United labor bulletin., 1909-10-22

terested in this controversy without your
coming to court-a place where you will
get no satisfaction with reference to
these matters in which you are most
deeply interested. Do not be deceived,
because the court may issue an injunc-
ton requiring and b to behave them
selves, requiring them to obey the law,
recurring them TO desist from interfering
with their neighbors in violating the law
and desist from intimidation. All these
things the law justifies the court in in
terfering with.
Even though the court does these
things, of what avail is that to you? What
avail is it to man to order that he shall
not steal that he shall not lie. that he
shall not commit any of the ofenses
known to the law? Nothing, except, per
haps. to require that individual to behave
himself.
Suppose the court issues an injunction
requiring a union 10 behave itself, and
all Of the members thereof-what has
that to do with the business interests
that are involved in this controversy? 1t
does not reach it. What fruit does IL
bear. that is of any aid or sustenance?
None whatever II will be said, Well,
; this side can go on then and do business
as it pleases.' That sort of liberality Is
not what you are here after, at all That
is not what you want. You know that
you have got to have business inter
course and business relation with the
other side. in a manner that will be sat
isfactory to you and your business else
results are not accomplished. And 1t Is
the same way with the other side, to-
wards you.
Now. IL il is the desire of all these
parties for this court to go to work ana
investigate this matter, the court Will
undertake to do it fearlessly and will un-
dertake to discharge its duty fearlessiy
when ii gets through
The court has seen fit to make these
voluntary suggestions as it believes, in
the general interests of all and for the
good of all that are interested in TINS
case II YOU are willing to take these
suggestions and abide by them, am sure
\ IL would be the best thing YOU could all
do. II YOU do not wish to do so and would
prefer that the court shall make this in
vestigation today. as it can, under the
law. we will proceed with the case. But
when YOU get through, YOU will hold your
peace You will obey the law. all of YOU
I but you will not be satisfied. Ii will not
have accomplished that which you all de
sire-harmouy, good fellowship among
Your unions. in all OF the business inter
I ests in this community. You will not be
satisfied with any of these things. when
the court gets through. but you will prob
ably obey the orders that this court may
make.
+ Now, what will you do2 If YOU want
/ to 20 and arbitrate this matter, the court
will give you an opportunity to do so
/ After statements by counsel for the re
spective parties hereto. the respondents
accepting the suggestions made by the
court and the petitioners rejecting the
same. the court made the following re
marks:
The very interesting and somewhat
/ animated remarks of counsel on both
sides. tend to confirm the court in its
/ Judgment as to the suggestions made this
morning, that ii is a matter that should
be rated-arbitrating and settling
not only the matters that the court may
/ try in this case and determine. but all
of the matters which appear to be in con
| troversy between the parties in interest
1 The court believes it should be done. The
court is willing to insist that ii shall be
done The court is willing TO assume the
responsibility of directing that it be done
and an opportunity will be afforded the
parties in interest in this case. to get to
gether now, when court adjourns for the
noon hour. and appoint board of arbi
tration and settle these controversies
which | am confident would be in the in
terests of all concerned.
in this world the last person that a
man ought to undertake to fool, is him
self. He may try to fool other people
but he should never fool himself, IL he
knows he is doing it.
THAT is about the position that the
parties are occupying in this case. They
are fooling themselves If they do not &C
and arbitrate these matters and settle
these controversies. know enough about
the business interests of this community
to know that that is what you all need
today, more than anything else. 1t is OF
very little satisfaction to you TO make
faces at your neighbors. or accuse your
neighbor of doing wrong or saying that
In quarrel or controversy between your
selves the other fellow is to blame
There is very little satisfaction in. that
but there is some satisfaction in promot
ing your business interests. and 1 know
what will promote your business inter
ests. You are blinded to your own inter
ests. or you would go and do this
"The court is making these suggestions