The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-11
OBSERVATIONS on THE
law Of lIIh|JlUhCIlDl|s ]
OUR COURTS MUST UPHOLD
THEIR POWER AND DIGNITY


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cess is Not Necessary
That End.
The Following very sensible conn1
munication son the subject Eof Injunc-
tions is from the pen Of Judge Marlin
Of Virginia, an honored member the 8
ST.. Louis county bar. Judge Martin
has had successful experience both
on the bench and at the bar. and his
dIspassionate discussion of the ques.
tion at issue lis both Instructive and
interesting. (Editor.)
WRITTEN FOR THE LABOR WORLD &
Government BY Injunction.
In these times the matter ofsgovern-|s
mont by injunction is being discussed
by many persons. President Roosei
velt has noticed the unfair manner In
which members of labor unions have
been treated by the United States
courts. He has called the attention
Of congress and Of the nation to thei
extremely unfair way that, members oil
labor unions have been prosecuted Or.
rather prosecuted. The National Res
publican convention at Chicago, en-
bodied 4 plank that does not point
out sufficient to congress the real
remedies for the abuse. of the powerfs
Of. Injunction by the federal courts OF.
this nation. It remains for the Demo
cratic convention to be held at Den.
yer to handle the matter wisely.
Sc lJnions Here 80 Stay.
Organizations OF labor1ng men--la-I [
Dor unions have come to stay. They
are recognized as righfful conibina-
tions, and practically every craft Il Z
now organized, and the political party
that expects to win cannot. ignore the
reasonable demands Of the labor
unions. .ss S. sss &c.
Our judiciary System.
S Our system Of judiciary. the legal
and. equitable procedures, has been
proved by hundreds .of years Of ex-
perience to be the best and wisest ever
conceivd BY man.. We must be Jealous
that the soundneas Of the fabric be &
mt uudermined Ihe right and5power.s
of court g enforca 80 .aEderss and
kdaereess and s:e0ss ass RpWer.
disntty and proper decers,rp while acts'
ually hearing causes and trying cases.
by mandatory and peremtory orders +
(such az the punis isiinent for contempt
Of court, commit ted in the presence or
hearing OF the court and to compel
henobservances sof It's jurisd ional or
ders is inherent In the very compost
ton Of the court, whether 1t be Of
general or. limited jurisdiction, and all:
good citizens should uphold the right
full power and dignity Of the courts: =:
and on the other hand all good elite
zens ought to zobjeet and protest.
against the well settled system Of jur-,..
isprudence that has been handed down
to us by our forefa theirs being turned.
from It's truas direction, misused and
perverted. ~
Integrity Of Court Not Questioned.
I do mot claim that any sof our
! judges, federal or state, have acted
| corruptly or dishonesty, far from
that. believe that they have made
serious mistakes OF the head but not
Of the heart. Since the days OF Bacon,
the chancellor, and sJeffries. the tyrant
law Judge, there has not been cass
| OF actual bribery or corruption OF a.
| corruption Of JenFies was not the re-
ceiving Of bribes but It was the corr
ruptfon OF influence In trying to please
HIS royal masters and in the turning
ltthe machinery Of justice into machin.s
cry Of injustice,
First Serious Departure.
/ The course OF Justice ran smoothly.
and there never was any serious mis-
understanding, or cause for complaint
| against the manner OF issuing. and the
arraignment and trials OF the Viola
tions OF the writs of injunction, until
during the great American Union rail-
way strike In "a. D. 1894. During that
strike the aid Of the federal courts
was invoked to put down the strike.
under the claim that the strike inter-
fered with inter state commerce.
President. Cleveland against the desire
and will Of John. z. Altseld, as COVER
nor OF Hhaois. sent federal troops into
Chicago and the federal courts issued
their celebrated blanket I'M functions.
During the strike I acted as the at
! torney for the American Railway
Unfonsof Duluth. Most Of the railway
men OF the northern par. Of the state
belonged to chat branch OF the natia1-3
While acting In my capacity az -
torney for the members Of the u bn.
Ishad peFspnel experience OF hou tho
federal Judges proceeded to hear and
| try tho mat ter sof violations of their
blanket injnnct tions
One ef the members Of the Duluth
union, Is stsiaeraph operator. was g
rested at snpsrior and taken to 81
Paul, Ifinp., ssa.d confined the
county jail accused of AavinG
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