Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-26

stored to the use from Which it has
been ruttllessly diverted, from the pro-
lection Of property rights to the In
vaslon OF personal freedom" He quotes
|sfrom the, presid Tents message to Con
gress and declares thnt they SHOW
ter of injunction In Mr., Roosevclts
mind" He claims that, the decisions
of the lower courts in Great Britain.
which We're reversed BY the higher
l. courts there. have been acc epted Is. the
basis for the issuance or nJunctions III
the United States MI. Goinpers also
insists that the provisions Of the
Peaae and Wilson bills, advocated by
the federatIcn of labor are not as broad
9oreas comprehensive in scope as the
British trades disputes act.
s"The mere fact" continues Mr..
h Gompers. that Mr.. Roosevelt denounc-
es a proposition as wicked. does not
stances and party obligation have per-
suaded him to modify his judgment
and his utterances. Surely, it must
bring JUNCTION to him to find his un-
warranted attack on me SO thoroughly
Y appreciated by the New York Sun.
Z which characterizes him for his past
utterances In as severe language rs
that with which he now attacks me-"
GoMPERs IN GOOD COMPANY.
Referring to dissenting opinions OF
Justice Harlan, Justice Moody and
many distinguished jurists and legal
authorities on the abuse of the In
Junction he declares that Mr.. Roosc
Welt has placed me In good company"
"Of course" he says, every. one
knows that the president has strongly
urged every measure which he advo-
Gated and then accepted what his po-
litical opponents in his own party chose
to give him. 1t Is general knowledge
that he had a more liberal platform
prepared for adoption by the Repub-
lican convention at Chicago and then
accepted what they doled out. All
know that the nomination of Mr.. Sher-
man for the vice presidency was con
cocted by Senator Burrows and Speak
ier Cannon as slap insthe face to MI.
Roosevelt: but the president, because
his injunction judge, Mr.. TAFT, has
been nominated fer the presidency, now
not only swallows the whole pot pourri,
but must needs directly and indirectly
attack me in the fight which my fellow
workers and I are making In defense
of equality before the law, of the men
of labor with all other citizens. and for
the establishment OF human freedom
PEARRE INJUNCTION BILL
Mr.. Gompers asserts that the "Pearre
injunction bill, which Mr.. Roosevelt at
tacks, has been before several Con-
crosses without a word OF criticism or
comment from him." and scouts the
suggestion that Mr.. Mitchell and 9TH
err labor leaders" are not in sympathy
with him in his advocacy OF the Pearre5
and Wilson Injunction bills.
"John MITCHELL Frank Morrison ana
3IRare now on trial to show cause why
we should not be sent to jail because
we exercised our constitutional rights.
,goJn toI 10 w f1fh
nation.n says Mr.. Gompers.
..Will the president publicly justify
Justice GouIds injunction and the con-
tempt proceedings to send Mitchell,
Morrison and me to jail on the GROUNDS
for contempt which are put forward
by the Buck stove g. Ranse. comPuny
under that injunction? The injunction
issued by Justice Gould Is based upon
Hiniunctions issued by Judge Taft and
Judge Taft's language is quoted by
Justice Gould.
at is the purpose OF the opponents
of labor to villify. the labor. movement
through me and Mr.. Roosevelt now
!. Joins The chorus upon the preteSt that
sISbaye attacked the federal courts AS
n man and as a citizen have nothing
to retract: but I insist that despite
great provocatlon have always eS-
pressed MY views and criticism-per-
haps in strong. yet respectIni ian
uage.
STATEMENT FROM LOEB.
Washington, Oct. 26.---When shown
the reply of Mr. Gompers. SecN. Loeb
authorized the following statement:
mir Gompers quotes from; the pfesi-
de,il.., correspondents with him about
Gyorge w Algers books Moral Over
strain. The president has distributed
c0,,ies Of that book to: judges, labor
leaders and others and he now honestly
wishes that Mr.. Gompers would read
this same Mr.. Ayers admirable maya
81 INST month. 1t is the most effective
/ exposure of Mr.. Gonlpers' position that
mas been produced and ever since its
appearance the president has been IN
close touch with Mr. Alger on this
whole Injunction matter.