The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17
The Civil Courts
Are Shaking Oar
Confidence in Law
The blanket Injunction Almost
Confines New Jersey Strikers
To Their Homes.


.;,, - ,,+.rrn,no 70 cause by threats offers of
money to pay expenses offer other inducemns OF per
sson whatever employee OF the mill 70 oresA
contract company from addressing persons
II the mill contrary WILL lettering or pcketng On W
streets near the mill or the along which
necessary employees of the mill to on their way TO from
work
The injunction goes further and puts stop to all threats aho
persons employed or those likely 10 DC
employed by company, ard prevents the strikers anu 'n
friends interfering with tradcsman or sorekePei os
BUSINESS with the Standard company its employees or interfering
with boarding keepers whom employees are staying
AND THIS IN A GOVERNMENT FOR THE phoPhh
ny THE PEOPLE AND OF THE PEOPLE
Nothing could be said against the abuse Q, 'ne s =:
than the above facts which appeared
the press dispatches OF Thursday
1t easy of this restraining order
The strikers against issued have been guilty OF nois
cretions more OF them through an uhu
nate resored intimidation or force
Snch the of striker in any union can ony
serve position and the cause OF unonism
beuse through against the person or property nc
eventually lose that public confidence which is 'nns 0
essential to the working of his better condition
why please should the peaceful citizen on strike be mace
to suffer of member OF his union whose acs
Of Judgment body will not nde and why snouo
the union body be included in such procedure'
particular participant in strike who displays
lack Of respect why proceed against this man
sngly by Injunction march him off cell IN ponce saon
where he belongs'
peope says strike and who is strike we wilt say
because he worth than he getting Tor
Il you another OF craft that your
this correct III put you in jail as though
feion."
This sweeping injunction says less than this for example
Saw two iron side by side One is union
nouder and the non-unon meulder The union man
goes strike and the non-union man takes MS place ees ms
neicbo coming work. the union stops him in front
Of his You would better condition were you
union and join us in this strike for
employer is paying us fairly ior what v" ue''e
him"
In the literal sense of the the New Jersey
court candidate for jail
enough but this judge goes rtner ana says
that may be approached in this manner
ympazer with the strikers holding the same view ana WISH
ing to give him his friendly advice
When the abuse of the Injunction begun it used to
read against and intimidation the vicinity OF
strike Now has been expanded in the abuse to
as gag against OF his views by
the striker ANYWHERE the the MILL or on the
streets along for employees of the mill to
their and ffem work strikers are lo1
And when used sweeping the injunction going
10 suffer public and confidence alike with
the force effort to win his cause
Supposng Jersey judge had been ready the
spcaon strikers have issued injunction against the
restraining from selling its goods at such
price, compelling to sell cheaper because of hav
ing reduced the cost of making those goods;
Or suppose these had been locked and
Injunction restrained the employer from approaching abors
ine han On the street;
suppose plea upon grounds
tie low asked for the goods stood in the of their
nq restrained the employer
his consistent with strikers
and offering him Of the vacated jobs
his friends from
trying him that he nurng only him
self by remaining away from work.
How long would injunction would begin to
proportions of its original purpose
stztonhat Of safeguarding life and property alone?
certainly intended by the constu
that should be used whip the laborng his
bach with voice in fixing the value of his labor.
those who suffer through the abuse Injunction
themselves whether would confined to
IL proper purpose law by voting right when time to
ccoss those who administer the law those appoint men
Nh administer the law.
For by failing to right they ndorse
junction which the crooked and unfair corporation as does
M hlghwDymtn his psolv lNtA
'x Of intimidation attacking
|f ~ Of defense when attacked.
With the of people doing the chaterng in
Y eI<ler role in this sociological melodrarna.
csussuoe appear to be in great distress