United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22

| sale of goods that were manufactured by
union labor Nothing of that character
has appeared in this case. Such are the
cases that counsel refers to- where courts
have granted injunctions where they
were picketing.
Three instances have been cited by the
testimony in this case, where persons
upon one occasion two, on another ,occa
sion one and upon another occasion two
were seen nearby the premises, at each
time, of one of these petitioners, and the
petitioner had suspicious. And, in the
| first case that was detailed, he stated
that when his employees left his place o
business to go to work, he saw two per
sons pass down the street, on the oppo
site side of the street from his two EN-
ployes and, induced by his suspicious, he
followed them. Not one word had been
said upon his premises, no discussion had
been entered into His peace had not
been disturbed. His rights had, in no
way been invaded, but he followed the
parties down the street and saw the four
men engaged in conversation, two of
/
seen near his premises. He there ac-
costed them and engaged in conversation
with them and he finally became agitated.
They wouldn't tell him their names and
he called for the police, and the men dis
appeared.
Such facts do not prove that this petit
toner had had his place picketed as is un-
derstood by that term. He was not dis
turbed in his business. There is no rea-
son why the court should grant an in
junction in his favor, against those two
persons; and a stronger reason why the
court should not grant an injunction
against the respondent union, is that, in
that case, and in none of these cases, has
there been any Identification whatever
no tracing of responsibility of anything
that has been charged, to lodge the re-
sponsibility with the respondent union.
This court must determine questions
upon the evidence, not upon conjecture,
not upon suspicion, not upon prejudiced
opinions from either side, though they
come from either party or their counsel.
81 take it that this case is absolutely
barren of such evidence as would justify
a court in granting an injunction on ac-
count of any of these things complained
of. 1t does not matter in how many cases
injunctions have been granted, the courts
have each and ALL as a rule, endeavored
to discover, from the testimony, some
thing extraordinary that had occurred,
with probability that something extra
ordinary would be repeated; that some
violence had been used; that something
had been done to put people in fear OF
their persons and property-some threats
which they had reason to believe, as
shown by the facts in the case, would be
carried into execution, and that there had
been, or would be in the immediate fu-
ture. great loss of life and destruction of
property, or something of that character
Those things are what moves the con
science of the court rightfully to grant
restraining orders, even though in labor
controversy and the courts, generally
have been cautious with reference to
these matters-sometimes less cautious
than at other times; but, as a general
feature, going through all of the cases
that are reported, those characteristics
appear. and are not granted on mere sug-
gestions of fear, or mere suggestions that
| my business will be injured'-on mere
belief that these agitations are imparing
his business, or on the mere belief that
if these matters continue there will be
CONSERVATION in his business and he will
suffer a loss. Something must have been
done. extraordinary in its nature, that
was unlawful and well understood to be
unlawful. which eliminated in such con-
sequences and, from the conduct of the
actors, the petitioners have well founded
reasons to believe that it will be repeated,
and that they have and will suffer loss,
or that will occasion injury to his person
or to his property, or to his business in
some way.
There are many things that have
cropped out in this case that the court
cannot properly take any notice of what
ever The court should only look for evi'
dence to prove the things which will en-
title the petitioners to this writ.
THE law sanctions peaceful means fol-
the purposes of building up the union
for the purpose of persuading persons to
join the union, for the purpose of induc
ing members to the union. The law jus
titles peaceful means in an endeavor, in
a lawful manner, to maintain a labor
union, and its integrity. The law justifies
an effort, in a peaceful and lawful man
ner, on the part of the officers of union
for the protection of the members of the
union, and in persuading them in the
walking uprightly in character, as faith
full members of the union, and union men
The law permits the officers and the
and in lawful manner, to discourage
nonunion labor and to discourage unior