The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-11
WANT MINERS SUED.
Coal Operators Say the Mine Workers
Union Is a Conspiracy.

New York. October 10. David wilcox.
Vice president and counsel for the Delaware
ana hudson Railroad company, and one 4
those present az the recent conference
called by President Roosevelt at Wasting
ton has sent 10 President Roosevelt let
lcr demanding that the Federal government
Proceed against the nincrs union IN thc
courts on the ground that "a a conspiracy 70
prevent Interstate commerce Mi VIII.
OK, il Is said on authority represents an
The coal operators ia ia action aud wtf
elected az their spokcsiaan
Tho letter was made public In this city
today tCgcthe. with letter w-lttgn sew
cra months ago to the president along tae
same lines, Tue letter follows:
80 the President OF the United states
New York, October s. 1902 Sir; upol
June Z last hud The honor 20 address
character ~ the United Mine Wuikars "
America. The lllegnlity Of that organization
IS fully established hy the authorities O.
which ] then referred aul De- methods
have since been nEnin condemned ny taa
circuit courts ri tho United states tUuitol
States SIS. Weber. ia. Federal report, Sos;
United Stntcs ys Hagerty, i16 Fcderii
report oos 10 the Weher case too, tue
court odd:
''It Is hardly mon 10 serious question TINT
the ultimate PURPOSE Ot che union ~ not
lcEhl; nvh' NWoiiNu HH4 ""th wv tut
whether the NNtlohnl E"Nethmehl i,HH p'W
er "a tahs arlmh against u on th4l u
count, ana ! thertinFr desire 10 fosHec, ~,
~ submit some propositions 10 show tiAt "
has mower. rbc statute Of July 2, lSp
sff4Hef",y Sl"Wn ~ thg nn'll.iah N'' ~
tbe forn ~ trpet orr oibcrV.iai. or con
splracy IN restraint Of trade or commerce
among the several states or with foreign
n"'ioH7 - h'ie"E u'rlul'' J" ny '''s"'
LEGALITY or 4 Union.
"Conmcrcp among tho states begins when
Tho .nhiaots thereof begin IN move In tietr
pi,co of destipstiop and ends when tbcr
lro soid The ouestton therefore Is
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The Wow thni " does not is based upon the
contention That this combination affects
aun pg1durtion 81 ro9i within inc States
and ,i,t atIf,n,suts az goai from ON, statr
n, tnotb,r N A. .,i,,pittod that tbia dts
tinrtiSn h gitbont f9n1J1tiou In tbo inw
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,,,,, ' ~, I'D * Iii 80! s Xxx i,,1ti, ist "
ihe eas' of Iinifed Stitr,t W. ID, q Enig5i
rrni s,tg,r 'i re5nsrins N ponn4yiy,nio b,,d
heen united In one ors,nizn ;ion. The court
Htf n.y., ,.'n ,ii .ii,,'"' t't,t in,.tV'l
e WI t t',,N l,i' Nv ~ ut,lus, o.,
aUd bat nv n,,,.l,.y nrcct ur,,, Xxx bh
mGnt Or thc manufactured prod6ct from
,,,r ,.iIol, iiar', 80, 'u ~, tl'' ~ ttH ,,SS
IN ths nrrsept coea ''''' 'N''' '''N
D" ''7 '''''"' NNa''
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'Ihe coal Of the country rs tho most I'm
purfant subject of Interstate commerce
m, MIN, y.,rb,,.,. ,.s,.t.,t.,,, .,,.t.4
n','in.,,.. ~, ,a'' ,, 'ou',s's VI
Of conf IN many states OF the Union. It's
object and effect arc 10 control the terms
on which this subject Of international CON.
mcrcr may bee produced for State or Inter.
state shipnenta. It's direct effect is that
no coal shall he shipped lnywhoro IN the
country unless It permits This comblna'
s,o9 not only restfhins ny DESTROYS inter-,
restraint Of tfade could he imapiRsJ ria
Delaware and Hudson railroad was char
n TI,m ~ aa' StaJe gI NeN ioLh t0r w
Furnishing to thc State Of New York a
supply Of eoul found ~ the state Of Penn,
eTa' DISQUALIFICATION NM infer4t1ta c,rtn,,.,ra
az this corporHtiop hra boon Tor tbc lime
being I'm u great part destruyrd Obviou.
IA combination which Inns fhl4 llrp. pncIt
unon an established Interstate business Is
IN every SENSE a restraint thereon
"Accordinglv, slucc the Knight rasc. u
nave the cucCt or restraining such output
Ipr the state are MHhlu the prohibition OF
lhe STATE. IN Addlslnn fhlllnps Commits
sion w, l1lied StAtes 'inl y, ~ ihvie
WE I, ,, lH,l,n NlIn'tt Nlh,.s Whl u re
nv -. . Nv ll'i ~ N lut pHlLl.S cur ~
tt i,,btoh 1-i az 49, y" ~, W ~
e,I ~ 1bn' .o,nhi'tst i,,, ~ r,.,TF ,N, ~
strntnt unon statc Gunner, h, rcs,,oct ~
artisips rnnnufn ctrred Ia, AN, ~ nv mar
Ties N n Ia he transported from tho state
In which thcy were made
A CASE IN POINT
an chnsonc,tc ard nbio IrroI coD,,.,,-
We United states 40 Federal Reports,
olU therc was combination OF al the
miners OF coal Within certain territory
10 sen all lheir product % one cooperation
ana the prodnet was In the natural course
% business shipped 70 other States botn
OF lhe combinations were heid unlawtul
Tor the reason that they restrained rue
movement OF The products OF manufacttrp
~, - 49,. So, -.... 49,. .'..'
wv ~ '"e SiN'V S"'s up"h teEiuS plc'hieu
by the parties 10 the combination, n the
fact that n combination has thnt firert ana
necessary eject brings n within mo STAT.
ute It's form IS or IA inheritance. Tor tho
state saws that every such combination IA
illegal As already said tbe inine yvorters'
combination does NOT merely restrain inter.
state commerce hut absolutely destrovs N.