The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-24
SAYS THE INJUNCTION
is A PROTECTION
An Attack on Federation Of LaboTs'
Demands.
Big PETITION is SENT CONGRESS.
Citizens Industrial Association OBJ
jscting to Encouragement OF the
Sherman Antitrust Law. Charging
That It Would Benefit the Few at the
Expense of the Whole People.

Washington, D. G. Especially. 20
With this keynote. Our members DO
not protest against organization OF
labor and capital when for the pur-
pose of peaceful and lawful benent
to it's members, but trespass upon the
rights or attempted control of the az
fairs of other free citizens must not
and will not be permitted" the Citl-
zens' Industrial Association of Ameri-
ca objects to Encouragement OF the
Sherman antitrust law and to any
anti-injunction legislation by Con-
gress in petition sent to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon.
The signers of the petition, repre-
scented blythe association, include the
various classes of business interests
in all sections of the United States,
as we'll as "open shop" labor organl-
cations.
The petition says that "this asso-
citation is conducted for the purpose
of defending the rights of citizens and
presenting organized resistance to the
abuses of organized capital and
labor" and then takes exception to
IAN insistant demand by the mana
gers of the American Federation OF
Labor, representing a small percent
age of the people,, that your honor
able body pass measures of class
legislation intended to favor MEM
bers of organized labor, and place
within the hands of its managers
power to force workingmen to pay
from their wages a periodical contri-
button to such managers or be strip
ped Of their freedom to work and earn
a living for themselves and families.
And, further, to compel all persons
who employ others, even the United
States government itself, to hire only
members of this organization and
subject themselves to the rules and
regulations of the Federation of
Labor
Continuing, the petition says: Cor
ganized labor now demands rear
rangement of the Sherman Antitrust
Law in order to allow labor unions
and railways to interfere with and re-
strain trade and interstate commerce
even to great inconvenience and loss
to the common people. 1t also seeks
to legalize the boycott.
1T goes further the petition
says, 'and demands the enactment
of an anti-injunction measure with
manifest intent to take away from
our courts the right to issue restrain
ing orders, seeking to protect the per-
sons of our working citizens and the
property of others The enactment
of a modified anti-injunction law
would erect small obstacle; radi-
cal anti-injunction law such as or
ganized labor seeks would remove all
obstacles and allow the members of
labor unions complete license to COM
NIT acts of depreciation and assaults
upon persons before the courts could
restrain them.
There comes no petition from the
peace-intending citizen for an anti
injunctions law the petition adds,
and concludes with prayer that
Congress decline to enact into law
any measure intended to benefit the
few at the expense of the many, or
any law under which certain favored
citizens may, under the shelter of
that law, Cypress others, prevent men
from working or from transacting
business or which will operate in any
manner to restrain trade and COM
merce or circumscribe the constitu-
tional rights and liberties of the
people,"