The sun., 1906-12-27

country? No Do they undertake 70 os
loyal TO and serve fAithfully their enpioye,s
No. The obligation requires than 20 conp'S
with and obey the laws OF the order. wnlch
may and undoubtedly sometimes DO. conh,c'
with the laws OF the country. ~ mas nv
pened that In contentious With their emp,"s p,
ens they have refused to work, whsch tneS
had a rlxht 60 do. hut they have also under
taken TO prevent others from working. anu
in pursuance OF that object have destroyeu
property committed murder and many osne'
crimes Under these circumstance, Judges'
state and Federal, have issued wrlts OF M
junction enioining them from WHAT from
Interfering with other persons who mlgnt
desire TO labor. from destroying property,
or interfering with it's use by its owner. IL
is known Of all that these acts have In some
instances resulted In warfare. All must re-
member the strike OF the American Railway
Union IN 1894 because the railways OF the
country refused 90 comply with ths demand
that they should not transport sleeping cars
belonging to the Pullman Car Company
that the commerce Of the country was oe-
ranged, and Chicago threatened with destruc-
tlon. The municipality Of Chicago ana the
state Of Illinois failing to preserve order sno
protect life and property, the Unlsed sestos
Government interviewed. and with the AID OF
the United States Army order was finally re-
stored and peace again reisned.
Mr.. John Mitchell, the head Of the powerful
organization OF the United Mine Workers. 10
effect says to his fellow members OF the
order and TO others throughout the country:
whenever you are enJoined by the courts
from doing something you believe you have
legal and moral right TO do. violate the In
junction. II you are forbidden TO destroy
property, but believe You have legal and
moral right to 90 do. do IT, II you are for-
biddsn 10 injure the man who has taken your
~ L-Nl. -. kA wi
mitilate. disable or kill him. do Il. ] take
issue with Mr. Mitchell. and will epdeavor
10 state II % clearly thst every one who hears
me will approve. Individual literty means
much TO each and every one. II means that
one may do as he pleases 90 long az he re-
spects the rights OF his fellows and permits
them to do the same. Every man has a
right to work when. where and for whom ne
pleases, He has a right to Join any organi-
sation or union. but not to take an oath OF
ale glance to the order that clashes with his
obi cation ss q citizen. He has q right TO
decline to work with those who do not belong
to his order or organization. He has right
to combine-conepire-w with his fellows 10
strike, which means the right TO quit work
in Q manner that will most effectively en-
barrass the employer. for the purpose OF ex-
acting increased compensation or other rea-
sonabls or unreasonable demands. In all OF
this he 10 entitled to the protection OF the
laws: has the right to individually protect
himself against the Illegal action Of others
by force. il necessary. But others who may
not be members OF the organization or union
have the same rights in every respect, and
the union man has no right to In suy way
interfere with or prevent the non-union man
from doing as he pleases with his labor. He
has not even the right to persuade. II his
fellow does not wish 90 listen. President
Roosevelt may preach. but each OF us may
do as we please about listening TO or read
ing his preaohments. The employer. also,
is entitled to individual liberty. He has a
right to employ whomsoever he pleases. union
or non union, upon terms satisfactory 10 him
self and the right to dispense with the ser
vices OF any employee for any reason. or
without reason, whenever In hls opinion bis
interest will be promoted by so doing.