The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-27

Pre- sident Rocseyets letter TO Sen
iator Knox in reference to the appii-
cation Of the writ Of iasunction IN
labcr disputes, Samuel Gompers,
president of 6he American Fedora
itiou Of Labor in a statement issued
| today. severely arraigns the pres
| lent for what he terms "a change OF
position If at least apparent friend
ship to bitter indefensibe antagon-
/ ism"
Attaok On Labor.
Mr. Gcmpers insists that the presi-
dent makes a direct and specific at
tack upon labor" in his letter to
! Senator Knox.
"The rretence that the attack is
llpon me Is too thinly veiled to de-
Iceive any one, he adds He strikes
lover my shoulder at the hearts OF
lthe great rank and file of the work
lors and other liberty-loving citizens
| af or country So far as am con
cerned. / have neither the inclination
| nor the desire to bask in the sunlight
lcf President RooseYelt's benevolent
| assimilation. by which he placates
some. by the big stick, brow beats
others, and by his sophistry hopes to
fool the masses into supporting In
junction Judge Taft
knox's Peculiar Right.
president Roosevelt says that
Senator Knox has a peculiar right
to discuss the principles involved IN
Iinjunctions because he as attorney
general, prosecuted a civil sit for
damages to an injured workn ran.
That Senator Knox was the special
counsel Of the Pennsylvania railroad
and cf the limited States St3el cor
pcIation would indeed qualify him to
ldiscr IS .thr injunt ticn abuse bat GER
tainly only from the viewpoint Of the
friends OF corporations who profit by
the abuse Of the injunction writ as
It brinas advantages and profit to
corporate greed and power.
Human Liberty Involved.
IF the courts have not Invaded
human liberty, ii they have uot un-
dertaken to protect corporate inter.
asts to the detriment of the people
why did President Rooseevlt charac-
terize Judge Grosscup's reversal Of
Judge Landis $29,000,000 fine upon
the Standard Oil trust as gross
miscarriage of iustice?'
Declaring that the variest type
cf layman in his widest dreams
never suggested the abolition of the
Injunction process" Mr. Gompers in
sists that labor desires to have the
injunction restored to the use from
which it has been ruthlessly divert
.ed from the protection OF property
rights to the invasion of personal
freedom, He quotes from the presi.
dents messages to congress and de-
clares that they show an utter con
fusion OF the entire matter Of injunc.
tion in Mr.. Rooseveit's mind" He
claims that the decisions Of the
lower courts in Great Britain, which
we're reversed by the higher courts
rCra ha 'eel accepted as the ha.
fer I've 'rs"a0"a Of the injunc.
icre "a t. U"ited States Mr. Comp
-rs also Insists that the provisions
{ thc peafre AMI Wilson bills. alvo
Gated by the Federation OF Labor are
not as broad or as comprehensive IN
scope as the British Trades Dispute
Act
The mere fart continues Mr.
Gompeis, that Roosevelt denounc s
Ia proposition as wicked does not 50
'ccnstitu;e g. time and circun-
stances and party obligation have
persuaded him 20 modify his iudg-
ment and his rttersnces. Surely. Il
must bring uuction to him 10 finI
hts unvsrranted attack on me so
Thoroughly appreciated by the New
York Sun, which characteriges him
fer his past utterances in as severe
iaEerage as that with which he now
attacks me
Has D Dstingu shed Company.
Referring % dissenting opinions
of Jrsticc Harlan. Justice Moody
ant many distinguished jursts and
legal authorities on the abuse Of tn
injunction ~ declares that ST.
Roosevelt has placed me in gsol|
company
"Of course" be says "eeyry sne|
knows tfat the president strongly
urged every measure which he sIvo-
Gated and then accented what hfs|
ucHtieal opponents In MS own party
chose 70 give him 70 is general
Enlulc-.le that he taI a more Hb-
-rsi pla-tcru Tr pared for adoI 'on
by the Republican convention at'
Chicago and then accepted uhat they
lcie5 cut AT FnCww that the n5mi
nation of Mr. Sherman for the vice
rrf siiencr was concocted bv Senator
Burrows and genial Uncie ice Can
non as slap in the face o. Rors-
ver- but the president because his
IajunCtion Judge. Nr. Tart has been