United labor bulletin., 1911-01-19

came to terms and the men were ar
rested.
The shooting Saturday night might
have resulted in fatalities, If Sheriff
Capp had not been warned early in the
evening by the wife of Coombs who
called him up by telephone and told him
that her husband was on the warpath
and TO look out for him" Capp took
the warning and was prepared when the
shooting happened.
The situation as It exists today can
only be remedied by the common people
and the union men and women espe-
cially.
These are the people that are arrang-
ing for a demonstration to start proceed
ings that may correct the evils. Let
every union man and woman in the state
lend his aid by being present at this
demonstration in the Auditorium on Feb
2 1t is vital to the future welfare of the
labor movement in Colorado that Judge
Mhitford be unseated and the law cor
rected in such way that the jurisdic-
ticn OF the judge in injunction cases will
be limited to what transpires in his court
The criminal law should be sufficient TO
prosecute all violations of the law.
The legislative committee OF the State
Federation OF Labor has had bills intro
duced that will correct the evils, but
these bills cannot be passed without the
aid OF every union man in the state
New Is the time. Wake up.
Alderman Thomas Hyder. formerly a
member of Carpenters union No. 55. in
troauced a resolution in the board of al
dormen Tuesday night providing that the
aldermen have prepared and presented
to the present session of the legislature
a petltion asking for a law carefully de-
nnlng the power Of the courts in grant
'nE injuuciions in labor difficulties. 1t
follows;
whereas. the course OF some district
courts OF the state OF Colorado, in the
matter OF issuing intunctions In labor
troubles and punishing violators Of the
same FOR alleged contempt OF court with
cruel and unusual penalties, the denial
ri the right OF citizens to speedy and
immediate right OF trial by jury in the
localities where such alleged acts OF con
tempt were said 20 have been committed
and various abuses of the injunction sys-
TEN seem to be growing SO fast in Colo
redo as to merit the attention OF the
whole people, therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the eighteenth general
assembly he petitioned by the board OF
aldermen of the city and county of Den
yer to pass statute laws carefully deiin-
ing the power and rights OF courts and
the QuAlts OF NltlEtus III ShNA Naotss ~
the end that privileges and liberties OF
AL citizens be preserved from judicial
encroachment. which is always the most
subtle and dangerous method of attack
upon constitutional rights"
President Thomas Lewis of the United
Mine Workers Of America scored Judge
whitford at the convention in Columbus.
Ohio. In the following language;
Justice has been prostitute, public as
semblage denied. free speech suppressed
and personal liberty made farce
by the punishment inflicted on our
members by Colorado judge, who
believes that his Interpretation of what
constitutes contempt is the only thing
necessary to imprison men who are in
nocent of violating laws of the land
He called upon the convention TO give
its attention to the Colorado situation.
Lewis denounced the Sherman anti
trust law, which he declared was in real
ity being used to deprive the wage earn
ers of their right to organize.