Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-17
MONTANA INJUNCTIoNs

MONTANA INJUNCTIONS
Proceedings for the dissolution of
the Injunction against the Montana
Federation of Labor and Affiliated
Unions which was granted the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone Company
will come before Judge Hunt in the
Federal court in Helena on Thursday
of this week
The strike was settled last May, and
therN is peace between the unions and
the Bell Phone, but the injunction is
still i'm force.
From all appearances IL seems that
there is no legsl procedure for remov-
ing injunctions from organized labor
after they are put on at the request OF
corporation.
According to the reading of the in
junction, the unions are still up
against IL. While there is no strike on
and peace prevails, yet IL the unions
were to advocate a new agreement, or
extend their organization, they would
be violating the injunction and at
present it would be contempt of court
for the union to declare another strike
as long as the injunction is in force.
Great thing is government by in
functions, very convenient for corpora
tions; even when the strike is won the
slaves must be good.
How easy il was for the Bell Tele-
phone Company to secure the iniunc-
ton: they did not have To wait six
months for the court to grant IL. How
smoothly the legal machinery works.
high speeded and runs to perfection
twhen corporate interests are at
stake). How different when the
union is involved. Seven months after
the strike is settled and the legal ma
chinery slow and rusty is about to
move and lift an injunction from off
the unions of Montana. Great is gov
ernment by injunctions. No wonder
Teddy kicks.
Another suit of great interest to
both Tabor and capital is before the
federal court i'm Helena this week. i'm
which the Butterick Company of New
York is suing the typographical unions
of Butte and Anaconda for SO, 100000.
The Butterick Company is a scab
concern, and publishes the Delineator.
New Design, and a number of other
dress pattern monthly publications.
The unions have had the Butterick Co.
the unions of Montana have had the
Butterick Company going some, and
spuealing loud and long.
A peanut merchant or some other
kind of a mercha i'm Anaconda. who
is full of trust patriotism, got on his
ear because the union mems wives
would not buy the scab patterns. Not
caring to bring action against the
unions direct as the sale OF peanuts
might fall off. the trust patriot mikes
the medicine and gets the Butterick
Company to give II TO the patient.
which is the union, in a good big legal
| dose.
The investigation i'm the court Of
chanccry brings forth evidence where
the Anaconda merchant writes long
letters to the Butterick Company
about the tyranny of the unions, and
advises that company to bring action
| against the unions and sends evidence
to show that the Violators of injunc-
tions against the Bell Telephone Com
pany got three months i'm Jail
The Butterick Company is to bring
suit and the Anaconda merchant is
to be the decoy He don't want to
| injure his business by coming out
bold, but the Butterick Company can
bring the suit against the unions.
subpoena the peanut merchant and he
will tell all. In this way he wont be
in any danger of losing the trade Of
the working people OF Anaconda as he
is under oath and dare not commit
perjury.
However, the scabby. greedy, But
terick Company that is trying to work
its employees long hours at short
wages, has not much honor and I'm
order to get half of $4,000 of the
unions. produces in court the corre-
spondence IL received from the Ana
conda merchant and lays bare the
plot and intrigues.
While Anaconda produces the stuff
that makes millionaires galore, yet
Anaconda has no millionaires. The
climatic conditions around Anaconda
are not congenial for millionaires. Too
much dirt and unpleasantness To suit
the blue bloods.
| Anaconda Is a working peoples
town. IL is owned body, soul and
breeches by the copper trust and
| stands In Montana about the same as
| Pullman used to stand In Illinois. and
IL Is surprising how any business man
who makes his living off the working
people should be so short sighted as
To turn around and try to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg.
Little thanks. II any. will the peanut
merchant receive from the scabby
Butterick Company. and IL the union
people of Anaconda viii to themselves
be true they will never darken the
door of the peanut merchant Let
the trust patriot live on peanuts
shells included, for he certainly went
against shell game when he Joined
hands with the Butterick Company
Latest report OF the Socialist vote
| in West Virginia is 1888 as against