Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-15

was no conspiracy to strike. It does not better the plea of our enemies to assert that the concerted action of many men to do certain thing was a conspiracy. The thing done was law ful; it was done in lawful manner; whether brought about by ten men or a thousand, it was no conspiracy. The only conspiracy l can see in the whole strike was the act of the Copper Queen company to enjoin the union through it's railway company. There was the cow ardly, sneaking proceeding characteris- tie of the conspirator.
 They allege that the union men "by means of intimidation, coercion, men aces, and threats,' sought to attain their ends. That is Lie No. 3.
 There was, there is, no intimidation, no coercion, no menace, no threat on ..ne part of any union man, in the con duet of the strike.
 What an allegation upon which to se' cure an injunction! What a plea upon which to issue the writ! Lies, lies so rank as to require the qualification of information and belief'' from even the hired servant of the corporation.
 These lies stink in the nostrils of every man acquainted with the facts Like evil birds of carrion they shall come home to roost in the haunts of those who fathered them.
 Again, they speak of Mary Harris, alias Mother Jones-Lie No. 4, and q peculiarly dastardly lie it is. The in situation of the alias is deliberate at tempt to cast a stone at the honor of an old woman, seventy years of age, bowed with years and with selfsacri- ficing toll in behalf of enslaved human ity.
 They allege that Mother Jones used the word prostitute to define any mother of strikebreaker. Lie No. 5l Mother Jones did not use the word She has sworn an affidavit to that effect.
 Upon such a fabric of lies was this plea based; upon such tissue of per jury was this injunction granted.
 They allege that the union pickets have been guilty of "rudeness, yelled threats" etc, to the patrons of the railway company. Lie No. 6l They have arrested certain of the pickets on those charges. They have had them tried by jury in a corrupt court. They have never been able to prove charge. When the picket was not acquitted the jury disagreed. And in the face of these facts they, upon information and belief, allege what they know to be false.
 Their information was given by their dishonored associates; their belief arose from their prejudice, their ignorance and their hatred of union men.
 It is unnecessary to pursue their sneaking array of false statements. The latter are all of piece with those l have noted. They are wullful, deliber- ate lies. No subtlety of argument can make them true; no defense can clear their sponsors; no whitewash can cover their stain.
 A motion to dissolve the injunction has been heard by Judge Doan. The attorney for the plaintiff read legal decisions on boycotts for three hours. He quoted every case he knew, and none that involved the case at bar. He quoted Judge Jackson of West Vir- ginia, wherein that spotless jurist gave vent to his hatred of unionism and his dislike of Mother Jones.
 Judge Baker of Phoenix, speaking for the union men, characterized Jack sons decision as "judicial ribaldry," " and affirmed that Jackson of West Vir- ginia was a fit associate of Jeffries of England.
 No relief has been granted the union from the oppressive edicts of this in- famous injunction. Peradventure the judge sleepeth; or possibly, with laud- able persistency, he is searching for a ray of truth in this dark cloud of false hood.
 He will not find it. Neither in law nor in fact was there any warrant for the issuance of this writ.
 If the judge is anxious to make smooth the paths of rotten corporations he will sustain the injunction. If it is contempt of court to say these things, then I am in contempt.
 For the court that would issue an in- junction on such worthless plea, l have charitable reserve of judgment; for the court that would sustain it in the face of all the facts, I have nothing but contempt.