Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-09-09


factory, and TO bring into the oro..s
cation all who toiled, for the nn,na.
Of civly enforcing their claim n.
lust wages, not by violence, bu, VT W
simply leaving the employ Of the o.!
poration, and then to get all workin.
men into the order and not 20 en,at.
Themselves to the company un,;l :.
granted their Just demands. Wa,
conspiracy in restraint of trade al
cct to penal punishment under n.
sherman antitrust law.
NV friends. il this is permitted =.
stand, unmodifed by Legislation. Il I,
stunning blow to organized labo,
This case certainly seems unsou,a
when compared with the decision .,
,he same court rendered in the ha,;.
ease, wherein il was held that a law
passed forbid railroad companies FROM
discharging employees simply beeau..
they belonged to labor unions. no a..
or cause. was unconstitutional AMI
void. Certainly it il unjust. beeau,'
that court. on the one. hand, has eo,.
demned the boycott when engaged !,
by such organization, and on the o,be,
hand. il has sanctioned the bachp,,
by organized capital.
II would seem that what wonld Ia
| allowed the one, on the same ground
il would be fair to allow IL 10 ns
| other. But not so in the light Of the,.
decisions.
| Because Of this seeming unfairns.
and of the Office of the writ OF iniune,.
ion having been SO enlarged by inter.
| probation from its original function.
| tthat of protecting property and prup
erty rights TO also include the fund.-.
mental rights Of the individual, The
cry of your order cried out aloud
against il, and prayed for relief from
the tyranny il bore, Gas is now YOU
fundamental law of order). 10 Tie
Congress of the government. Not only
did your order appeal as an organir,.
ton, but your appeals for relief from
the unjust, onesided law made by Judi
cial construction: but your cutlery was
repeated 10 the Congress of the United
states by the President of the United
states himself in message TO that
Congress in January last. His pressre
statement of these abuses were, ati
are, as follOWs:
"There is no question in my mind
il. the writ of injunction, has some
times been used heedlessly and u
Justly, aud that some of the iniunsi
; ions issued inhict grave, and occasion
ally. irreparable wrong upon those 20
joined"
What an Indictment against the pol
. | a., tth;af Nanistrata ~ ~.
. Nation, But ne continues:
''Thc entirely proper and Legitimate
action of labor organizations in TEL
, struggle for industrial betterment III
under the guise of protecting properly
, rights. unwarrantably to invade N
fundamental rights of the individual y
Therein lies the error and wrong II
the grave and irreparable wIoas
, done the enioined' rs the Presider'
, saw 1.-THE invasion of the fund.-
b. mental rights Of the individual, nevs
| included in the law of injunction Until
{ inserted into it by Interpretation, ari
| not by legislation. That Conges
I needed not that appeal. That Cor
=. gress granted no relief. Here You ar,
| still suspending between wind and
r water. nursing the glazing wound D.
/. flicted on organized labor because dI
=. the abuse of the use Of the writ OF 10
| junction in extending its functions pI
( the restraint of the fundamental righnl
. of the individual, instead of holding
It's use to the preservation of properly
= and property rights, as 1t was orgf
c ally intended and used for centuries
2 But. you are still appealing. Yof|
| petition is on file. Its contents hawI
! been heard and promises of relief have
been made in no uncertain terms. i0s
{ can only peacefully obey the law Al
D declared by the courts. as all goA
I lawabiding citizens must, until mod
e fication and restoration of your nglr
4 come. for come they must and VII
Certain it IL, that when just cause
{ backed up by united effort Of your
= organization millions. yea, HUNDREDS o.
+ millions strong stand out in unahf
i. nous appeal for its establishment \
Q cannot finally fail. IL one set OF ~
Y islators will not hear and act, choos
A another that will. Let your appeis
{ than the hoarse thundcrs of the sloFn
2 tossed seas, unless they sooner heal.
n As has been said in the past ,-''Tae',l
{ ~ balm in Gilead.' As kind dl
= parody to il we say that here in us|
e present, "There is justice in isI
+. American heart,' and when its JUN
}. diction is properly moved by hwiu|
e petition. relief is to be had at 's|
n hands of the American people. THERE
], fore let your lawful pursuits process
4 and the time is not far in the disiahal
s when your prayers will be fully ans"
j. cred. Then the time will be that =,
e shall be treated alike, will enjoy equl
! privileges, equal advantages, and n|
D have equal standing before the n'|
t Then your millennium day will h"|
j. been reached, your hard climbing ens|
2 ed, and your hardest task done, Inc
2 you will have only to keep pace WA
=, moving and rising conditions, XII
I your craft in proper use and sani.
condition, and the world will be "a.
e that life is then worth more for I'll
r living,
!, RICH GOLD ORE FROM