Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-04

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! legislation such as this herein adj
vocated are directly opposed to this
class of socialistic theories. Our
aim is TO recognize what Lincoln
pointed out: The fact that there are
some respects In which men are OBJ
viously not equal; but also 10 insist
that there should be an equality Of
self-respect and Of mutual respect, an
equality of rights before the law, and
at least an approximate equality In
the conditions under which each man
obtains the chance to show the stuff
that is in him when compared to his
fellows.
inlunctions.
Instances of abuse In the granting
of injunctions in labor disputes con
/ tinue to occur, and the resentment In
the minds of those who feel that their
rights are being invaded and their
liberty of action and of speech un-
warrantably restrained continues
| likewise to grow. Much OF the at
tack on the use OF the process OF in
! junction Is wholly without warrant;
but am constrained to express the
belief that for some of it there is war
rant This question Is becoming
more and more one OF prime import
ance, and unless the courts will them
| selves deal with it in effective man
- - ~>-.@s.. ultimately to de-
mand some form OF legislative action.
| It would be NEST unfortunate for our
social welfare If we should permit
many honest and lawabiding citizens
to feel that they had Just cause for
regarding our courts with hostility.
earnestly commend to the attention
of the Congress this matter, so that
| some way may be devised which VIII
limit the abuse of injunctions and
I protect those rights which from time
to time it unwarrantably inyades.
Moreover, discomfort is often ex-
pressed with the use of the process of
| injunction by the courts, not only in
| labor disputes. but where State laws
are concerned. I refrain from discus
/ sion of this question as l am informed
| that it will soon receive the consid-
GRAFTON of the Supreme Court.
The Federal courts must of course
decide ultimately what are the re-
spective spheres of State and Nation
| in connection with any law, State or
| National. and they must decide def
nitely and finally in matters affect
! ing individual citizens, not only as 10
the rights and wrongs of labor but
as to the rights and wrongs OF cap
| italo and the National Government
must always see that the decision Of
the court is put into effect. The pro
cess of injunction is an essential adj
| junct of the courts doing its work
well; and as preventive measures are
always better than remedial, the wise
use of this process is from every
standpoint commendable. But where
it is reeklessiy or necessarily used,
! the abuse should be censured, above
all by the very men who are properly
anxious to prevent any effort to shear
the courts OF this necessary power.
/ The courts decision must be final;
the protest is only against the con-
! duct of individual judges in needless
I Iy anticipating such final decision, or
in the tyrannical use Of what is nom
inally a temporary injunction to &C
complish what is in fact a permanent
decision.
: Accidents.
The loss Of life and limb from rail-
road accidents in this country has
become appalling. 1t is subject OF
which the National Government
should take supervision. 1t might be
well to begin by providing Tor Fed
eral inspection Of Interstate railroads
somewhat along the lines of Federal
inspection Of steamboats,, although
not going so far; perhaps at first all
1t would be necessary to have would
be some officer whose duty would be
to investigate all accidents on inter
state railroads and report in detail
the causes thereof. Such an officer
should make it his business to get
into cloese touch with railroad oper-
ating men so as TO become thoroughly
familiar with every side of the ques-
ton, the idea being to work along
the lines of the present steamboat in
spection law.
Eiai1t-Hour Law.
The Congress should consider the
extension OF the eight-hour law. The
constitutionality of the present law
has recently been called into question,
and the Supreme Court has decided
that the existing legislation is I'M
questionably within the powers of the
Congress. The principle of the eight
hour day should as rapidly and as far
as practicable be extended to the en-
tire work carried on by the Govern
ment; and the present law should be
amended to embrace contracts on
those public works which t3e/ pr'N ent
wording OF the act has been construed