Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-08-15

Junction NttSt anu - NOW HiPlNlbE
for an INDUCTION against fifty two in
lividuals, eighteen unions located in
FIVE different cities iu Montana The
suit is practically the same as WAS di.
rected against. the Livingston unions
which was printed in the last issue Of
the News.
The Respondents.
Montana Federation of Labor. Alex
ander Fairgrieve, Howard q, Smith,
Butte Building q Trades council, Viii
liam Cults. George Tucker, Butte Cen
tral Labor council, John McElyeney,
j. T.. Ncary, T.. NJ Miller. James Ad
ans, y. c. Shields, J. F. Parks,--
Douahue, Butte Local No. % of the
International Brotherhood of Electric.
al Workers, r. IL. Hamilton, c. II.
Smallhousc, Roy Clayton, Butte Clerks
Protective Union No. II, G. IA. Carle-
ton, 4. Brown, \. j. ucBther, j. B.
Hooking, Butte Telephone Operators
Union No. 3j, Katherine - 'MearI,
Sarah Boscustein, Great Fails Local
NJ i22 of the International Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers, d. 2.
Barnes, NJ Potcc, Great Fail. Tclc.
( phone Operators Union No. Al, Mollio
Kennedy. Carrie Warner, Cascade Cen.
tral Union Labor council Charles Fisk,
( T. y. Shoebottom, Yellowstone Trades
q Labor assembly, Vincent Doody, J.
] G. JOY, Z. Macdonald, Billings Local
/ No. j3l of the international Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, Frank
Flanagan, c. A. Adams, Helena Local
No. ls5 of the International Brother
| hood of the Electrical Workers, San
Beckwitl, Win Harrington, Helena
Trades 4 Labor assembly, H. o. Smith
w. w. Hills, Anaconda Local No. POO
of the International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers, G. ID. Leuihan, =
w. Baker and j. II. Davies.
So far as organized labor is con
cerned the company is making a gooC
move, it is only forcing the unions int,
action and making the boycott effect
i've. Courts may grant injunetiont
against boyeotting but no power OF
earth can compel the union men OF
Montana to patronize the scab phou,
or patronize anyone who uses seal
phone.
In order that the injunction be mad,
effective it will be necessary to bull,
large extensions to the jails in thi
state for there are twenty-five thou
sand union men in Montana who viii
not patronize the seab phone.
The fight now is, shall government
by injunction win ia Montana, that i
the issue.
The British government previous I,
the American war Of independence,
tried to run the colonies on the iniunc
tion plan. During a heated debate il
the British parliament a resolution wa
sent from the House of Lords TO tn,
Comons TO the effect that the British
government serve notice on the Amer
lean patriots or rebels, as the resolu
tion termed them, forbidding then
from committing certain acts. Tn,
Hon. Edmund Burke arose and mad,
the following statement. Addressing
parliament, he said: "You can cit,
the individual or several Individual
to appear before your august body, ot
arrest them and bring them befor,
your colonial courts and restrain then
from certain acts, but when you cit,
an entire nation before your courts o.
declare them in contempt you but in
stitute state of open rebellion ant
in consequence you will loose a coun
ty, my lords. You pass this law, bu
the powers of serving il will be diff
fcult."
The phone company may apply fo
and secure injunctions. but to max,
such injupctions effective against IA,
entire body of union men in Montaui
willtbc rather difficult
The corporation Is beat aud is using
the courts rs last resort.
The situation has now resolved il
self down TO the words Of the Living
ston unions, awe will win this dgh
or put the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele
phone company out Of business. 4"
The Rocky Bell Telephone eompan,
is trying to run Montana ON the gov
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