The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-28

dent by Sen. William Warner. Mis-
souri,, on the lawn of the residence
of Charles H. Taft this afternoon
The formal notification and &C
ceptance formed the climax of the
greatest day of celebration Cincin
natl ever saw.
At $3.50 the crowds made way
to the Taft residence, where sing
ing and prayer service was hello
and the flag ceremonies carried
out. The flag, which was made Of
material sent by republicans OF the
Philippines, was run up amfC
thunderous applause. The notifica
ton committee, headed by Warner
was escorted through miles of dec
Grated streets to the residence
where the senator made a briei
address. Then Taft, in accepting
the nomination, began the speech
which Is the keynote of the cam
paign.
The statement of policy that will
in all probability have the greatest
bearing on his campaign is that
on labor. He said:
"One important phase Of the
policies of the present administra
ton has been anxiety to secure fol
the wage arner equality of oppor
tunity and such positive statutory
protection as shall place him on q
level in dealing with his EN-
ployer.
'The interests Of the employer
and the employe never differ ex
cept when it comes to a division
of the joint profit Of labor and
capital into dividends and wages
To give employees the proper pc
sition in such a controversy, to EN-
able them to maintain themselves
against their employers having
great capital, they may well unite
because in union there Is strength
and without 1t each individual la
borer and employee would be help
less. The promotion of industrial
peace throughout the instrumental
ity of trade agreement is often
one of the results of such union
when 1t is intel,igently conducted
There Is a large body of labor.
ers, however, skilled and unshlled
who do not organize into unions
Their rights before the law are
exactly the same as those of union
men and are to be protected with
the same care and watchfulness. In
order to induce the employer into
compliance with request for
changed terms of employment
workmen have a right to strike in
body.
"They have the right to use such
persuasion as they may, provided
1t does not reach the point OF
duress, to lead reluctant co-labor.
ers tot join them in the union
against the employer, and have the
right, If they choose, to accumulate
funds to support those engaged in
a strike. to delegate to officers the
power to direct the action of the
union and withdraw themselves
and their associates from dealing
with, or giving custom to those
with whom they are In con
troversy.
What they have not the right
to do Is to injure the employer
property, to injure the employer
business by the use of threats OF
methods OF physical duress against
those who would work for him or
deal with him, or by carrying on
what is sometimes known as sec
ondary boycott against customers
or those with whom he deals in
business. All those who sympathize
with them may unite to aid them
in their struggle, but they may not
through the instrumentality OF
threatened or actual boycott com.
pei third persons against their will
and having no interest in the con
troversy, to come to their assist.
ance.
Threatened unlawful injuries to
business like those described
above can only be adequately rem,
eiied by injunction to prevent
them. 1t has been claimed that in
functions do not issue to protect
anything but property rights, and
that business Is not property
rights, but sucn proposition is
wholly inconsistent with all the de-
cisions of the courts. 1t is the fun.
damental rule of jurisprudence that
no man shall be affected by a ju-
dicial proceeding without notice
and hearing. This rule, however
sometimes has exception in the is
suing of temporary restraining or
ders commanding the defendant in
effect to maintain status quo until
a hearing.
such process should issue
only In rare cases where the
threatened change In status quo
would infict irreparable injury II
the time were taken to give notice
and hold summary hearing. In
some state courts and In fewer fed
eral courts the practice of issuing
temporary restraining orders with,
out notice merely to preserve
status quo on the theory that II
won't hurt anybody has been toe
common. This has made the la
boring man feel the injustice done
In the issuance Of q pit without
notice.