The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-04-23
SAYS THE INJUNCTION
IS 4 PROTECTION
An Attack on Federation of LaboTs'
Demands.
BIG PETITION is SENT CONGRESS.
Citizens Industrial Association OBJ
jecting to a Rearrangement of the
Sherman Antitrust Law, Charging
That 1t Would Benefit the Few at the
Expense of tho Whole People.

Washington, d. c. Especially. -
With this keynote, Our members do
not protest against organization of
labor and capital when for the pur-
pose of peaceful and lawful benefit
TO its members, but trespass upon the
rights or attempted control Of the at-
fairs OF other free citizens must not
and will not be permitted" the Citi-
zens' Industrial Association of Ameri-
ca objects to n rearrangement of the
Sherman antitrust law and to any
anti-iniunction legislation by Con-
gress in Il petition sent to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
The signers of the petition, repre-
scented by the association, include the
various classes of business interests
in all sections of the United States,
as we'll as "open shop" labor OrEani-
cations
The petition says that this asso-
citation is conducted for the purpose
of defending the rights of citizens and
presenting organized resistance to the
abuses of organized capital and
labor" and then takes exception to
IAN insistant demand by the mana
gers OF the American Federation of
Labor, representing small percent
able body pass measures of class
legislation intended TO favor mem
bers of organized labor. and place
within the hands of it's managers
power 10 force wOrl;ingmen to pay
from their wages a periodical contri-
button TO such managers or be strip
Hcd of their freedom to work and earn
living for themselves and families.
And, further. TO compel all persons
who employ others, even the United
States government itself, to hire only
members of this organization and
subject themselves to the rules ana
regulations of the Federation OF
Labor"
Continuing, the petition says: Or
Sanized labor now demands a rear
rangement of the Sherman Antitrust
Law in order TO allow labor unions
and railways to interfere with and re-
strain trade and interstate commerce
even 10 great Inconvenience and loss
10 the common people. 1t also seeks
TO legaliZe the boycott.
1t goes further" the petition
says. and demands the enactment
or an anti-injunCtion measure with
J manifest intent to take away from
our courts the right to issue restrain
ing orders, seeking to protect the per
/ SUNS VI Jul WOIhlIlS ClllZenS ana the
/ property of others. The enactment
OF modified anti-injunction law
would erect small obstacle; a radi-
cal anti-injunction law such as or
! ganiZed labor seeks would remove all
( obstacles and allow the mem bers of
labor unions complete license to com
init acts of depreciation and assaults
upon persons before the courts could
restrain them.
There comes no petition from the
pcace-lntending citizen for an anti
injunction law" the petition adds.
and concludes with PRAYER that
Congles decline to enact into law
any measure intended to benefit the
Aw at the expense of the many. or
any law under which certain favored
citizens may, under the shelter of
that law, OppreSs others, prevent men
from working or from transacting
business or which will operate in any
manner to restrain trade and COM
merce or circumscribe the constitu-
uonal rights and liberties of the
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