The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-19
MOTHER INJUNCTION.

Riotous strikers are getting 1t in the
neck from all points. The courts have
evidently observed the trend of public
opinion against the lawless methods of
strikers and have had their backbone
stiffened by the knowledge. The public
has, through a long and bitter experience
with rioters, concluded that all men have
an undoubted right to strike. They have
a right to quit work and demand better
pay or fewer hours. But here their rights
end. They have no right to interfere
with their employers who attempt to run
their business with other help. They have
no right to intiInidate men who wish to
work. They have no right to boycott
another who does not agree with their
peculiar ideas of social economy. In this
We mean that so far as their Individual
actions are concerned every man can sup
port or withhold his support from any
business man he may select, but to go
further and attempt to persuade others
to do likewise is breach Of the law.
Judge eager of the superior court of
New Haven, Conn.,, has issued the follow
ing sweeping injunction against tvs In
ternational Association Of Machinists:
''8y the authority of the state of Con-
necticut command and enjoin you, the
said defendants, and each and every one
OF you, and the International Association
OF MachiniSts and your agents, servants
and employees, each and every one of you,
under a penalty of $1,000, to wholly and
absolutely refrain from in any manner
interfering with the employees of the
plaintiff
"And from in any manner interfering
with any person who may desire to enter
the employ of the plaintiff, by way of
threats, persuasion, personal violence, in
limitation or other means calculated to
prevent such persons from entering or
continuing in the employ of plaintiff or
calculated TO induce such persons to
leave the employ of the plaintiff From
boycotting the plaintiff and the plaintiffs
workmen either by threats. intimidations,
persuasions or otherwise From Interior
ing, intimidating, boycotting or threaten
ing in any manner any 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 in
tent to interfere 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.
Following this are specific orders
against picketing and patroling, against
interfering with free access of the en-
ployes, against all concerted action to
create disturbance by noises or otherwise.
and against giving orders to have any of
the aforesaid acts brought about.
This is the only way to keep the peace
and preserve property from violence.
Strikers are not always the rioters. but
so far there has never been an organized
band OF strikers whose object was to
keep the peace. Strikers have never yet
suppressed mob. The people will stand
by the courts in all orders making for
peace whether the strikers have an actual
or fancied grievance Heretofore the
strikers have regarded only two parties to
the controversy. themselves and the en-
ployers. The public interest has been lost
sight of 1t Is this interest that .he
courts are bound to protect and their
orders should be enforced if it takes the
entire land and naval forces of the gov
eminent to accomplish it,