The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-24
Especial Correspondence.)

uo dILO1u0yS lOT Luo uc1CuuduI
unions pointed out the outrageous
violations Of established precedents,
and the provision of the constitution
of the United States guaranteeing
the right of free speech, and Justice
Blanchard handed down his decision
on March 4th,
Justice Blanchard known the law,
and is under no obligation to the Pat
tern Trust or any of it's directors. In
his decision he vacates all paragraphs
in Gildersleeve's Injunction, save
those which restrain the defendant
unions from restoring to threats,
force, intimidations or fraud
In view of the fact that the men,
ters of the defendant unions have
been fully aware Of such measures
where violation Of the statute law,
and have at no time resOrted to their
use, the Injunction as modified Is all
that the union printers could reas-
onably expect.
All the same Gildersleeve' illegal
Injunction did for a month have the
effect of stopping to certain extent
the boycott on the Butterick publ
cations and patterns.
is in bad way. In this application
we're injury to their business by rea-
publications, 1.-The Designer and
1.-THE New Idea Fashion Magazine"
are being offered to new subscribers
here at half the regular prices.
Several paragraphs in Justice
Blanchard's decision are mighty in
teresting reading. Regarding picket
ing he says:
"The right of the defendants to
maintain pickets is we'll established,
provided, however, that such picket
ing is not accompanied by acts ex-
pressing or implying threats, intimi-
dations, coercion or fraud.
The defendants are, free with these
exc options, : howe Terss-s, and4Swith1n the
limits already indicated to make any
requests or give any advice or resort
to any persuasion for the purpose of
winnig support, and in so far as the
preliminary Injunction is inconsistent
herewith is vacated.
1.-The defendant local unions
through their representatives have
sought to dissuade customers who are
not under contractual obligations,
and persons who might otherwise be-
come customers, from purchasing
publications and patterns published
or printed by the plaintiff. Circular
letters, placards and posters have
emananted from the defendant local
unions containing several innuendoes
of possibly libellous character.
The court is asked to restrain the
further publications of the written
and printed matter above mentioned
on the ground that it contains in
nuendoes of a libellous character.
Without in any particular restricting
the direction above made restraining
discussion, amounting to fraud,
whether in the form of written or
! printed publications. or otherwise,
| the court must refuse to restrain the
! publication of written and printed
matter which merely is libellous. A
court OF equity will not enjoin a libel
| against property when the plaintin'
| by reason of inability to prove spec
ial damages, has no remedy at law.
! The defendants were within their
| legal rights in publishing circulars
setting forth the circumstances of the
| strike and requesting their friends
to withhold their patronage from the
plaintiff :.
On the same day the Typothetae
asked for an injunction restraining
the officers and members of No. 6
from interfering in any way with the
"scabs' employed in their compos-
ing rooms. Justice Blanchard de-
clined to follow Gildersleeve's ex-
ample but did grant an order to
show cause why the members of No.
g should not be restrained from re-
storing to threats, force, intimida-
|1tion or fraud" This order will come
up for argument later.
Meanwhile the fight for the shorter
Workday goes merrily on. Last week
there were $50 members of No. 6
on the relief list. Recruits from the
non-union shops are made daily. The
pickets are back on the Butterick
job, and the injunction stage of the
fight apparently has been passed with
safety to the union and to the great
discontinue Of the ''scab" employ
ers.
Friends of organized labor are
particularly "advised and requested"
10 refrain from patronizing the But
terick publications which include
1.-THE eDlineator," "The Designer"
and 1.-THE New Idea Fashion Maya
zine," or the Banner, Butterick. La
Belle, New Idea, Martha Dean, Stand
ard Home Dressmaker, Metropolitan
Fashions and Little Folks Dress
Patterns.
"McClure's Magazine" and books
or periodicals which bear the imprint
of Doubleday. Page & Co., also
should be avoided. !
Members of local unions are re-
quested to inform newsdealers that
these publications are on the unfair
list and to give preference to dealers
who do not handle them. s g,s3 ~
81 NeWsdealers and agents. ~ l1o sina,sf