United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
THE BUCKS STOVE AND RANGE
COMPANY AND THE CONTEMPT
PROCEEDINGS.
(By John p. Frey, Editor international
MoIders' Journal)

When the press dispatches announced
the recent hearing before the United
States supreme court of the now famous
| from organized labor's dispute with the
previous management of the Bucks
Stove and Range company, they con-
tanned the information that the attor-
neys for this firm appeared before the
court.
The presence of the Bucks Stove and
Range company's attorneys before the
supreme court when these cases were
heard, had led to the erroneous opinion
I, in some sections that the relations be-
tween the company and organized labor
were not friendly. This misconception
has made it necessary to submit brief
statement
| Last year an agreement was reached
between the present management of this
company and the representatives of or
ganized labor, including President
Samuel Gompers, by which all questions
which had existed were adjusted to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
| This agreement, among other provi-
sions, provided that THE Bucks Stove
and Range company will withdraw
it's attorneys from any case pending in
the courts which has grown out of the
dispute between the American Fedora
ton of Labor and any of its affiliated
organizations on the one hand, and the
Bucks Stove and Range company on the
other, and the said company will not
bring any proceedings in the courts
against any individuals or organizations
growing out of any past controversies
between said company and organized
labor"
After the agreement had been placed
into effect in all of the departments OIL
the plant, it was discovered that the
clause just quoted might interfere with
the desires and plans of President Com
| pers and his official associates in the
American Federation of Labor, to make
the injunction and contempt issues a
test case before the supreme court OF
the United States.
1t was upon the request of the presi
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor and the approval of his legal coun
sci, that the attorneys for the Bucks
Stove and Range company appeared be.
fore the court, and it was understood
that they were there as parties to a
friendly suit, SO that the desire of organ
lied labor to make the issue which had
been raised by Judge Gould's Injunction
test case would not be destroyed be.
cause of the friendly relations which
now exist between this company and or
ganiZed labor.
The opponents of organized labor and
the advocates of the "non-union shop
policy have given many evidences OF
their displeasure because of the policy
of the present management of the Bucks
Stove and Range company.
They endeavored to make it appear
that no agreement had been reached be.
tween the firm and organized labor, and
now they have endeavored to do injury
by creating the impression that the pres.
ence of the firms attorneys before the
supreme court of the United States was
an evidence of its unfriendliness
| In a measure, the present manage
ment of the Bucks Stove and Range
| company has been placed on the 1--WE
don't patronize list of the anti-trade
union associations.
| Organized labor knows it's friends and
will not be misled. 1t is now aware that
efforts are being made to injure this
| firms business because its present man
agement advocates friendly relations
with organized labor, and to counterfeit
this unfriendly influence it will do its
duty by assisting this firm to place its
| goods upon the market
1t cannot do otherwise and be con
sistent
|