Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-24
TAFT BEGINS WESTERN TRIP


fered a severe financial loss to their bust
ness. They sued for damages and the case
was tried before a jury. The jury returned
a verdict for $500.
Secondary Boycott Unlawful,
Now. gentlemen, in that case held
and decided with two colleagues, that a
secondary boycott was unlawful injury and
that whether It was perpetrated by labor
ing men or otherwise. That is the law to-
day, and, my friends, it ought to be the
law. | know that this is not the view of
Mr.. Gcmpers, but I am glad to know that
there is a difference in organized labor upon
this question.
The Toledo & Ann Harbor railroad
was In dispute with its employees who were
members of the Brotherhood Of
Engineers and a strike by the engineers
tollowed; IL was understood by the Toledo
q Ann Harbor road that the Brotherhood
OF Engineers on the Lake Shore were going
70 refuse to haul their cars and that the
Lake shore road for that reason would
acGulesce In this action. Accordingly the
Toledo & Ann Harbor road applied to
Judge Kicks to enioin the Lake Shore Raj
road company, its officers and employees
from refusing to haul Toledo q Ann Har-
Dor cars. He did SO I'm accordance with the
interstate commerce law. After this, Mr..
Locomotive Engineers, complying with a
secret rule II, then in force in the order,
which forbade the engineers on one road
members OF the order, to haul the cars
Of another road, when the order had A
strike on the latter road. issued n notice
70 the engineers Of the Lake Sho', thai
the strike on the Toledo & Ann Harblr
was approved as required by the rules OF
the order and hat they should pro. Red
70 enforce rule Il, which meant that they
should refuse to haul the cars Of the To-
'edo Il Ann Harbor railroad. II was a sec
oncaTy boycott and IL was a direct viola
ton Of the federal statute which imposed a
punishment nv fine and ipnprEeop {pNont g..
us violation. l required Mr.. Arthur to
withdraw the kilograms which he had Is
Within n very short period ! gave him a
hearing. Mr.. Arthur has promptly com
n'ied with my order and never did disobey
It The The Fro Eerhood ( Locomotive En-
gineers then repealed the rule and it has
never been enforced since, so far as I
know.
The PhcIan Case.
The third ease was the Phelan case. Il
grew out Of the attempt Of the American
Railway union and Eugene Debs to stsrve
The, country by stopping all the railroads
and thus compel the Pullman company 70
pay higher wages to its employees. Neither
the starving country nor the railroads
bad control over Mr.. Pullman. Some rail-
roads had contracts with him for carrying
his ears. They were not justified in
breaking those contracts. In other words,
the action against the railroad company by
Debs and his Lieutenant. Phelan. was a
secondary boycott. AT this time the Gin
cinnati Southern railway was being OPP
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United States circuit judge. Phelan knew
this and was warned OF II. He held meet
inss Of the Cincinnati Southern railroad
employees and advised them 10 strike and
tic up the road, and by hints and winks
ava side remarks, he instigated them to
whence.
on an affidavit charging him with con
tempt. In attempting by such methods 70
'etent The order of the court directing the
receiver TO run the road, he was breaking
into court. The evidence clearly established
rs guilt. therefore sentenced him 10 jail
fer six months.
There was one more Injunction suit to
which I have made reference, but In which
the operation Of the injunction was not
Rra'07t lahoring people, but against a
combination Of iron pipe manufacturers
'~ -.~'Fi~~ i1 $500 rlHvr~ ~fpfne 20 f1aI
up the territory and by their agreement
a. u1tu Ur pIlces ~ iron piu- al en-
rv0-h'iaEt FIGURE. mOnopolziug the whole
nvCduction within those states, and divided
he profits Of this arrangement Between the
members OF the combination, 4 suit was
brought In the circuit court and an appli-
cation made by the United States for an
injunction 10 enioin the combination FROM
pr~ceod'rg and 10 break Il up. The circuit
iHd-e held that ihere was no RoWsr To issue