New-York tribune., 1908-12-24

obedlenCe
said the Court. II place the decision of the matter
bar distinctly the proposition that were the
order confessedly erroneous yet it must have been
obeyed. CWorden agt. Searls 121 L. S. l4) 1t is
between the supremacy of law over the rahole or
its prostration under the feet Of the dlsordered
throng."
In the of the defendants the justice declared
the laws command had been to stand, hands on.
until justice for this matter can be asceTtalned
He said:
Is not law wide enough and its shield broad
enough to from humiliation that " men l lts
Of decreeng whether it shall not be saved? HsE'
everywhere all over. within the copGr coroi5ed % and
proclaimed unrened insult coarse affT3nt, oqsSe Ear
tribunals due wherein this cause stlll pehus
In conclusion the Court said:
Before the injunction was granted these men an
nOunced that neither they nor the American t ea-
have refused to obey it, and through the American
eesuy ace S 9pd be S been made to
fail. Not only has the law failed In It's enort 70
grown more destructive since the Injunction than
It was before There is studied determines err ne "a
between the decrees of tribunal ordained by b Lhe
bunals of another federation, grown up in the the
land; one or the other most succurn6 Tor those WHO
faith in the ultimate riEhtness of American men.
whether in labor unions out, is to be en,er tI
tanned; for believe the habit Of the lano sa!I
as believe ~if that tSis TeTy readiness Yield 70
authory @ m has HndGne 'he saer Swollen BY pygy
power 1t stands in the nature of things mat ie s
shows itself in their modest affairs, although
higher may exist to which Their atenop Is with
them. but which they stand ready to adhers
fhs %a5 IN msak T leading
It is writer in this record that the labor unions mons
affairs deeper thar does the law, restrict him nm IN
tinuaIy crowd their authority upon his attention.
that insensibly he comes TO reg4fa 'el ne cards %
them as authority leads him to heed them because
rn Ta s nfSorv assumes that ali authority
respectable, and so upon them he relies py theh
What knows the worker in Texas, Florida Maine Maine
29a 81 2r hs met t PosheS n MISSOURI
What knows he Of the refined aSd the
yoidnesz for want Of jurisdiction'' OF judicial de-
In of he each 6a Of BEEN ne5 bra a9 o ood
w9ked into the stand OF an enemy Of law ana no OF
himself; procaiming the right of all men to labor
declaring the right to enjoy full earning capacity
thy limit it, his daily m s to ead vou BY the
truth, the other. = lead you by lie SAYS g
Guiding yours the other = IL throw down DO am o9n 3nr
tFacIs t even the t&5sR n}SsT %GII5 m5av says one
That the universal recognition, the desirabilty
and advancement Of the welfare of their kind is
retarded IS to be much depored Yet it Is IN the
learned; that systems which proceed in antagonism
resistess barrier of public law.
In passing sentence on the defendants the court
said:
It would seem inappropriate for such pen
ally as will serve to deter others from following owing
cally to impose obedience. even though late; will
vindicate the orderly power of judicial
tribunals establish this litigation the su-
premacy of law.
While Justice Wright reading his opinion
the defendants sat intent upon his words. Gompers
n I'M V0iO
ferred to in the Courts remarks. At the close OF
the reading Justice Wright, looking directly at
Gonpers Mitchell and Morrison. said: Has either
of you anything TO say why judgment should not be
pronounced?"
GOMPERs ADDRESSES THE COURT.
President Gonpers stood up and, addressing the
court an@t ,oo..oo. =. any time during my life of
having violated any law Of the country or Of the
Zoiate law now or at any time during my full
life III d is a0f @ Pef6re v6hT honoT @ this morng
and after listening to the opinion which you have
to e S ha Th9h to SAY & hdse Thaf II R
of speech and freedom of the press have not been
Pease but the right to say the things that dis
mc6 that YOU'D like to say but 1 cannot it
now.
At this point Mr.. Gompers said he had said all
he cared to- but after short pause he said he
would like to make few more remarks, and
added
may say that this is struggle Of the working
people OF our eoqntry and 1t b Is a66 56qsg OF ehe
does not undertake presume 10 be higher tri-
b,Ina than either the courts the otner branches
Of the government of our country II is struggle
of the ages-a struggle Of the men OF labor TO
throw off some of the burdens which have been
heaped upon them, abolish some OF the wrongs
and secure some of the rights too long denied.
If men must suffer because they dare speak for
the masses of the Of country; If man
must suffer because they have been raised TO meet
the sorld greed-even to grind the children in the
dust to gain dollars-they must bear the conse-
But if I cannot discuss grave problems, great
issues which the people all over our country arc
IitjcaI campaign. after the close of this case-if
the speeches in furtherance Of great principle or
great right are to be held as against me silall
not only have to- but VIII he willing to bear the
consequences. I would not haye you believe me Il
OF a defiant character IN disposition or IN con-
,uCt. But in the pursuit of honest conviction, and
in the furtherance of the common interests Of my
fellow man, l shall not only nave 10, but ne Will
ing to submit whatever your honor may i'm
pose.
Mr. Mitchell followed in a strong, resonant voice,
saying Il thoroughly and unreservedly indorse
what Mr.. Gompers has said. / should like his
preston be accepted my own
Mr. Morrison then spoke Il indorse.'' he said.
what Mr.. Gompers has said. I conscious of
doing no wrong or having in any way violated any
law and 1t is my belief that in every act l have
committed I have but exercised my rights under
the Constitution and the laws of this land"
In commenting upon these remarks the Court
said that there nothing in them which would
cause him to change the conclusion that he had
reached. In fact, declared Justice Wright they
only emphasized the attitude Of the defendants
which he had pointed out
Morrison and Mitchell would not talk for publi-
cation Morrison said he would speak to the world
later. Gompers was asked II the sentence was a
surprise to him, and he replied:
"A surprise! Indeed, It But all I think