The Washington times., 1910-03-25
GONPERS ARRAIGNS
DISTRICT JUSTICE
Scores Him for Failure to
Hale Senate Commit
tee lDIO Court.
ARTICLE APPEARS
IN FEDERATlONIST
Declares Germ of Dissolution of
Government Forming In Ac-
ton of Judiciary.

ton of Judiciary.
Declaring that the germ Of dissolution
Of our Federal Government will be
through the action Of the judiciary and
that the courts are Usurping Constitu-
tional rights Of citizens. Samuel Com
pers arraigns Justice Wright Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court for his failure to
hale the Printing Committee Of the
Senate before him for contempt, as he
did in the case Of the Labor leaders.
Mr. Gompers in an article in the Fed
eratiOnist for April, in referring to what
he terms the hesitancy of Justice
Wright" declares that if ever men
placed themselves in contempt OF court
the committee Of the Senate and after
ward all of the Senators. placed them
selves I'm that position.
And yet what has Justice Wright
done with these contcmners?" Mr.
Gompers asks If they were in con-
tempt why does he not exercise his
power and summon them before him
for refusing to obey his mandate?"
Former Record.
Justice Wright" continues MI
Gompers has rot hesitated or failed
to haul other n.on before him for al
legged contempt Of court, or to punish
them and send them to long terms Of
Imprisonment, when merely standing on
their g-acknow' edged rights as ciu-
zens Why should he hesitate in the
case Of United States Senators.
The reply is tlat he realizes that If
he attempts 10 hTin- the Senators be-
fore his bar for contempt il would raise
a storm Of indig.dti0n and resentment
throughout the country The courts
invasion on ;he domain Of the legisla-
tors. as wei as the domain IF the con-
stituuonaI -iS''rs Of tie citizens, would
be thrash. ont in such a manner as
would br M tn" entire issue of judicial
usurpat'on TO the forefront TO be set
tied and settled right"
In further criticising the action Of
Justice WRIGHT -eEarding his method OF
issuing mandar.uses. President Comp
ers said that when the House of Repre-
sentatives had under discussion the sub
feet as to whether Justice Wrights writ
should be recognized or ignored, the
burden of the speeches in favor Of yield
ing rested upon the cases Of the labor
men whom Justice Wright had SEN
fenced H.
for refusing To surrender their right Of
free speech and free press. as Mr.
GOmperS expresses Il.
"Holier Than Thou"
Mr.. Gompers contends that these
speeches in the House all smacked much
OF the "holier than thou" type.
The House" declared Mr.. Gompers,
"pusillanimously surrendered its indie
renTor,f legislative field of T-rrFe.gE-tE,-,
a court striving to extend its authority.
The time will come when the House Of
Representatives will be composed oC
men not quite so faiHt-hearted as those
who surrendered their independent and
coordinate rights
In touching upon the position OF or
Eanized labor regarding TO what he
terms as the judicial invasion Of guar
anteed rights Nh Gompcrs predicts
that the time will come when the con-
tentiOnS OF labor eventually will ,Ouch
the public conscience and pTeCipitate a
reyuiSiOn OF feeling in this country
against al forms OF justice
Opening Article.
Mr. Gompprs opens his article with
reference 20 the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence and the love for freedom and
liberty IN this country. He cited sew
eraI cases OF disaster in foreign his
tory which grew out OF tyranny He
compares the movement Of the organ
lied workers with those who love lib
erty. justice. and humanity in formid-
able protest against reaction repre-
SenJed by the dominant power Of wealth
and as expressed through the judiciary
OF the country. according to him.
He is satisfied that the judiciary is
usuTplng the rights OF the people
It's Conclusion
He concludes his article by saying that
the masses must win.
In reference TO the Philadelphia street
car strike. in the same issue Of the
FederaJi5nist Mr Gompers shows how
ne offered TO act as mediator before the
strike was called. and how President
Kruger. Of the Rapid Transit Company,
refused his offer, and declared that the
strike would adjust itself.
After reviewing the strike, he said:
Mr.. Kruger. you have made a
srievous mistake. You have added your
name TO that not admirably famous roll
which includes Van Clcave, Parry POST
and Kirby. And your labOrS will surely
be m Naln. You, and all your kind COM
elned, must fail IN your efforts TO crush
That spirit for their own protection to
which the wsEe-wOrkinE masses give
expression through trade uniOnism.''
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