The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-24
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION
THE LESSON OF THE WABASH RAILROAD INJUNCTION
TO PREVENT A STRIKE OF EMPLOYEES, AND WHY
JUDGE ADAMS DISSOLVED THE INJUNCTION AND
THE REMEDY HE POINTED OUT.
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Judge Elmer Adams the United States district
Louis dssovng the Wabash strike injunction important
by of its opinion that charge OF conspiracy interfere with
interstate commerce or the carriage OF the mails hes against the leaders
of contemplated railroad strike provided they acting the
stated the representation OF the railroad company that its en-
poyes satisfied with and conditions of service and that
outsiders ofcousy trying stir trouble 1t is found that
these representations Misrepresentation and that
The defendants officers and committees the boteoods
fully authorized both by Of their official relation their
bers and also by direct written authority to represent them the effort
higher and changed conditions OF service and that the
proposed strike being ocousy ordered by defendants
result OF the vote OF the employees acting without coercion and
directly authorizing the
So concluded that conspiracy existed to interfere with inter
Which that railroad employees may strike
all they please and their representatives order all the strikes they
please provided they authorized do by the employees There
against and ground for interference equity.
Such be Judge Adams conclusion The soundness OF is
unquesonab But railroad strikes and disastrous Interruptions
commerce therefore to be tolerated! Not at ALL says Judge Adams IN
effect let law duly enacted be resoed rather than equity and he
proceeds call attention the federal OF 1898 providing for
arbitration OF differences between interstate railroads and employees
advising the Wabash company its anmen to take action under that
statute they otherwise to agreement That statue
which forgotten the next moment after enactment provides in brief
that when labor dispute arises interstate railroad either party
apply the chairman OF the interstate commerce commission and
the federal commissioner labor who shall proceed at once to the use
mediation and Cancellation effect settlement they FAIL then the
dispute may be referred board OF arbitration composed rep
resenae chosen by the corporation another chosen by the aggeved
employees and third chosen by those The award the arbra
shall be binding year. and within period of three months
after the award the employer shall discharge employees account
Of dissatisfaction with the award days notice. and
after giving like notice in writing strike or quitting OF the COM
pa service this time and discharges OF employees except Tor pec
fed made unlawful and violations become punishable
the courts of the United States,
This faulty in that arbitration made depend upon the
voluntary appeal OF both OF the parties controversy BY
slight changes be made force arbitration upon them and the
award then be easily enforced under the scheme provided
This change should be made.
Judge Adams meantime has performed public value in
calling attention the OF $685. and than all this adudg
not the court OF equity acting beyond and in spite OF law From being
all appearances OF the radical OF judges in the of the
power Of chancery Judge Adams stands who condemns
OF the restraining orders recently issuing from the equity
in labor troubles as wholly unwaTanted