Weekly journal-miner., 1910-06-15
FOREIGN LABOR CASE IS MOST
 IMPORTANT

That the case of the United States against the Grant Brothers Construe- tion company, fined $45,O0O for im- porting Mexican laborers, is eonsid- cred of national importance as affect ing all future jurisprudence relative to labor organizations, is evidenced by a telegram received late last night by United States Attorney Joseph E. Morrison from Attorney General Wick ersham, eongratulating him upon the victory of the government in the first deciding case under the Federal act of February 20, 1907, says the Tucson Citizen.
 "This is the first ease decided in the United States in this connee- tion," said United States Attorney Morrison today, "and it is held to be of national importance, as furn- ishing a precedent for future cases affecting labor along the boundaries of the United States.
 "The Department of Commerce and Labor is especially interested in this ease because of the Immigration Bu- reau, which has been involved in it. A. E. Burnett, inspector in charge at Naeo, where the forty-fve labor CTS specified in the charges against the Grant Brothers company, enter ed the United States, on October g, and who gathered all the facts and deported all the laborers with the exception of the six held for wit nesses, has been of material assist anee to the United States attorney's office in gathering evidence for sub mission to the eourt''
 The United States attorney gave particular attention to the ease, act ing under especial instructions from the Department of Justice. With Inspector Burnett, Attorney Morrison made three trips into Mexico and Texas, to secure depositions, and countless short journeys in Arizona, beside.
 Said MT. Morrison:
 fThe great reason for the ener- getie prosecution of the case was to thereby afford a precedent for the stringent application of the immi- grafton laws as affecting all bound ary actions of like nature.
 "The case was defended by every kind of skill and legal ability that could be brought to bear by the de- fendant company. Isidore B. Dock weller, general counsel for the com pany, is one of the most prominent lawyers before the California bar, and he called to his aid Judge A. c. Baker, who is unquestionably the ablest attorney in Arizona in actions of this character. The case was bit terly contested every inch of the way. It required four full days and the examination of twenty-five wit nesses for the government to get in US IeSllmOny-
 Commenting along the same line, the defendat's chief counsel, Attor- ney Doekweiler, said:
 "United States Attorney Morrison should be given full credit for con dueting the case for the government, in fine, lawyer-like fashion, after hay ing first splendidly prepared it. This case against the Grant Brothers com pany is the most important in the history of Arizona, and of notion wide significance. Its decision eonstI- tutes it the first successful proseeu- ton under the immigration law.
 "Great credit is also due Judge Campbell, who settled with praeti- eally no precedent to guide him, and really made the law to govern the action himself.
 ''The arguments were in a way brilliant. The defendants state to- day that though the principal officers of the corporation knew nothing of the alleged acts of peOnage, they recognize themselves as bound in a measure by acts of subordinates and stand ready to pay the fine in case the motion for retrial or the retrial itself fails"