The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
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Of tho courts 81 the United statcs .lnd of
the highest courts Of a. majority OF tho
States in the Union, tint labor may orr
gunizo as capital does for It's own pro-
tection and to further the interests 81 7f ING
persuade and induce others TO Join them.
but whom they resort to unlawful means
70 cnuse injury to others " whom they
,.iiye no RELATION ~, Or o.heT
passed and they may be restrained lrAl t
In the case Mt bar, while appellees I, II
thelr answer practically deny az o. at!,o
nit that by argument nnd pets,,asi6i,,
only they have attempted to get certain
OF appellants employees to become menl-
bers OF their union, but insist that they
or to violence or intimidation Of such
employees. Now when they attempted to.
got certain Of appellants employees to be-
come members Of their union, they well
cano members of that union they neces-t
sarlly would discontinue their employ
inent with appellants, and they also well.
understood that tho law forbade them
extent OF intimidating appellants enl-
ployes into becoming members OF np-
pellants' union; so that tho question
here to be determined is, whether tho
tuScl ny uppSilCCSs SlIlCC uuINllI5
their employment With the appellants to
induce the now employees who have taker,
their places to Quit their employment
also. and others to refuse to take employ
the allegations of appellants bill are
sustained by the proof. appellces have
E,inqucstlontably ,nolested and annoyed
appellants In the conduct Of their busl-
ness. so as to entitle the latter to the In
Junction restraining them from further
F US! OF the means employed in SO nolcst-
Ing and annoying appellants.
Is Not Bribery.
Tic gravamen of the complaint made
by appellants Is. that by bribery. intimI-
dalton aud coercion of their employees by
appellces they are being molestcds an
snoyed and irreparably damaged in their
charged consists Of the payment OF week
2ly benefits and transportation to their
now employees by nppcllces' union. and
tho payment directly to ono William
Wilde, an einploye of ono of tho appel
slhnts, tho sum of ono hundred and forty
dollars to leave not only his employment,
but the city OF Richmond.
Briberylis not only unlawful, but GRIM
Sinal. and when resorted to with ma
5iicto,Is purpose to injure a third party In
his business. property or personal rro><ty
It would unqucstonably afford ground
for equitable intcrposition by njunction,
II prncticed In such a manner and to such
extent that the party injured. or intend
ed to be injured. could not obtain an ade-
squate remedy at law for his injuries; but
we have not been cited to any case. nor
have VIC been able to find u case which
holds that the payment of weekly benc-
fits or transportation, etc, to members
of n labor union constitutes bribery. 1t
is the rule Of such unions to pay week
ly benefits, transportation, ETC., to It's
members, and that when a person be-
comes 4 member OF the union he also
becomes entitled to these benefits. 1t
seems to have been the rule of the union.
as old as the union itself and was there
fore not put in force because of this
strike. It is. of course, one of the In
ducements held out to non-members to
become members OF the union, and is
doubtless used rs one of the arguments
to induce persons to join the union and
it Is the rule governing like associations,
such as secret orders, beneficial societies.,
ETC.. and we have seen 1t nowhere ques-
toned that such union or society have
the right to make and carry out such
a rule in the government and control of
their union or society. When one be-
comes Il member OF such a union he be-
comes entitled to the benefits given by
the union, and If he receives any of
them the giving or taking of such bene-
hts clearly could mot be characterized as
bribery.