Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-12
HOLDS THAT BOYCOTT IS ILLEGAL
But Defendant Labor Leaders Can't
Be Prevented From "Mentionins.
Writing OF or Referring to- Com
plainant company-oecision Does
Not Settle Contempt Proceedings.
(Dy Associated press.)


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March Ii
The American Federation OF Labor
he rtai,er may freely refer 70 the boy
cot, against tn" Bucks STOW" & Range
Company OF 81. Louis, except by in
lit.
This in substance. is of widespread
inheritance TO the labor world. to man.
ufrcturrrs and - newspapers gcner-
ally is the sweeping decision handed
down today by the Court Of Appeals
Of the District OF Columbia in the no
ted injunction case of the Bucks Stove
& Rance Company against the Amer
lean Federation CT Labor. which has
bee n before the cUnits of the District
of Columbia in various phases for
months.
Leaders Were Enjoined.
In recent decision by Justice
Gould Of the Supreme Court Of the
District the American Federation Of
Labor and the officers. Messrs. Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison. and 9TH
ers, were enjoined from conspiring to
boycott the Bucks Stove & Range
Company and from printing or pub
fishing or distributing. through the
mails or otherwise any copy Of the
"Federationist" or other publication
referring to the complainant. its i''si-
ness or product in the We Don't Pat
ronize" or unfair" list.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March IL
The Court of Appeals Ct the Distric;
II Columbia today modified All az
firmed the opinion OF Judge Gould OF
the Supreme Court Of the District e'--
Joining the American Federation OF
Labor Samuel Gompers and other
defendants from Publishing in the
We Dent PatrCc.ize'' list the rEme
tf the Puck Stove ard Range Con,-
I,lny of St. Louis.
The opinion. which was handed
down by Judge Robb. holds that the
decree OF Judge Gould should be
modified to the extent that there
should be eliminated from the decree
the restriction Of the labor organize,
ton and the other defendants frCGl
.'mentaoning. writing Of Or referring
to- the business OF the Bucks Stove
and Range Company CT its customer
Otherwise the decree IS aMned.
Holds Combination illegal.
The court holds that the ''comban:=,
tion'' is a boycott and the furtherance
thertDf and the publication in the
We Don't Pa,rCnize" column in aid
of the hcyccit is illegal.
The court held THAT the defendant :
@ uld not be restrained from ali
publications referring to the Bucks
Stove & Range Company. but OIL,
TO such as are made in far'hsra-ct
o; an Illegal boycott.
In a partial dissenting cp!n.os.
Chief Justice Shepard took a Siro-s
hand in unfolding the freedom Of the
press. He says t.Ia; even assuming
that the fublicatIn Of the compllEh
ants name II the We Don't Puro.:
;z.!. column Ct khe FederatioE.st va.
step in the formation Of 'cs 4
sriracy 70 c-crce independent dealer
into refusing 10 have further business:
relations with that company. I cab
not agree that the puhlica;iu: can h
restrained OR thai reason.
Abridses Freedom Of Press
"RegarGisss vi lis character or pu:
puse the Si,biicatior is projected
frops rcs, raint. in my opinion. by tbs
FIRST amendment ~ the constitution
which iorbids any law abridging the
freedom q The press
The chief justice hcld tba. The
only remedy fr librfo;s N other
wi>c malicious. wrUngfM and i.ijuri
ous pubIicatiuns Is by civil action fcl
4. mases and criminal prosecution
There is no power TO restrain th'
publication"
The = cisicn does no: settle the an
peal iT the contempt proceed:ngA
In which Mcssrs. GJmpcrs. Morrison
and NJ hell wee riyen jai! statea
Gus. This case will be heard isae'
BY the Appellate court.
Labor Leaders Encouraged.
Tho labor leaGcTs. so IL Is sd
c,a;m that u the reasoning adop' "a
by Chief Justice Shepard and Jus
ticc Van OTsdeH IL followed In the
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