The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-25
Against Judicial Decrees Based
on Laws Never Intended for
s&s> Labor Organisations.
COMBINATIONS AT WHICH
SHERMAN LAW AIMED
Remain Absolutely Undisturbed
Though Plundering the
Peoples Property.


tzations do not rightfuHy and lawfully
come within the meaning and the ops
Grafton OF the Sherman Antitrust
Act, and that it was never 50 intend-
ed; however powerful arguments may
be and however logical, reasoning may
me, the fact remains that the highest
tribunal in the United States has
spoken on the question, and in So
speaking has declared against us, and
thus we stand defeated and outlawed
In the courts What next then are
we to do? It is maxim and prirl-
ciple as old as justice itself that for
every wrong there is a remedy. The
workingmen Of this country are de-
termined that they will have relief
from this oppression. They have re-
solved to proceed, not upon the theory,
hut upon: the fact, that every man
is 9 sovereign power when it comes
to exercising his choice of the indi-
vidual who is to represent him in the
law-making bodies Of this country.
Patriotism Of Labor.
We believe there is as much genuine
American patriotism to the square
| inch In the ranks saf. organized labor
+ today as will be found In any other
American society. In every emergency
/ In which the honor and glory and the
| Integrity of the country has been lat
stake, labor has been the backbone
{! of the nation, always deciding for the
right and for the honor and the glory
Of all our people It is our common
| people, aye, the wage learners, who
| taught the powers Of the world that
| the American flag is: more than mere
| pieces of bunting Of different colors
sewed together; and they would be
found willing to do it again should
the occasion arise.
Effect Of Decision. 81.
However here we are, shackled hand
! and foot by judicial decree based
upon q lew that never was intended
to apply to us and at the sazile ti1n4
we see uniawful5 un American COM
binations Of men and money, the iden-
tical individuals at whom the Sherman
law was leveled at the time Of its
passage, remaining absolutely undis-
I turbed while engaged In plundering
more Of the people property in "a
hours than did the notorious Jesse
James gang in its entire criminal car
Ger. But because we have met with
a temporary defeat, we are not Of
those who believe in raising aloft the
incendiary banner OF the rich against
the poor. Neither are we among those
who, because we have met with an
adverse decisio nat its hands, will
attack the integrity OF the supreme
court. ~ 1s''.a,. -
The Guilty Overlooked.
| The executive, Judicial and legisla-
tive departments of the federal gov
ernment know Of the sugar trust and
4 Its reward Of millions to its criminal
! promoters; they know of the beef.
trust controlling prices both to the
consumer and the producer; they
know Of the rotten canned beef sup
plies furnished the government and
fed to the army and nobody punished;
they know Of railroad rebates in dis
regard Of law and court DEGREES; in
they saw the principals to be men
holding the highest place In the In
tegrity Of finance: { men moulding the
those who shall come after; men
who were the pillars OF society" men
who were United States senators and
brilliant after dinner speakers"
charged to hold a certain sacred
treasure in the name OF the born and
the unborn; that is not all. they saw
these self-sa same scondrels expend these
deposits for personal gain; "squander
its substance In the demonnair's de-
ebauch"; create fictitious bonds and
trade them for real gold: exchange
the autographed promise of lie for
the sacred fund; and use their trustee
ships as mask for the wholeson1a
ROBBERY Of widows and orphans: but
the law intended for such cases was
not invoked to punish the wrong
2doers. .ss 5>:s=& .lt ss $3.50 S
| Labor Will Prevail.
The hosts Of organized labor are
fully aroused, and as patriotic law
abiding American citizens, whose
fhattle-cry has been in the defense OF
humanity and in vindication Of the
supremacy of law. will march to the
pools In November next and teach
| their enemies. not by ballot. but by
bullet, . lesson long to be ren1embered.s
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