The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-04
for injury IL prevents Ii being

aud i permitted To the chancellor now tn
issue an Injunction where he anticipates
INJURIES 80 quickly that he cannot reach n
after notice to issue IL without notice. and
that has been complained of by labor or
ganizaiiOns because In a strike or ia any
united action the issuing Of a formidable
legal process sometimes takes the life out
OF n movement that needs courage 20 begin
for. bear me out. strikes are legal n they are
conducted for . legal purpose. either Of
increasing wages or securing any terms Of
employment that are better for the labor
man.
Then there grew out Of four Or Ave In
stances. where there was an lily advised
issuing Of an Injunction without notice. .
feeling that Il had wrought injustice. and
believe and my Predecessor. Theodore
Roosevelt. believed that that power Ought
to be defined aud limited In such = way
that there was TO be In future no danger Of
iily advised issuing Of such iniunctioRs
We have got a bill oG that sort In Con-
Gres-. My friend and auondam enemy
| Brother GOmpers SAYS 10 10 no good 81 all
My embarrassing friend Van Cieave says
Il " verv vicious. Aud they are az the two
! poles which. my dear friends, 10 one OF the
best evidences that have that the ball IL a
good thing
what the bill proposes 20 do u 90 say tina,
when q man applies to q court for q restrain
4 ma OfOer ne snail DYING IN MS AWuANNN
| and make hia case. that the court shall then
write out In the minutes Of the court Why the
| injury threatened - irreparable, that he
/ nnd- " 20 he susia ned by evidence and Why
| he cannot give notice aud have the case
/ heard before he issues the Injunction. lie
has to spread that on the minutes. when
Judge has TO do that he 10 going TO think
! twice before he issues an order without
giving the other side an opportunity to be
/ heard.
| Secondly. 10 he concludes thar he finds The
reason In the evidence before him and he
issues thas order the order IL no good n The
other side IL not notified. and " the hearing
| IL not had after seven days ceases 10 have
ensct altogether. That - to prevent some
| abuses that We know Of In the pas, where
q preliminary order was issued without
notice and lasted three months don't
know whether am going 20 get that bill
through or not We promised D. in the
Republican platform. and that ~ the plsi-
form was elected "a.
Buth VAS taking to a gentleman vester-
day about IL. and he said: What Is the good
OF passing ~ You will Just he damned
| by both sides
| IIsaid The good Of passing II seems 20
be In this. that there are two small reasons
I for IL the frat u that We promised Il and
the second II that II 10 right
We have some other legislation In Con-
| gre-s my friends that you are much IN
terestsd In. but you are really not any more
interested In Il in tho final analysis than
Ne are.
! Ons Of the reasons Why like TO talk 20 an
Intelligent labor organization like this i
/ becauAe yOu have learned q lot OF things
aud YOU have learned them by hard eN-
periencs aud bv thOuxhtfulDe-- and clear
thinking. You do not believe. neither do
| L. In bOycOttinK. You don't believe IN the
sympathetic strike; neither do {. because
Il 10 q blind movement that never accom-
plishes anything. You do believe ia or
gAniyation and In standing tOSetheF. and 90
do 1. YOI have reached the conclusion
that everything that does Injustice to the
railroads that employ you does Injustice
| to you.
} an not defending the railroads. Thsrv
. vas a time hope it has passed. aud /
believe n has-When the system OF rebates
was 81 general that hey were all law break
ers. IL Was . sad condition. hat believe
that that time has passed aud that 'he rail
roads Of this country a. general thing are
trying 10 obey the lev amt ~ sei avs which
( they san reasonably obey.
Now I am trying TO Esf through. that l.
] have followed my constitutional ftnCf iou
Of recommending to Congress that . bill
be put through 1t l. not right for me to
saw that ] am irving 10 Ee' % through -
AilA auAeA1tuh lh9 abuAlNGFNe
law. aud one Of The objections to nv buI
Is that { consulted six railroad presidents
before made nv recon nm ends ton
I Consulted shippers. consulted the
Interstate CommsrVe Com tni s-iOu 1 COLI
suited everybody that hsd an Interest. amt
then 10 occurred TO me that possibly The rail-
road presidents knew something about
Interstate commerce. aud 80 1 consulted
them and that damns tho bill
Vow gentlemen. II there - one hing Z
hate Il IL u sham. ~ IL hyprocrisv. " - fraud
IA representing = vtr'ue when 10 does uo'
exist. I believe in being fair 20 all and 1
am not afraid 10 consult railroad au'hOri'te-
Ia determining whether . Law Ought 20 he
put On the statute books They know about
the railroad business. I am hot hound to
follow what they recommend. tut 1 am
bound to give hem . hearing
One % the things that ~ going - end a
little Of the demaRoguery nj bout the railroads.
l. 20 Ia We the railroad men understs nj that
In order TO promote the public good and
their good IL IL right TO do Justice 10 rail-
| roads Aud n does not help a community
az all 70 compel railroads to do business 81
= loss And r. does no; help the euplov
81 that railroad either
hope I havs q judicial mind enough -
occupy a position equal between the rail-
roads md the public. equal between the
| "a ilroa ~ and the men who serve them but
an IN favor OF giving everybody hear
ing and then II the argument IN favor 81
the rsilros ds appeals TO my sense Of Justice
I hold to ". WIN. one 81 The reasons for
Z nshting my bill II I may call ~ 90 With
defsrsncs TO those Who Objects that tho
I "a iiFoads are not there hgh'inE tho bill
| ~ the railroads do not gh' q bill then you
"a be sure " must be corrIp, and rotten.
Nov. gentlemen. that Inav have been
In time. past but the railroad authorities
have lea rned = lot within the last ten ysar.
and they know that u doesn't help their
interests 10 night q bill that - just q nd give
reasons that cannot he sustained for i'S
allure md itz obstruction. You found that
out-your Representatives have found tin
out Ia Washington
One Of the great things that your gaUi-
zhtions have done u TO bring to The public
81 he necessity for legislation with Respect 10
safety spplia nce- and with respect to the
employers liability act, and you are nov
getiing through Congress dare not SAY
that am getting u through. but n - going
through legislation which the railroads
hays agreed 10. ~ ! understand u. which ~
going 10 be. hope. % the utmost benefit To
you ia Your psViloHs profession.
don't know whether ihe railroad men &c
this country realize y hat . debt ~ gratitude