The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-03
They Say the Latter Are Putting Men
10 Work Who Have Illegally Re-
ceived Certificates
MITCHELL AND THE ALLIANCE
ANOTHER LETTER FROM WILKES
BARRE CITIZENS.
Material support Promised by Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen-The
Strike Situation in General.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Aug. 2-The
trial Of John Richards and others. charged
with contempt OF court, came 10 a close to-
day and Judge Keller fixed Aug u as the
date for the arguments. All the defend
ants were released on their own recogni-
zance until that time. Before adjourning
court Judge Keller called the numerous de-
PENDANTS before him and delivered a lecture
on the question of proper behavior while
injunctions are pending. Ii forecasts his
judgment in the matter. Richards, the
principal defendant and president Of Dis
trict IL, was on the stand to-day and es-
tablished the connection between the strik-
ers and the national organization. a point
which the prosecution has endeavored TO
bring out so as to prove confederation. In
his address to the defendants Judge Kel-
Ter said
1T is contended that the court has not
jurisdiction TO grant these injunctions II
is possible that that may be shown. On
the other hand, il is entirely possible that
these injunctions are valid and if they are,
then il behooves all those who have any
knowledge of them TO respect them.
Now a great deal has been said here
about the efforts OF certain people TO learn
the extent OF these injunctions and what
they meant and the inability on the part
of some OF them TO gather any meaning
with regard to them beyond the fact that
they were not 10 trespass upon Mr.. Col
lins's property.
Now the trespass notices had that ef-
feet. Any man has the right at any time to
post trespass notices upon his property and
TO require all persons TO seek permission
before they go upon his property. He does
not need the aid of the court for that pur-
pose. he is master of his own domain and
may post IL with trespass notices at any
time and it becomes the dtuy of every man
having knowledge of these trespass notices
TO take note of them.
WHEN SOME THINGS ARE WRONG.
Different conditions make a difference in
the rights of all of US. There are times
and seasons. there are places and occas-
ions under which and at which we may do
things that under different circumstances at
other places and under other conditions
we may not do. A small assemblage of
persons seeking peacefully and peaceably
to gain lawful and righteous end may
do things which large body OF men with
ostensibly the same purpose have no right
10 do for the reason that that body of men
may overawe and does overawe i'm many
instances OlDeT people VINO nave rights
that must be respected If 1 step up to
one of you men and in a pleasant and re-
spectful way say TO you i wish you would
give me your money and your watch il
is not likely 10 terrorize you at all. II /
have five hundred men at my back and 1
say In the same tone, L would like TO have
your money and your watch, the effect
upon your mind is very different. Ii is very
different although may use words of con-
Citation; L may not utter single threat
against you, still the very fact or my haV-
"A m Il e
ferent impression upon your mind.
Now, under ordinary circumstances the
question of the number of men assembled
together for what TO them is lawful
purpose, has little TO do with the rights OF
other people but under conditions like
those which have been shown to exist at
the present time people are more or less
disturbed. They know that there Is a
difference OF opinion between certain men
who are laDorers and who have perfect
right 10 their opinion and perfect right
TO organize 10 the fullest extent TO gain
what they consider are their rights and
certain other people who do not think
they do. When those conditions exist We
cannot disguise the fact that the parties
who think differently necessarily draw
more or less into parties. They consider
those who think as they do their friends
and those who do not think as they DO
as more or less their enemies. For that
reason II behooves men, whether there be
inJunctiOns or whether there be no injunc-
tions whether there be trespass notice
or whether there be no trespass notices.
no occasion for suspicion OF their good In
tentions AS TO facts alleged To exist when
this bill was sworn out. the court knows
nothing. The bill was sworn to-it pre-
sented such a state OF affairs in the be-
lief of the court at the time, authorized
and required IL 10 issue its injunction. That
injunction was not designed 10 restrain any
lawful right Of any United Mine Worker
under the circumstances that then existed;
il was designed simply 10 protect the rights
OF the persons who desired 70 peacefully
labor. The question, and the hard qucs-
ton for you men TO solve and for the court
TO solve is 10 what precisely you may
do at any given time without violating the
rights OF those men who desire 10 peace
fully labor.
HARD TO DEFINE IN ADVANCE
1T is a hard matter, men. TO define that
in advance. You can readily see that IL Is
a hard matter TO define that The court
says in its injunctions that you shall not
make them afraid; that you shall not in
timidate those men. The court practically
goes further. IL has the right 10 II the
circumstances are properly made in the
bill. and says you shall not force unwhole-
some persuasion upon them under these
circumstances.
Now at any time that you meet these
men in the ordinary course. you have the
right 10 persuade them 10 join your union.
a perfect right And II you can show 10
them mat III Il 10 AuelI interest TO join
YOUR union why, do IL. You have no right
in any way 10 make those people think
your way because they do not quite think
il safe 10 think otherwise.
Now that in general way. is the
limit OF this thing / take Il, men. that
you know that when large body OF men
get together with the most peacefully
declared purposes IN the world bat they
have men among them who have made and
are making threats, and they get close 10 a
smaller body OF men who do not think as
! they DO. and are at work. and there hold