The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-05
LABOR And COURTS

When the Western Union Teleeraph
Company blacklists it's discharged en-
ployes the federal courts sustain them.
and when its discharged employees boy
Company the courts protect the COM
pany. BY this means the Western I'm
ion demonstrates that a corporation is
protected by the courts at the ex-
pense Of humanity A dispatch from
Butte, Mon, says:
special Master in .Chancery Judge
H. N. Blake reported to the federal
court his findings in the hearing of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
against the American Labor Union and
other labor unions of Butte for an in
junction to restrain the labor organiza-
lions from interfering with the bust
ness of the telegraph company, be-
cause the latter had been declared I'M
fair in a strike Of messenger boys.
Judge Blake recommended that a per-
manent injunction be granted the
western Union"
/ Judge Weber in: the Common Pleas
Court Il at Akron, Obi disagrees with
Judge Rogers5of ST. Louis:sin the Legal
ity of blacklists Judge Weber says:
Il hold that employees have a legiti-
mate right to organize unions for their
mutual benefit. I hold that employers
have a right to discharge their en-
ployes at any time where the time of
employment is not definite without
giving any reason for such discharge.
So says our Supreme Court. But I
further hold that such employers have
no right to enter into an agreement or
conspiracy among themselves by which
they agree with each other to dis
charge employees for the reason that
such employees were or are in sympathy
toward or connected with such labor
union; that when they enter into an
agreement or conspiracy of that char
acter to keep those discharged, en-
ployes out of employment solely on
that ground, they are LIABLE"
According to press reports Judge
William S. Andrews, holding court at
Syracuse, N. Y, says:
with or without reason, alone or
together, workmen may leave their
employment. By argument or persua-
sion, by appeals to sympathy or pre-
judice, they may lead others not to take
their vacant places But here they must
stop. Every man must work upon the
terms that seem to himself best, If
he can not his personal liberty Is
abridged. 1t is his right as a Tree man.
TO protect him in this right govern
ments and courts may use their full
powers. If they fail to do so, they fail
in their duties.''
From the Montreal Star of October
2Sth, it is learned in the suit of the
Quincy Foundry Company VS.. Nc
Glashan and twelve other labor leaders
at ST.. Catharines, Judge Meredith has
given an extensive Injunction until
September next. He has ordered that
the individual defendants represent
their various labor unions. This prac-
tica1ly makes every labor union in st.
Catharines defendant. There will be
ma assizes at which the case can be
tried before spring. Meantime the de-
PENDANTS are restrained from threaten
ling plaintiffs agents and customers
and circulating defamatory state:
ments.
According to decision of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania union
men must work with nonunion men.
They are denied the right to strike be-
cause scabs are also employed. :: The
master class, without exception, is in
great glee at this body. blow for the
I union label" 1t is expected that in the
great State of Pennsylvania there will
be no more union mines" union
,shops,'' or union factories" -: {.