Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
60MpERS IN CONTEMPT, MAYBE
SUMMONED TO SHOW CAUSE
BEFORE JUSTICE ANDERSON.
Charged With Defying Court in
Buck Boycott Case by Attempts
to Injure Concern.

Justice Anderson on a petition of the
Buck Stove and Range Company of ST
Louis. Mo, today laid a rule on Samuel
Gompers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Frank Morrison. secre-
tary of the same association. and John
Mitchell. vice president and member of
the executive council of the association,
and late president of the United Mine
Workers Of America. to show cause Sep
TENDER next why they should not bear
rested and punished for alleged contempt
Of court.
The rule * based on a petition by At
torneys Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport.
Conn. and W. G.. Sullivan of the local
bar. in which ii = alleged that III de-
fiance of the temporary injunction signed
by Justice Gould and the permanent IN
junction of Chief Justice Clabaugh.
MeSsrs. Gompers Morrison and Mitchell
have written, spoken and circulated state
ments tending to injure the Buck Stove
and Range Company and to induce per
sons not to buy the cOmpany'S product
1t is alleged their actions have tended
to keep alive the forbidden boycott.
MI Mitchell. as president of the
United Mine Workers. it is alleged. jan
uary 70 last. put to vote resolution
recltinS the injunction proceedings IN
Stltuted by the Buck Stove Company.
and placing the product of the company
on the unfair list. The resolution, 1t is
alleged, imposed a fine of 50 on each
member of the United Mine Workers who
purchased stove or range from the
company and authorized his expulsion
in default of payment
Editorials alleged to have emanated
from President Gompers i'm the American
Federationist and clippings from public
speeches. said to have been made by him
are detailed to the court. These, it is
claimed. reflect upon the courts decision,
are in violation of it and constitute, it is
alleged. a willful contempt of the author
lty of the court
The court is informed that both by
speech and editorial Mr.. Gompers and
Mr. Morrison. prior TO the temporary in
junction granted by Justice Gould. had
set in motion certain instrumentalitieS de-
vised it is alleged by them, for the OBJ
struction and notification of the order
when entered" and have failed, ii is
averred, to take any action whatever to
prevent the result of such agencies but.
on the contrary, have since taken other
steps to render more effective their al
legged plan and purpose
1t is alleged that Gompers rushed the
January number of the American Fedora
ZIONIST with view to secure its circula-
tion before the signing of the final order
of injunction. In this number of the pc
riodical. it is declared, the name of the
Buck Stove and Range Company appears
on the I'VE don't patronize list
In March last Mr.. Gompers In the
Fedora zionist, it is declared, in furtherance
of his alleged plan to nullfy the order
of the court and to induce the members
of the American Federation of Labor
and the public not to patronize the petit
toner or buy its products. and to keep
the boycott against the petitioner con-
stantly in mind and to maintain 1t, pub
lished the following statement:
1T should be borne in mind that there
is no law. aye not even a court decision.
compelling union men or the friends Of
labor to buy A Buck stove or range.
No. not even to buy a Loewe hat.
Other instances are quoted. in which. it
is averred. the three labor leaders have
referred to the Buck decision and have
attempted to keep alive the boycott and
injuriously affect the interest of the COM
pany. All these are alleged to be viola
tons of the courts injunction and in con-
tempt of it's authority.
Justice Gould will be on the bench at
the time the rule is made returnable.
The arguments on the petition for an in
junction We're made before him and the
temporary injunction granted by him. fol-
lowing lengthy opinion on the injunctive
power of the courts