Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Ottumwa Unions May Join in the
Celebration.
ARE AGAINST USE or INJUGCIIONS
Transfers Union Makes Rapid
Growth-LocaI Unionists Discuss
Evils of njunction-Des Moines
Machinists Strike.
[Tk. matter published in this col.
umn is furnished by the officers Of the
Federation of Labor.
[Trom saturday.s pniIy.

tFrom Saturdays Daily.1
The committee in charge of the
Fourth of July celebration in Ottum-
wa has cordially invited the labor or
CARNATIONS of this city to participate
in the parade and celebration. The
matter will be discussed before the
trades and labor assembly next We'd
'nesday evening and if it is decided
to take part in the celebration, action
will be taken to bring all of the or
of entering the parade In view of
the fact that the executive council of
the A. F. OF H. at it's recent session
at Washington, D! c., endeavored to
attract public attention to the viola
ton of the constitutionality guaran-
teed rights of the citizen-workers by
the arbitrary action of the courts in
regard to Injunction. it is believed
that a healthier pubic opinion will be
formed on the subject when the situa-
ton is considered III all it's bearings.
ITO all Wage Workers of America,
Greeting:
THE constant struggle in which the
wage-earners of our country are con-
tinually engaged for the attainment of
their rights, and the mitigation of the
wrongs they daily endure, renders it
essential that they organize, unite and
federate, irrespective of trade. calling
nationality, locality, sex, politics, col
or or religion.
"The hope for justice and right, now
and hereafter as well as the perpetu-
alton of liberty in cur republican in
stitutions, lies in organized labor.
Individual effort of the wage-earn-
ers in this day of concentration of in
dustry and wealth il absurd, as well
as suicidal
There are few contests in which
| the toilers are engaged for improve.
ment, or for the prevention of deter
ioration in their condition, but what
linjunctions are issued by the courts of
| the most far-reaching character, in
vading the legal and moral rights of
the workers to perfor I'm legal and le-
Ultimate acts, to carry on their efforts
to a successful termination.
"Injunctions of a fragrant, unjustifi-
able and outrageous character are con-
tinually issued, and honest, law-abid-
ing and faithful citizenworkmen are
thrust into prison for periods of from
IOuS W nine InOHtnS,
This far we have been unable to
| persuade the congress of the United
i States to enact a. LAW that. shall, pro.
4 tect the rights and liberty of the PEG
tple engaged in industrial disputes, and
many of the courts have interpreted
this failure on the part of congress to
act, as warrant and authority to ex.
tend the use, or more properly speak
ling, the abuse of the writ of injunc-
ton, so that the scope of each writ
still further invades our constitutions
atty guaranteed rights.
4 This growing danger, therefore, i'm.
Ipels us to appeal to the workers, and
Ito all people of our country, so that the
public opinion of the people of our
Icommon country may more definitely
impress itself upon the minds of our
national congress and state legisla
lures.
with this object in view, we rec
commend to all organized workers in
national, state central or local unions
that at their public celebrations or
I MAY ID, July and Labor day, 1902
they concentrate their attention upon
discussion of the abolition of the
injunction in labor disputes, and the
passage of resolutions demanding al
the hands of congress and the legis
latures of their respective states the
enactment of laws conforming to thai
purpose.
st is urged, too, that at the conven
tons of the national unions, the Stat
Federations, as well as at stated meet
ings of the Central Labor unions an,
Local Trade and Federal Labo