United labor bulletin., 1911-07-20

The argument has been made by an
influential newspaper that the assembly
should rescind its action in regard to the
unfair list. The paper in question is the
Rocky Mountain News. 1t says that the
unfair list is taking an undue advantage
And some laboring people pay heed to
such rot" coming from a corporation
paper that is owned by a person who is
party to the wrongs that have been
committed against the miners.
We have failed to hear the voice of
the News raised in defense of union men
that have been shot in the night and
stabbed in the back.
No word has been uttered that would
help the hungry mothers and children in
the affected district.
No protest was made by the News
when men were sent to Jail by Injunc-
tion Greeley for ''the good of the COM
munity," when the judge said in the
same breath that the evidence was con-
fiicung" and someone had not told the
truth
Yet when the same interests are at
tackled that have encompassed the i'm
prisonment of the miners. the paper that
remained silent through it all has
belched forth its argument in the de-
fense of the Interests" and has offered
unwelcome advice 10 the Denver Trades
Assembly.
The move has been fully weighed by
the committees from the two organiza-
tions responsible, and no backward step
Will be taken.
There has been a constant ef-
fort from Nov. SO," declared Judge
Whitford in sentencing the men,
when the court issued its restrain
ing order, to the present time, to
nullify the courts order and to en-
barrass the court by making an as
sault upon the character of him who
occupied that place. Your march
ing through the streets in protest
against his enforcement of the
courts order was for the purpose of
intimidating him, TO frighten the su-
preme court and attempt to have it
overrule the lower court to in
auence the governor and to gain
sympathy from the legislature. And
for what purpose was this attempt
at intimidation? To cause the court
to refrain from enforcing its order
that the unions might continue war
fare against men willing to work
IF court can be frightened, If
Judge can be intimidated by such
proceedings. then he should be i'm
peached, he ought not to sit upon
the bench.
with this history of what has oc-
Cured, We will consider what the
duty of the court may be. 1t is to
so administer punishment as to cause
others to be fearful of disobeying the
orders of the court, not to administer
such punishment as will invite vio-
lation of the laws or be a license to
obstruct the court in the administra-
ton of justice. That is the duty of
the court"
The last paragraph printed above
should be read very carefully and given
sober thought,
The citizen should not be frightened
into obeying the order of the court, but
to obey the law: and the order of the
court is not the law because 1t is but the
biased opinion of one man who is placed
in an all-powerful position by political
party which is controlled by the corpora.
tons which seek special privileges at
the hands of the court.
The future alone will tell what the
people think OF the imprisonment of good
citizens who are the life and hope of the
community in which they live.
The committee will meet Sunday fol-
lowing the adjournment of the Trades
Assembly. at 500 Club building.