Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-23
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EMPLOYERS PLANS,
Significant Legal Action Begun in Fed
eral Court for Injunction
Against Unionists.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. 20.-A
significant legal action was begun in the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumba yesterday by James w. Van
Cleave, president Of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers, to enjoin Sam
uel Gompers, John Mitchell, and other
officers of the American Federation of
Labor and several of its subsidiary or
CARNATIONS from using the boycott and
so-called unfair list
Mr.. Van Cleaye institutes the suit i'll
the name of the Bucks Stove and Range
company of st. Louis, of which he is
president, whose products are alleged
to have been declared unfair by the la
Dor unions, but the significance Of the
action lies i'll it's being a test case where
facturers' association, seeks to enjoin
permanently organized labor from using
the UNFAIR or We don't patronize
lines in its fight against firms and indi-
viduals.
The bill asks for Il permanent injunc-
ton against the following labor union of
fcers:
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Samuel GOmperS and Frank Morrison of
Washington; John '. Lennon of Bloom
ington, Ill; James Duncan of Quincy,
Mass; John Mitchell of Indianapolis;
Morris of Denver: James A. Hayes Of
Philadelphia; Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit
William e. Huber of Indianapolis; Joseph
f.. Valentine of Cincinnati.
ELECTROTYPE MOLDERS.-R L. Thix-
ton, c. o. Buckington, Ii. c. Pope, A. j.
Cooper, and E. l.. Hickman.
Unlawful Conspiracy Alleged.
After alleging an unlawful conspiracy
to injure its business, the plaintiff asks
that the labor men be enjoined on. the
following special points:
From carrying on Il conspiracy to restrain
and destroy the business of the plaintiffs:
from agreeing combining to interfere in
any manner with the business of the plain
tiff or any ot-tr person, firm, or corpora
ton.
From boycotting or attempting to boycott
or threatening to boycott the plaintiff Or
the plaintiffs business or attempting to in
terfere with the regular operation or the
shipment, sale, or trade in its goods OF from
aiding or abetting such boycott.
From printing, publishing. or distributing
through the mails any copy of the American
Federationist. which is the organ of the
American Federation of Labor, which con
under its we Don't Patronize'' or I'm
fair" lists. or which contains any statement
that the plaintiff is or has been unfair
From publishing or circulating in any way
any statement to the injury Of the product
of the plaintiff or its dealers or the advice
to the public that the plaintiffs factory
has been DOycotted.
From threatening or intimidating the Gus
toners of the plaintiff or from doing any
acts in aid of the conspiracy or combina-
ton alleged
From giving any orders or directions to
committees, associations, officers, agents. Or
others for the performance or any acts or
threats which would impede, obstruct, or
Interfere with the conduct of the plain
tiff's business.
From carrying the alleged conspiracy
to restrain and prevent the plaintiff from
conducting his proper business in any other
states territories of the union and from
doing any of the acts or using any of the
means named in the complaint for that
purpose.
Many Unions Involved.
The sweeping nature of this action is
indicated by a partial list of national and
international unions and state declarations
that will be directly affected if the in
junction is granted, which includes 1I3
names of organizations.