The Washington times., 1908-12-23

Before sentence vas passed, Samuel
/ CTOmDers- IN words OF deeD feeling
sureharged with eIoquence and force.
spo1e OFT n defense OF his course and
upheld the right Of organized labor to
make the struggle that Il IS making.
as Nj. GOmpers believes. for its
rights He reminded the court thar
already the parliament Of England
had granted the rights for which
labor was struggling in the United
States.
IF IN mOnarchicaI England" said
Nj Gompers, with his face UpIifteJ
and his hands extended, these rights
can be given. surely they ought not
10 De denied TO the theoretically free
citizens Of this republic"
Mr.. GomDe-s said IL men had tn
suffer 10 uphold the right OF free
speech and the right of freedom Of
the press, and to insure labor its
rights, he was willing 20 suffer what
ever sentence might be imposed.
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, in
brief addresses TO the court, fndorsed
the sentiments expressed by Mr..
GOmpers.
Judge Wright began the reading Of
small crowd had gathered at the outset.
sentence was not passed until I2.30- 4
small crowd had gathered at the outse-
but as the reading OF the opinion pro
ceeoed, the cingy court room was grad
ually filed Judge Wright went over
the evidence in the case that led Judge
Gould 10 grant the original tempora-y
Injunction. he dweIt upon the fact that
since the injun ctiOn had been issued i-
had beer violated openly and a4-....
by &C ompers. by Mitchell. and By Nor
risOn- Then he proceeded 10 a discus
sion OF the Ohense in part
The Decision In Part
The decision says in part:
When. with the parties to this cause
IN atten lance, the dispute heard and
the status Of the subject OF the con-
troversy examined into. the inhibitory
process If this tribunal issued for them
It was the laws command TO stand
hands OF until justice for this matter
can be ascerIained'
rs not law wide enough and its
shield broad enough 10 avert for an
Inhalation that which its tribunals have
taken In hand, for the very sake OF de-
creeing whether il shall not be saved
Yet everywhere all over, within the
court and out; utter. rampant, insoIent
defiance is heralded and proclaimed:
unrefned insult, coarse affront. vulgar
indignity measures the Iitigants' con
ceptiOn Of the tribunals due. wherein
his cause stiu peEds.
Before the Injunction was granted.
these men announced that neither. they
nor tie American Federation Of La boz
would obey It; since it issued they have
refused TO obey #; and, though the
American Federation Of Labor'S disc
bedience has successfully achieved. and
the law has been made TO fall nor
only has the law failed IN its effo-r
to arrest a widespread wrong. but the
injury has grown more destructive since
the injunction than II was before
Public Enemies.
There is a studied, determine. defiant
conflict preCipitated IN the light of open
day, between the DEGREES OF a tribunal
ordained by the government OF the Fed
eral Union, and of the tribunals OF an
other federation grown UP IN the land:
one or the other must succunb. Tor
those who would unlaw the land are
public enemies
On the sociological aspect of the
situation. some faith in the ultimate
Iightness of American men whether in
"a Dor unions OF out, IS 70 be entertain
ed for ] believe that the habit OF the
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