The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20
National Holidays of Unions
Will Be Devoted to Fight
on Injunctions
A. F. OF L. FORMS PLAN
May 1, July and Labor Day to Be
Devoted to Formulation of Ap-
peals to the Senate
and Congress-.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 19.-The
executive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor adjourned sine die this af-
ternoon, after adopting an address to the
wage-earners of America, signed by all
the members of the council. which says:
There are few contests in which the
toilers are engaged for Improvement or
for the prevention of a deterioration Of
their condition, unless injunctions are is
sued by the courts Of the most far-reach-
ing character, invading the legal and
moral rights of the workers to perform
perfectly legal and legitimate acts to carry
on their effort to a successful termina-
ton.
"Injunctions of a fragrant, unjustifiable
and outrageous character are continually
issued, and honest laW-abiding and faith
full citizen workmen are thrust into prison
for periods of from one to nine months
Set Dates for Protest.
THUS far we have been unable to per-
suade the congress of the United States
to enact a law that shall protect the
rights and liberty of the people engaged
In industrial disputes, and many of the
courts have interpreted this failure on
the part of congress to act as a warrant
and authority to extend the use, or more
properly speaking, the abuse, of the writ
of injunctions, SO that the scope of each
writ still further invades our constitu-
tionally guaranteed rights.
This impending and growing danger,
therefore, impels US to appeal to the
workers, and to all people of our country
so that the true feeling of all may be
expressed and registered; so that the
public opinion of the people of our COM
mon country may more definitely i'm
press itself upon the minds of our ma
md rf. "a -1r
with this object in view, we recon-
mend to all organized workers. in nation
al, state, central or local unions that at
their public celebrations on May /, July
and Sept. A Labor day., 1902, they con-
centrate their attention to a discussion of
the abolition of the iniunctions in labor
disputes, and the passage of resolutions,
demanding at the hands of congress and
the legislatures of their respective states
the enactment of laws conforming to that
purpose.
Demand Trials Before Juries.
1T is urged, too, that at the con-
ventions of the national unions, the state
federation, as well as at stated meetings
of the Central Labor unions and local
trade and federal labor unions, that this
subject matter be fully discussed. en-
phatic action taken-thereon, and the re-
suit of that action promptly commune
cdted 10 the United states senators and
members of cangress from your respective
states, and to the members of the Iegis-
lature of your respective districts
The American workmen are law-abid-
ing, faithful and loyal citizens; they have
no desire for immunity from the law
govNning other citizens, but they most
emphatically resent and protest against
the actions of courts convicting them
and sentencing them to prison for acts
which they have the legal right to per
form, and condemned, too, without prop
er opportunity of defense and trial before
a jury of their peers.n