Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-26

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up" said Mr. Guilfoile. There is
Eplenty of law in intimidation already.
But the bill provides for other interfer-
ences.' There is the whip. If speak
| to man it would make me liable un-
der this bill, no matter what / may
have said to him, If he wishes to enter
prosecution against me. AS to social
ostracism' Professor Hadley of Yale
| speaking in the combinations of capt.
tai, said that is precisely what he
would do, infiict social ostracism and
when such a man as he says he would
infiict the boycott, surely one of MS can
do it, And the courts of the state say
we can do it, for in the New Haven
case spoke of the courts said that IL
such was the only meaning Of social
| ostracism, 1t would be difficult to find
anything criminal In it.
Referring to section Of the bill.
the speaker said peaceful action could
be construed into violence and inter
ference, and conviction thereof would
mean the loss Of property This"
said the speaker. sis to make doubly
sure of Furnishing you
Taking in section 9, the last one on
this so-called Infamous bill Mr. Gull
foile said, Eve care not to use violence
to obtain things we can get by peace
full means. Violence is never justified
only In revolution. Violence is a
crime against government One can
never tell where 1t will end This sec
ton takes away your suffrage il you
are convicted under it. Very few good
governments take away ones suffra ge
for such cases as are mentioned here.
The bill says or by word meaning
that If [ speak to man and he has a
grudge against me he can have me ar
rested and tried in the police court for
speaking to him, and il I am convicted
lose my vote. For instance lie T hap
pened to be in the crowd that Satur-
day night and If / had said that's all
right could be hailed before the police
court and would lose my vote. Leg
1slatures are not too careful when con-
s1dering bills Of this kind, and some
thing like 1t happened when bill of
great interest to Waterbury came up
when was in the legislature. MANY
states have provided for labor incor-
poration, but they have also provided
for the rights OF labor. There is no
such provision in this bill In Massa
chusetts, Iowa. New York, Vermont.
New Hampshire. New Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA hours Of labor are regu-
lated by law, labor unions are given
the right to, control the wages the
hours Of labor and everything that can.
possibly benefit the workingman. Some
Of them give them rights which Under
this bill are taken away. There is very
little about Incorporation in this bill,
but q great deal about punishments.
Now don't get excited. Don't lose your
head. Organized labor is coming to
the front. 1t is becoming recognized.
A man has been appointed to the SUI
preme court Of the United States who
mas done great deal for labor in
Massachusetts and already the trust
papers are knocking him. Labor il be-
ginning to regulate itself and doing it
very quietly too" Then the speaker
told of an instance he witnessed at the
dinner OF the Universities association
IN New York recently when Wayne
McVeagh, counsel for the coal operators
before the coal commission, paid high
compliment to John Mitchell. ssThere
are the kind of men we want in the
ranks Of organized labor, said the
speaker, $50 send up your protest
send it up quitely but persistently and
you Will get along all right"