The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-25
LAW OF INJUNCTION
upGE JACKSON EXPOUNDs 1T AT
PARI1ERsBURG..
MOTHER JONES" CONVICTED.
STRIKERS SENTENCED FOR VIO-
LATING COURTS ORDER.


Abuse of Writ by Courts Denied.
Employees Have a Right to Quit
Work When They Desire, but
Neither Party Has Any Right OF
Observation-Disclosures Condemned as
Vampires Who Live and Fatten on
Honest Enthusiastically Wilson to
BE Arrested.
Petersburg, w. Va, July 24.-Judge
Jackson rendered his decision in the
rNIother" Jones contempt cases to-day.
The conclusion reached was that all
the defendants had violated the in
junction, and were guilty of contempt
of court Sentence in case of Mother"
Jones was postponed, also as in the
ease of the four foreigners who cam
not speak English. Thomas Haggerty
was given 80 days in JAIL and the other
five defendants 60 days each. The
opinion supported the right of the
courts to use injunction, and the right
of laborers to work when they wish to
do so without interference from organ
lied labor or any other source.
Judge Jackson, in his decision said:
What is an injunction? Is it the
exercise of an arbitrary power by the
courts of the country, or is it a power
that has been recognized from a very
early date as one of the branches of
administrative justice? l answer this
question by affirming that the ordinary
use of the writ of injunction is TO
prevent wrongs and injuries to per-
sons and their property, or to rein
state the rights of persons to their
property when they have been de-
prived of it. 1t is the most efficient,
if not the only remedy, to stay ire
parable injury and to punish those
who disobey the order of a court
granting the writ.
1T is a mistaken idea to suppose
that the courts of this country abuse
this writ In my long experience on
the bench. I cannot recall a single oc-
Casion when any court either federal
of state, ever abused it in what is
known as strike questions.
Il do not question the right of the
employees of this company to quit work
at any time they desire to do so, UNI
less there is a contract relation be-
tween them and the employer, which
should control their right to Quit. AT
the same time I do not recognize the
right. OF alsaern p1oyer- to cperGe the en-
scUfftiiftitsN WHICH
they desire to quit.
Musa Not Use Coercion.
while recognize the right for all
laborers to combine for the purpose of
protecting all their lawful rights, / do
not recognize the rights of laborers to
conspire together to compel employees
who are not dissatisfied with their
work in the mines to lay down their
picks and quit their work without
just or proper reason therefor, merely
to crafty a professional set of agi-
tators organizers and walking dele
gates, who roam all over the country
as agents for some combination who
are vampires that live and fatten on
the honest labor of the coal miners of
the country, and who are busy-bodies,
creating dissatisfaction among class
of people who are quiet, well disposed,
and who do not want to be disturbed
by the unceasing agitation of this class
of people.
The strong arm of the court of
equity is invoked in this case, not
TO suppress the right of free speech,
but to restrain an inhibit these de-
1endants, whose only purpose is to
bring about strikes by trying to coerce
people who are not dissatisfied with
the terms of their employment, which
results in inficting injury and dam
ages to their employers as well as the
employees
The right of a citizen to labor for
wages that he is satisfied with is
right protected by law, and is entitled
10 the same protection as free speech
and should be better protected than
the abuse of free speech in which
the organizers and agitators indulge
IN trying to produce strikes"
Mother Jones' Speech.
The court then referred to Mother"
Jones speech near the ki1rt%innick
Ahes, saying cher utterances We're the
oLsrowth of the sentiments of those
VINO believe in communism and an-
arohy.
The evidence showed that Mother
Jones had called the miners slaves;
sald she did not care anything for in
functions, that it was a duty to urge
the men at work to lay down their
tools' and advise the men to strike;
that the Judge was a hireling of the
wal company, and the coal operators
were all robbers. She said in her
speech to pay no attention to Judge
jackson or the court, but just make
liie miners lay down their tools and
Come out.
1T is true.'s says the court, that
jules Q6IlleQ SOulG III LIE
statements of the witnesses, but her
uenlaI was not positive, but equivo-
The court, after reciting other acts
Guided:
81 reach the conclusion that the de-
g &c in this case, who were serv-
81 with notice of this injunction, have
.iolated, and have treatd with con-
'pt the order of this court"
No Jurisdiction Alleged.
Counsel for the imprisoned miners
oa, preparing for habeas corpus pro-
lungs in the United States Court of
4ppeaIs at Richmond, Va, alleging
tSuage jackson had no Jurisdiction in
o.Ie cases of Mother Jones and her
80 'ohn j. Coniff of Wheeling, and one
~ tne counsel of the miners, will leave
once for Richmond to present ha-
+ra as corpus papers. He says that the
thooeedlngs here were brought not by
Cidrksburg Fuel Company, but by
on o.ohdholder, and for that reason an
custer will be asked.
An Alderman Indicted.