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Of the new administration. He ad-
vocates a currency reform. postal saw
ings banks, and demands iustce for
all men without regard to race or
color. Then he takes up the labor
question at length, and says IN part.
Mr.. Taft then discussed the labor
question. showing that the Roosevelt
administration had been dosirous Of
securing for the wage Garner "an
equality of opportunity and such posi-
tive statutory protection as shall place
him on level in dealing with his en-
polyer."
He pointed out that the Republican
party had passed the employers liabil-
ity act and eight hour law for govern
men employees. and says;
THE interests Of the employer and
employee never differ except when Il
comes TO a division OF she joint profit
Of labor and capital into dividends and
wages. This must be u constant source
OF periodical discussion between the
employer and employe. as indeed are
the others terms Of the employment
Advantages OF Union.
4" To give the employees their proper
position IN such a controversy. 10 en-
able them TO maintain themselves
against employers having great capital,
they may wen unite. because in union
there IS strength and without It each
individual lahorer and omploye would
be helpless. The promition OF Industrial
peace through the ins,rumentality OF
the trade agreement is often one of
the results Of such tnion when INTEL
ligently conducted.
There is a large BODY Of laborers.
however, skilled and unslSilled. who are
not organized into unions Their rights
before the law are exactly the same'
as those of the union men. end. are ~
be protected with the same care ana
watchfulness 0rf trtH
"In order 10 3rd,trc ssifeir nenfpi6yeri
into a compliance with their request
for changed terms OF employment.
worlSmen have the right 10 strike in n
body. They have right 10 use such
persuasion as they may. provided that
II does not reach the 10 ing OF duress.
to lead their reluctant co-labcrers to
! join them in their union against thcii
! employer and they have a right, IL
they choose, TO accumulate funds 10
support thhose engaged IN asstrlhc. to
] delegate TO officers the power to direct
the action OF tho union. and TO with
draw themselves and their associates
/ from dealing with or yivng custom to
those with whom they are IN con-
troversy.
What Labor Cannot Lawfully Do.
What they have not a risht TO do
is to iniure theid employers property.
70 innre their employers business by
use OF threats and methods Of physical
/ dursss against those Who would work
for him. or deal with him. or by carry
I ing on what IS sometimes known as a
/ secondary boycott against his custom
ers or those with whom he deals in
business. An those wh9 sympathiz.
with them may unite to aid them in
J their struggle. hut they may not
through the instrumentallty OF a
/ threatened or actual boycott compel
third persons against their viii and
having no interest in their controversy
TO come 70 their assistance These
principles have for a great many years
been settled BIZ the courts of this
country.
Threatened unlawful injuries TO
lourlhcoof IKE tuoSe uctcflDcu above, can
only be adequately remedied by an in
junction TO prevent them. The juris-
diction Of court Of equity TO enioin
in such cases arises fror- the char
acter Of the injury and the method OF
innicting It and the fact that suit for
damages offers no adequate remedy.
Our position Is clear and unequivo-
cal We are anxious 10 prevent even
an appearance OF any injustice to labor
in the issuance OF injuncuons, not in
spirit OF favoritism TO one set Of our
fellow citizens, but OF justice TO all our
fellow citizens. The eason for exercis-
ing or refusing 20 exercis the power
of Injunction must be found in the
character Of the unlawful injury and
not In the character or class OF the
persons who infict this injury.
The man who has a business which
Is being uniawfully injured Is entitled
10 the remedies which the law has al
ways given him, no matter who has in
hicted the injuries. Otherwise, we shall
have class legislation unjust IN prln-
ciple and likely 70 sap the foundation.
lof a free government
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