The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25
Adopt Resolutions
Casting Ceusure
ON Court.
Judge MNrusky Acts
ON AHIdaylt at
John Rabp.
Bodles O1-aeyed to
Appear and Shozv
Cause.

A sensational incident. fraught with
significance, yesterday marked the
progress of the suit brought by the
Seattle Brewing and Mating Company
against the San Francisco Labor Coun-
cal and allied organizations when
Superior Judge Frank j. Murasky, in
defense of the courts of the State, cited
the defendants in the action named to
appear next Wednesday to show cause
why they should not be punished for
contempt of court. In open resolution
the Labor Council strikes at the courts
and concludes with the expressed de-
termination to continue its campaign
of strikes and boycotts. So plain is
the language of the resolution that af-
fidavit under oath has been made that
the council does not intend to respect
or obey the injunction issued in the
case at bar and upon this affidavit.
signed by John Rapp, San Francisco
agent of the plaintiff corporation, and
the statements of other employees of the
plaintiff, the citation for contempt has
been issued.
DETERMINED TO BOYCOTT.
The resolution of the Labor Council.
which promises to become historical, as
marking the beginning of an epoch in
the struggle between employers and
employees in this country, is as follows:
whereas, numerous injunctions have
been issued while others are now pend
ing against-the Labor Council. and ne
unions affiliated Herewith; and
.sWherens, In most instances these in
functions have been issued upon ex-
parte and largely perfunctOry hearings,
and are without color of equity or ap-
proval of law. and, in fact, are con-
trary to law; and
Whereas, the intended effect or
these tinjunctions is to deprive the
members of organized labor ef the
right to present their grievances to the
public and thereby secure public sup
port in all legitimate efforts to i'm
prove labor conditions; therefore, be IL
Resolved by the San Francisco La
Dor Council, That we reiterate the right
of organized labor. as of any individual
or body of citizens. to make public or
personal appeal by means of the strike,
boycott, picket or other lawful means,
to print, circulate or otherwise express
our grievances, both in particular and
in general eases, and to urge upon all
friends and sympathizers in the ranks
of organized labor and among the pub
lie at large that they support us by
Withholding their patronage from and
in every other proper manner bringing
their influence to bear upon unIalr en-
ployers; further
Resolved That it is the determina-
ton of this council to insist at all
times and in all cases upon the exer-
else of the right herein cited and re-
iterated as in keeping not only with the.
laws of our community and country,
but also with our duty to strive
earnestly and persistently for the i'm
provement of the conditions of labor;
further
"Resolvcd. That we deplOre the we'll
established tendency of some courts to
issue injunctiOns upon n simple ,declara-
ton of injury to business by the petit
tioner and without reference to the
much larger question involved (even
where sfnjury to business may be rea-
sonably urged, namely, the question of
the fundamental right of the individual
to give or withhold patronage cus-
tom, as he she may see fit. with it's
coroIlary Of the right to advise the
giving or withholding of such patron
age or custom; and we declare the is
suance of fnjunctfons under these cir
cumstances to be misuse of the courts
for the furtherance of class interest,
condition subversivc of law and there
fore calculated, whether knowingly or
otherwise, to bring the institutions of
the law into deserved contempt of all
justice-loyinE citizens"
INJUNCTION IS VIOLATED.
In keeping with the spirit and the
letter of this resolution, continues the
affiant, the defendants have gone forth
and deliberately violated the injunc-
ton, determined. that their assumed
right to strike and to boycott shall not
be restrained through the process of
the courts.
On Monday evening, June 10. some
days after the injunction had been is
sued, Rapp continues in his affidavit, a
member of one of the defendant unions
said to Driver Ready, employed by the
plaintiff corporation: 'I'll get you, you
Frank Leary makes affidavit that.
contrary to the order contained in the
injunction the defendants have pla-
carded the, city with a list of firms that
sell the plaintiffs beer. declaring
them to be unfair" and declaring boy
colts against them. c. j. Jansen tes-
titles that pickets and spies of the de-
fendant unions have been following the
wagons of the plaintiff for the purpose
of taking the names of its customers,
that they be frightened and intimidated
into withdrawing their patronage.
A, Van Candt makes affidavit that he
has found that many customers of the
plaintiff have been visited and intimi-
dated by agents of the defendants
George A. winters testifies that agents
of the defendants have sought to COM
pel him to resign his position as
driver of the company. abusing him
when he refused. George C. Johnson,
j. III. Brennan and Paul C. Smith tes-
tify to- a similar condition of affairs