The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-01

PROBABLY BE. POSTPONED
~ UNTIL. AFTER ELECTION
Proceeding An Object Lesson on
the soundness Of the Demo
,. cratic Platform.

wAsf4IN1sroN. July so-In: the
Buck. Stove and Range case. yustice
Anderson Of the district supreme court
summoned Samuel Gompers. president
6f. the American Federation Of Labor:
Secretary Frank Morrison :of that: OF
,Eanization, and John Mitchell Of the
executive council and former president
ofsithe United Mine Workers, to ap-
pear in court on September 4snext
to. show cause why they should not
be puntshsds ster contempt Of the courts
injlnetipp3 order. ,s.t,5.: II ,.,.asz..s ~.
: sThe, citation ssiss based on a petition
81: the Buck Stove and Range, company
Of; St. Louis; which alleges that an
orders issued bx Jnstiee +Gopld forbid ::
ding an alleged, boycott by the Amer
iean, Federation $of* Labor, has been
violated by the rpVblic.utterancss and
addresses ~ the three labor leaders
named. It is also stated that Gonpers
eaused TO. be, published in The FEEDER
atlonist. the official organ of the fed
GRAFTON, 81. certain article rejecting on
t the courts. ::deeisions, and lin, alleged
f open defiance printing the name. Of the
Buck Stoye and kRangei company In
the, We DON'T Patronize'': list. |: -: '::-
- Gompers:ieaq4oted AZ saying Ito sew
zeralt neMspa per men; ~ -: 49,
! 'tSo ,kar; 'as Il am ,cGneerned;. j. wish
to- statey this. 4. When It comes to a
choice between .s.1rrenderins, my rights
as a:free American ,citi1en.'or vliolat-
Ing the. Injunction: Of the. court, lido
net. hesitate, toHsays that 4, shall texer-
cise ,py, rights ~ lbetNeen the two ::
ether tQtteraness. Also are quoted. Il. II
John Mitchell. at a meeting soft the
United Mine WORKERS. last january,
put to q vote a resolution imposing
9 nne, Of IS on any member Of that
|@organizatiqn who ;sp.lnehased, a, stove
ori ira an9e sof that. conrpsny's make. The
rssaautions also: provided for the exy
pulsinn. OF a manher si1 adefaults ct pay
me9t sef tha elra. = ,, .s.,
William J. Bryan says: ~ s,%:*7 s;S !:
-: THE. contempt ease against these
labor leaders comes directly under the
appAcationt:of, the plank in. the Demo
cratic platform referrdns TO injunG;.
tions in labor. disputes; and it Will. be
used AS an Illustration by: the. leader
Of 1.-the Den1ooracyain the tcompaIgn. ."
!: Especially, he believed the tthearing
Will show the necessity Of the enact:
naent; of$. the, law q suseeeted, by. the
spemeetaex ins It's platform, !: granting
thet,defenaa nts the right :of "a jury
trial The, alleged contempt, Bryan
holds, .Wasnlt committed within the
presence of the court and the court has
no::sright to punish surnmarily for it,"
: Thsse cases, coming up just at this
time. can not help but have a bear
ing :; on politics, and 1T may ,lbe poll
tics may. have. such: bearing on the
cases ss. to. have the actual trial OF
them put, off until. after the election
OCCURS. We would not. be: surprised
70 hear: g. O., 2. influence is used in
postp tponenentss Of, the trials or; even
going >so Tar zas. to. o.Ainduee 9: 'd4scon
tinuance, q Of the present, actions at lazy.
Ring, ,polttic4 sometimes accomplishes
peculiar things. = - *.:~.'',. -