The sun., 1903-08-16
MON SPIRIT IN LABOR UNIONS.

every particular.
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MON SPIRIT IN LabOh tNi"'''
| JUSTICE WOODWARD Sass ]" sah""' Se''0 AS
welfare Of Any Man.
c,,.rr.ror. Aun ,s.b.tice John
-. ..,,..a ,;,,;.inr of IN.
"o"u"aiu vi 'he APpc""'o "
supreme Court, VINO spoke inns attethooii
OH the law and the mob spirit, took ad-
vantage of the occasion to express his
,r;,;ons r,};rn rho ,ravslspce OF the
.,,.;>,,
MOP spirl1 IN iaoor UNIONS anu MS u,'o"0'
OF this phase OF the question ehciteu con-
siderable favorable comment.
4The individual said Justice Woodward
th .i,-h, -, ,,,,r.,,. .nx Ia x,f,l b,,s;nass
has Vie 'ikn' " pui'uo ""y 80 "N:a.sS. D
or VOCATION IN any manner NOV i'consl'.ens .ni.
with the equal rights OF others, ana TINS
right il not increased or diminished by the
fact that he becomes q member of a man
ufacturers assoc iation, labor organi-
zation or any other voluntary soc iety. The
manufacturer, whether he be an individual
or a CORPORATION, has a right to conduct his
business to control his property, in any
manner not inconsistent with the equal
rights of others. He has a right to employ
such help as he chooses. being responsible
TO his other EMPLOYEES for any neglect in
the choice of competent fellow-lab0rers,
and society owes him the duty and the
obligation of protecting him in this right
against all unlawful efforts at coercion.
"On the other hand, the laborer, whether
he belongs to an organization or is hut an
humble covenanter in the great system,
has the absolute right to contract for his
services with whomsoever he pleases, and
the right TO contract carries with 1t
the right to Determine the rate of compen-
sation and ali the terms and conditions OF
regulated under the police powers of the
state, and which enter. of necessity, into
every contract,
Having these rights. these being the
rights which we have mutually covena nted
10 protect. il is the duty of the state to
,inon either nv individuals or organized
bodies of individuals under any pretext
whatever
aThe laborinv man NOT onlv has n right
TO contract for his services, but he has a
RIGHT To deternine whether he will sell his
ser vices TO anv naTticujar Individual or
cornoyation Hs bas right in the absence
~ y contrant 10 The % "ontrasv 10 a. canr;ciouslv
refuse to work for anv one. he has a right
acting without threat or violence, TO Der
suada his fellow lahorers to resuse TO work
sop anv ,Ao oiyan nsrson nr " corporstion and
,ba ri1hf whic6 helnrga n he Individual
ia NOT fost to n collection of individuals,
r;.ht - dc do ooi,sct;ysiv What anv n its
indiv;dnai msrnbnra MIGHT do. that ia II
has a rinht to do anvtbi5g for ia own vol
tars wbScb IA not iponps;stent With ths
annsl r;rht. ~ otbars' Tba dificpltv
- 49, IanJ +;na and aynar;snca viii
correct this evil. no doubt) that the ranks
~ iohor;nr rsn hsys bnan NlIad ~, y,ith
thoss whn have NOT Moan trainsd n d,s.
;n@,,,sh scc,retely hetwaen their own
H. J,S.. 20 s,hars and ,bo,,
hsvs ac,ed IN too many inst ancss mon The
as.,'na~,;an thst "a ap nrasni,at;nn tbav
~ r;rhts r,hiob thav wnsId not have "a
taH ~ "''o'' '''' """'- INV ""'' Oh
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h.,nnJ tha i,,nftatinns aysd ,yon tha n,
Iey,;., O" tba,. hs,,n n,,aro.nhaS '',"n ,h,
usht. ~ ,shoyys sy "o "a tI;s amornaohmam. has
heSn ras;stnd -. ~ t;noas ,mia wS,,Iw nntiI Mi
pot,.oan oontand;nr Snrcaa nanb act;n.
o',ts;Ja ~ H.. Ia siti9 sta anhsxa a cond;tinn
oS's W n.n,on. e. sr;stsJ sas,,It;na ;n n,,Lii IL
Si.t"rhsnoea Al % Nd cond;tinn hnrder;nS
.~,, anarnbr tn. "a u,anisas, at;ns
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VI III IL - s,,t - ~, iai ML".t
~ ISL; !, VN0 onnnt aen,,a va' ~ tr,'a xa,taro
nu nv 1son ,rSs,har ha be ne sn,ninusr ~,
shs .rmnlo,vss , ' "' '' '"' ''"p'''7' ''
zig srn hst I boya said 7 or, M, 70 h.
,ndarstnnd "a "nndsnnnina tha b Iahor W or7 pe
a.u,getion aa s,,oh or The rnanuSact,,ror.
s.nn;a.ion .n,, ah;na,;an " J.,
a;s;dma,s r tba;y own r and. M w ,ha ,
hII. . ~, r.thar d;srasad I"' .n & "" nr wy
M a r,an;ret;on a. .ha 10 IiooT ooH ,i. npo
w Vo ,n,obiratfon ;r cat. Ito, an and 80,
p as tha ros,,its To- 81 n"r ""u ,stp apu
@ va v @ or;,;cisro ia VI rethsr ~ tha ipsrtnass
~ thn stata and nston whiob | bas ,,'1, no,,ssd
W W. Snr rsnar'ad Nv ,u;th too r,,,nh ~ ;n%iroano
oe ,n uu WI w,''t 10 zoo u n,uen - ;na;,,idfN
ration. ono oDd M asso,,;ot;ona W ~ disranar ~
ndarsntaI r;nbts ~ ,n y" 5 u,1'es a
% .o IN d;sranard " ,a y, - aai,,s. ' ~, ~ as
nd ;rt;r,;5at ~ ths;r wn contrn,,.us; Wy ,o''e
~"e aThe lights ~ tha lshorins ,nan sre M,
an ia wban he NAV he coerceS into ref,si,o a
TO- ".n,,inr,,,ant a,bi.h ;s aa.ant;a, -. ~
that employneh1 WHICH N essen.lal 70 me
me- MDerty sna 'ns Rursni. OF happiness.
and the welfare OF the state and nation
demands that there shall be no compulsor
exercised over the individual by any com.
| hination ~ men under anv pretext excen,
''on az 20 nreacr;had Nv ba Iaw, oT X
sucn aS 10 We"oi ioou ~ ,I'T avs oI ,ne
lano. lhere IN u proau Ielu iof ORGANIZED
enort in a perfectly legitimate and Lawful
way, among manufacturers, employers
| and employees, and when any organization
\ no matter by what name IL Ia called goes
| hoyopd tho limits msrked hv the law p i.
| ~ L. - n,,J ,;tt.ans .o.;, nI :. =
tne ouuy ", SoSu cI''nonS' ctin8 thTou8t
the channeLs OF one law, 70 assert them
selves In the protection OF the rights oi
| those who are being encroached upon."
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