The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-01-02

\ Sion ii an utter lack of sympathy with
the cause Of labor almost fixed
prejudice. against the effective opera
ton Of organized labor. This will. not
add to: public respect for the courts
findings. - 80
The punishment, too, is clearly ex-
cessiVe. A gigantic trust violates law
fand Justice, despoiling free people
Of their rights and working widespread
oppression. Upon. :convietion, It re-
! ce1ves paltry fine, which it Is in no,
hurry to pay. Representatives OF la,
Dor, nghting for a principle In labor's
behalf, are sent to Jail. This, coupled
! with the TACT. that the courts have
practically sustained the blacklist,
! twin. brother in evil OF the boycott,
| puts the courts ON record as leaning
| heavily upon labor and lightly upon
capital; as being fierce toward erring
hl1nla nifty and mild toward greedy
property ::
The fact, too, that Judge Wright is
Said to be a great friend OF Senator
Foraker, and that he owes his ap-
pertinent to that consistent friend of
special privilege, will do labor no harm
! and bring no public respect to mis-
\ ruling -
Omaha World Herald The court, in
this Instance, as in some others. has
Eproved its own worst enemy Courts
| to command respect and confidence
must. deserve 1t. Their justice must
be tempered with mercy where mercy
1s deserved, their severity with faoder-
alton, and their Wisdom must be based
on common sense and an understand
Ing of: men, their motives, and the
conditions under which they act. The
supreme court OF the District Of Co
lumbia, I'VE repeat, Ia the sui1expectei
and 'uaacalled for severity or the pun
! ishment 1t mas inflicted in this case,
has abused Its powers and done in
jury TO the entire country. !
!: Chicago News: The presiding Judge
who: passed Judgment upon the de-
PENDANTS has created a bad Impression
both. by the severity of his language
critieising them and by the fact that
he laid 60 much stress upon remarks
made by them in public addresses,
some of which were. political in their
charaeter. >,..>s
Chicago Daily Socialist: Up to the
present time government by injunc-
ton has been tolerated because its.
faaBratacy ana injustice has not been
brought home to the great mass of
one population. This latest decision
while no worse than many that have
gone before, is OF such a spectacular
character that 1t cannot but focus the
attention OF the people upon the en-
tire subject. - =. 1872 -. $a:s.
II the American Federation Of Labor
will but stand firm at this juncture
it has an opportunity to do much FOR
the cause OF human liberty. It has
the power not only to make similar
akEressions Of the judiciary in the
future impossible, but to forever de-
stfoy the tyranny Of the courts which
has been built up by repeated usur-
pations. $;',fT#
New York Evening Call: The Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor will, OF
course, appeal from the decision OF
the supreme court OF the District or
Columbia which would send President
Gornpers, Vice President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison to jail for having
violated the Injunction issued by Judge
Gould forbidding them to publish in
the American Federationist the list .of
nrms whose products loyal. working
men and sincere friends Of the work
Ing class should refuse to purchase
because THESE firms are agressively
hostile to the labor movement. The
case viii, It is to be presumed. 90 i
I,to:, the supreme court OF the TINTED
States, and we shall have "a ruling
from that august body on a question
which Involves. the very life OF the
labor unions as now constituted.
Whatever our diagreements with
Messrs. Goinpers, Mitchell and Morri-
son on questions OF theory or tactics.
we have no choice but 70 stand Win
them in the present case. Il Ist..not
lust three men. samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell ana Frank Morrison, THAI. are.
on trial. It Is the labor unions that
are on their idefense. II is their rights
ana the oppuft ity Tor stheir develon4
nieM that are In danger. M liz the
whole working class, through the Or
CARNATIONS 81 which ilicltie ever 4
latxer; pr oportion OF IT. members ana
WF1tobe Acttvtties are diree&ed ito the 1
betternen or the coId itions OF the
whole. that Is attacked. s@
ss
WORDS OF AGREAT sclENTIsT.
Is million people liz London without
suffirient food mid clothing ana me-
tor q nAatthy btit KrSd4 sSDfafiaAr-
cials 4nerttt hosasaa,d saaimed. 81
raeRei And toFtsa1ed 40 death ~ dan
eerotis trad o hut great eornemrrial
dsptFity The average liyesi of tie
lower class 81 aftisans and workers
ID the unyholes on1e trades ii onlysl
81 years, while that q tas upper