ing of name on the blacklist will be equivalent to keeping worker out of employment in his own trade as long as he lives.
 We think the legal point involved in the Chicago case has been decided differently in one or more Eastern states. In these days we hear great deal about the illegality of acts ''in restraint of trade" but that is all in the interest of capital. A system that operates in restraint of labor is not tolerable in free country, and we hope the Chicago system in question may be reversed on appeal.-Los An geles Herald.
 The G. A. R. are looking for some one to play the fife on Decoration Day.
 Judge H. G. Andrews returned last night from a brief trip east with his children.
 The immortal John Milton obtain ed, S25 from his publishers for the first edition of 1900 copies of Para disc Lost. Two weeks ago a copy of this edition was sold in New York for SS30.
 Two years ago William J. Bryan declared there would be no more fusion after 1900, when everybody who was not republican would have to be a democrat. This year Mir. Bryan declares that fusion must be continued, win or Omaha Bee.
 Greece has a coin which is worth only one-tenth of a penny. It is hoped, however, that no one will be moved by this announcement to i'm port any of them to this country-for charitable purposes.
 Sir Thomas Lipton fears it will be impossible to repair the Shamrock II in time for the cup races. It looks as if the contest was off for this year. Sir Thomas Lipton will cable to the New York Yacht club.
 It is officially stated that President Mckinley will leave San Francisco for Washington Saturday, May p.