Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-18
Decision of Federal Judge in
Buck Stove Company Case
Far-Reaching
American Federation Of Labor Will
Seek to Limit Application of Decis-
ion to District of Columbia = Bust
ness and Labor Affected by Ruling
of the court.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Or 1ar-reacH-
ing Importance to labor and business
interests turnout the country was the
decision announced by Justice Gould
of the equity cuort of the District of
Columbia, enjoining the American
Federation of Labor with it's member
ship of 1000, 900 from %boycotting the
Bucks Stove and Range Company OF
ST. Louis and from printing in It's
official organ the company's name In
Unfair and 1--WE Don't Patronize"
lists. The decision arraigns the action
of the federation as an illegal con-
spiracy.
Today there will be an argument
before Judge Gould on a proposition
of counsel for the federation that the
courts order putting, the injunction
decision into effect limiting in express
terms it's application to the District OF
Columbia. Counsel for the plaintiff
company will oppose this.
The injunction granted today, while
of a temporary character, was allowed
in a decision in which Judge Gould
exhaustively reviewed the case, made
copious citations of authorities, quoted
presidents as to boycott definitions and
said there was no room for argument
as to the conspiracy alleged being es-
tablished.
The question of a permanent nJunc-
ton will come up probably next spring,
=, ~l ,,,l,; ,fJ> t,i,c tI1 1oco will
be appealed to the supreme court OF
the United States.
Judge Gould pointed out from the
bench yesterday that he had not, in his
decision. taken up the question Of in
hibition of the boycott under the Sher-
mar antitrust law or the interstate
commerce act.
Judge Gould also handed down two
opinions granting permanent injunc-
lions in the case of Bender against the
Bakers and Confectioners' union and
Lawton against the International Car
riage and Wagon Workers, two local
cases, which the court decided along
the same lines as the Bucks stove case.
James H. Beck Of New York, for
mer assistant attorney general, who.
with bdfllSl DdNtllpOll " 8
Conn, and ]. j. Darlington of this city,
represented the Buck company, said:
while the decision contains no new
departure in legal principles and sim
ply follows the weight of authority in
both the state and federal courts, the
case is Of f~ar-reaching Importance as
the first case where the American
Federation of Labor Is a body has
been enjoined from using it's chief
weapo of offense and defense, he
boycott. For years the manufacturers
thruout the country have feared the
formidable blacklist of the federation,
with its membership of nearly 1000. 900.
and many of them. in some cases
demands of the federation. Previous
injunction suits to prevent these wide
spread boycotts have been brought
against local and state labor organiza-
lions, with remedial results which were
purely local. In this case the injunc-
ton is granted against the officers and
executive council by whose orders boy
colts are declared and prosecuted.
Such boycotts are now declared unlaw-
full in the District of Columbia, where
the headquarters of the federation are.
While the court did not pass on the
application of the Sherman antitrust
law to the plaintiffs interstate trade.
vet this omission is Of minor import
ance, as that point will 500 be passed
upon by the supreme court of the I'm
tied States in a case which was re-
Gently advanced for argument and ar
gued."