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| by our courts has been as free from
| mistake. Humanity Is prone to weak.
| ness and error. and our courts are hui
| man, but fortunately for mankind We
| find less error and weakness in the
| handling OF restraining orders or "in-
| functions" in labor cases than in any
| other department of legal procedure.
and the most remarkable fact in all
this anti-injunction agitation is that
thus far not one single case has bean
shown where an innocent man has
| been harmed
What are iniunctions.
Now what is an Injunction" some
one asks. When IL becomes known
that the trust leaders plan to have
their sluggers waylay other worlmen
and assault them, or picket and spit
on and insult or attack American citi-
zens going to or coming from work,
or plan to destroy some machinery,
blow up factory, mine or workman's
home or do any other act of violence
or crime, the courts established by
the people and for. their protection
can issue restraining order" or sin
junction" ordering these men not to
DO the acts they intend, until tho
court can have time to enquire into
the rights in the case
Every man with his mind set on re-
venge or violence, and every single in
mate of every penitentiary in this
country hates a court Injunction like
a mad dog hates water.
What does the man who fears an
Injunction have in his mind?
Do you believe he is seeking peacey
No citizen who was at home or On
the street on a peaceful, lawful mis-
sion has ever been troubled by a
court order to prevent men from nj,
lacking property or persons. 1t has
been common for Labor leaders 90
| and few politicians TO say that
courts have abused" the right to Is
sue injunction in labor cases. After
a careful search of the records Hon.
Charles E. Littlefield made open re-
quest of President Roosevelt to cite
| one single injunction wherein peace
! intending citizens had been harmed
and our estimable President was put
in the embarrassing position OF hav-
| ing stated that abuses had arisen"
| because some interested persons hsd
so told him. but on demand for the
cases. they could not be produced.
$1,000 Reward.
now again offer 100000 IN cash
FOR evidence OF single case I'm the
past five years in labor disputes
where court injunctions to protect
persons and property have been OPP
posed to the public good. No person
can produce one. Why therefore
| should the Labor Trust leaders so
| strenuously demand that the courts
be stripped of the right to issue in
functions to protect people and prop
erty.
These leaders want to be free to
order the sluggers to proceed with
their work and their dynamiters to
blow up homes or property before th6
courts can intervene to protect. That's
exactly what is meant by the propos-
al to prevent any court from issuing
restraining order without i've to seven
days notice That would give time
to the intending criminals to do their
work and get into hiding before the
court can protect those whom the
sluggers intend to harm. The indie
pendent workingman's home could
thus be blown up and he taught the
danger of disobedience OF orders" OF
the Labor Trust.
It's a pitiable condition, that OF
workingmen, both union and non
union when they dare disobey any La
Dor Trust managers order however
Shall we nourish the further growth
of such power conferred in the hands
of few misnamed Labor leaders"
now seeking to tell Union men that
they must vote for the party pledged
to enact any law these trust leaders
ask looking to more power, II they
will deliver the labor voter"
Trade on Labor Vote.
That trade was a humiliating insult
to every liberty-loving workman in
America and they are quite JUSTIFIED
in the general resentment against X
The political managers or both great
parties wish Post would keep still.
"Re talks too plain" HE don't know
any more about politics than a. rab-t
bit But amidst all the word twisting
pretense, cowardice. side stepping, and
boot licking of politics before ma
tional campaign it Is refreshing TO
take a few long deep breaths, wipe
the cobwebs out of ones eyes and take
q good. keen. close look az exact fact5;
Post as President of the National
Citizens Industrial Association has a
duty to perform without fear or favor
of any political party or class organ
ization either of Capital or labor, ana
when these facts are placed before the
20 or 80 million readers OF this articIe
and they realize the danger 10 their
and personal liberties by
voting for class legislation ana priVr
lege, that duty will have been done.
1t may interest you to know that Post
was lately elected an Honorary mem
her Of one of the highest grade Trade
Unions IN America, the Nattonal Asso-
citation OF Stationary Engineers, in
of his services in trying to
stamp out the criminal and tyrannous
control of affairs by the present mis-
1amed Labor Leaders Cd and TO bring
the labor movement TO more peace
FuI and IcWfuI management and there
lore back to the respect and esteem
If the public and wipe from the sacred
name of Labor" the odium and dis
grace these trust leaders have smear
ID upon it. better time is coming
md every honest American caa do his
,art to bring 1t about.
There's Reason
C. W. POST. Battle Greek. AieA