The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-01
ROOSEVELT AND THE UNIONS
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 Iputes It is not the use, but the abuse ! by the courts, of the writ of injunction, against which we protest, which is in direct conflict with the rights guarafl- teed to our people by the constitution of our country.
 The men in the organized labor move ment are law-abiding, faithful and loy- fal citizens. They have no desire for immunity from the laws governing oth- 1 CT citizens, but they most emphatically resent and protest against the actions of courts convicting men for acts which they have the, legal right to perform and then. tod, without the right of 1 trial by jury of their peers.
 The relics of anticipated judicial tyr l amy are being revived by some judges. while others so nlisinterpret existing l law as to thereby aim to financially | ruin our unions and mulct our men out l of their savings. l All really educated and honest men | admit that thorough organization of I the working people is the most vital necessity of our time. s, <,s.
 In spite of strikes, organized labor I has established and is establishing a l greater degree Of uninterrupted indus trial peace by agreement with employ CTS. %, < ,
 The so-called ''open shop" makes agreement with the employers imprac- ticabIe if not impossible. for the union cannot be responsible for the non-union- whose conduct often renders the terms of the agreement ineffective and nuga- l tory. & &r-> I The right of the non-unionist to work when, where and for what he pleases I carries with it the logical right of the
 unionist to work or to refuse to work when. wherer and for what he pleases and with whom he pleases. ef ! To non-unionist cannot be attribut- led the virtue of helping his fellow worltmen or contributing toward the establishment of more rightful relations
 between workingmen and their employ 1 CTS. No force but that of persuasion and moral and intelligent Influence should be exercised to convert the non-
 unionist to membership in our organiza- 4 tions but it is hurtful from every view point to every enlightened interest to advocate the "oDen shop" n I A conference was held with the presi-
 dent of the United States for the pur-
 pose of discussing important labor
 legislation. The eight hour bill was
 considered at length, the president stat I ing that his mind had not changed on 1 that form of legislation since he had
 favored it as governor of New York
 state, and therefore was favorable to
 the passage of the proposed cat. T On the anti-injunction bill the presi- dent replied the subject would have his most careful and earnest attention.
 On behalf International Bookbnders' I union, the Miller case was discussed. T Replying to statements on the subject,
 President Roosevelt set forth that in his decision he had nothing in mind but a strict compliance with federal, I including civil service law and that he
 recognized difference between em- ployment by the government circum- scribed by those laws and only other form of employment, and that his de-
 cision in the Miller case should not be
 understood to any other effect or inf1u-
 ence than affecting direct employment by the government in accordance there
 with. He furthermore made plain that
 in any form of employment except that
 so circumscribed he believed the full
 employment of union was preferable
 either to non-union or "open shops"
 In view of the publicity given this
 subject, the executive council of the A. F. of L. takes this opportunity to
 say that the trade union movement
 strike for strictly unions.
 The hope for right and justice shere-
 after as well as the perpetuation of lib- l erty and our republican institutions
 lies in organized labor -
 I This was signed by Samuel Gompers,
 president, and every officer of the fed l er2tion. x e< '@-s.l-s