The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-10
LABOR OFFICERS
MUST GO TO JAIL

Toronto, Nov. e.-If President
Gompers. vicc-Presidcnt Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison. OF the American
Federation OF Labor eventually have
10 serve Jail sentences for contempt
of court 1t will not be due TO lack
of support from trade unionism. Inc
executive council OF the federation
recommended TO the annual conven-
tion today that an appeal be taken
to the United States supreme court,
both In the Buck Stove and Range
conpany's injunction case and in the
contempt proceedings growing out ot
II
That the convention will ratify the
recommendation seems certain and
that three labor leaders and their
fellow officers Will be reelected for
another year is predicted.
A vigorous denunciation of the use
Of labor injuctions and of the denial
of trial by jury In the councils re-
port today. The report said.
'1t should be borne in mind that
in these proceedings. Messrs Comp
ers. Mitchell and morrison did not
have the constitutional right OF trial
BY fury. All the circumstances In this
case 30 10 prove that conviction would
not have followed If the case had
been sumitta1 on its merits to a
Jury of their peers We hold that ex-
ccpting where contempt Is IN the
presence OF the court, the liberty ot
no citizen should be committed TO the
keeping OF any one man. regardless
OF whom he may be or what position
he NAV hold; on the contrary. we
hold that a citizen charged with
violating an Injunction the penalty Of
which involves imprisonment, should
have the same legal right to a trial
By jury that is always accorded 10
q person charged with violation of the
criminal law. To deny the right OF
trial by jury IS to take from the peo-
pie the protection and priceless herlt
ages which were secured by them
after centuries of perseverance. StTuc.
gle, sacrifice. exile and even martyr.
Som.
whatever defense OF opinion may
exist among men as TO any contro'
versy between labor and capital, no
good citizen of our country. who
treasures freedom. can rest until trial
by jury becomes so we'll recognized
and so firmly established in our legal
Jurisprudence that no man will ever
again attempt to deny this essential
and historical right
The council also recommends thai
organized labor take appropriate ac
Qion looking toward the naming OF
suitable citizens to fill vacancies that
may occur In the supreme court OF
the United States and in the lesser
federal courts.
On the subject of old age pension.
the council reported bill providing
sor the organization OF old age home
guard" TO be composed of persons
moro than 65 years OF age, who do
not own property worth more than
$500, or whose income does not ex-
cceo S2+o per year If this bill IS
passed by congress. these persons may
make application 10 the secretary of
the war for pension enlistment" and
shall receive from the government
f120 per year in quarterly install
AentS.
The report recommends that every
lffort be made to assist in the work
Of conservation OF natural resources.
continuation Of work among or.
Eanizcd labor is urged and each af-
hliated organization is asked more
thoroughly to advertise the names OF
FIRMS which employ nOn-union labor"