Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-02
FAvORS
FIRM STAND
ON ISSUE
IDEAS TO BE URGED ON
RESOLUTION COMMITTEE

Former Attorney General Mo-
nett of Ohio Arrives in Denver
10 Take CHI &c of Fight for
Labor lnterGAs,
IBy Morning Jour-, speciirs I-aassd Wire !
Denver, July tWhat Is regarded as
the very latest Indication that Mr. Bry-
an does not contemplate changing his
position on the Injunction question to
meet the ideas q. the conservatives
was brought to town by Frank S. Mo-
nett, republican attorney general from
lOhio from 1896 tGsla0D Mr. Monett
was in conference with Mr.. Bryan at
Lincoln yesterday, as the result of
which he says he will have MIR. Bry-
ans endorsement n appearing before
the resolutions conmittee of the con-
vention to state the legal and political
reasons why the injunction plank
should pledge the democratic party to
the amendment of the law in these
three particulars:
First, to prevent the issuing Of the
| writ IN industrial disputes except after
notice to defendants an full hearings
second, to permit trial before a judge
other than the one who issued the
writ, and, third, to allow jury to be
summoned in all cases where the al
legged contempt is committed outside
the presence Of the court.
That Mr. Bryan has heretofore
taken his stand on an injunction plank
containing these elements, is the state
ment today of Mr. Monet, and the
fact that Mr.. Bryan requested Mr. Mo-
.n"tt to urge ttSli aQceNta1icr bs the
resolutions committee, is taken by the
Ohioan to mean that Mr.. Bryan will i
be satisfied with nothing less
Having recently been the legislative /
attorney in Ohio for the Brotherhoods /
of Railway Conductors, Engineers and +
Firemen, as wen as having close con-
tact with labor views through his legal
connection with the miners and brick
makers in the Hooking valley strike OF
last February Mr.. Monett said today
that he informed Mr.. Bryan that Mr.
Roosevelt's 100000 majority from the
Industrial centers In Ohio and 500. 900
in Pennsylvania was given because
they believed Roosevelt was with them
particularly on the Injunction plank
This independent" vote, as Mr. Mo-
nett named II today. would surely go
to an independent candidate should
one be put in the field, in the event
the democratic party failed to pledge
itself in positive language on this
question. Mr. Monett, however, is of
the opinion that while the labor ele-
mont of the country is asking for no
tice jury trial and hearing before an
ciiie. court. tlht the question OF no
tice is the vita part of the issue, and !
that assurance Df this much Of the de-
mand by the democrats would be more
nearly satisfactory TO labor than Is the
declaration of he Chicago platform.
The history II the Injunction issue.
Mr.. Monet sait was what Mr.. Bryan ! !,
was most anxious should be given the F,
committee in detail. In
complying with this request Mr.
Monet said tqlay he contemplated
going fully init the legal history of {
he question as well as the political.
is intends to Emphasize that the vital q
essential of notee was eliminated from t
he law In 1877, without executive au- a
hority at the hands of a codifylng a
committee and undoubtedly inadvert- c
ntly.
The political history of the question o
which Mr.. Moett will present to the 81
ommittee viii bring Secretary Taft 81
nto the case. on this point Mr. Mo- n
lett said today =
In February last Thomas Lewis. ma n
ional organize for the miners organ :,
zations. wrote Secretary Taft. asking =,
or his views a the three demands of =
a har I iA
ice. trial by jury and change of venue.
1r. Taft is on record in response to. =
his letter, anc this response was re- y
eived with great enthusiasm by the :.
miners OF Ohio and Pennsylvania. and y
ccounts for The Taft delegates from ~
hose districts. The response stated is
hat the secronry was in favor Of re-
toring the fe0ral statute as IL exist M
d prior to ls4. that ne recognized h'
hat as the iay now stands an attor-
ey for a coal 1ining company. a rail- n
Dad company or other large corpora
ions having industrial complaint.
ould make sub strong ex-parto af- T,
idavit complying with all the neces- 70
airy and legalrcqulrements as toten- VII
tile him to a immediate iniunction De
fithout notice that there. was nothing a,
NJ for an houst court to do but COM nc
~ with the statute and grant the 81,
.mporary inihction. This. the sec -.
stary furthersaid. had caused great ~
lJustice IN mny instances to the en-
loyes who h5 no day In court prior
} the issuing Of the Injunction. and
ere wholly nthout knowledge that -
he Injunction had issued until theyt "i
-ere hailed ino court on the contempt
~
Mr. Monet ppears 10 be thorough ne
: Impressed fith the importance OF 40
ne injunctionissue and predicts that OF
has already become the vital ques- ~
on for the Consideration Of the dem de
cratic conv' zion tis