The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-06
CROKE AND LEWIS
ATTACK

I'd ffe services held
a. the Noundsville camp grounds fol
loving the parade. the great u.ldito-
mum being packed - OVERLOOKING
Tom l. Lewis. OF Bridgeport. former
president q the United Mine Workers
OF America. and William J Croke.
o. Toledo. vice president OF the IA.
tional organization OF the American
Flint Glass Workers Union. were the
principal speakers Of the day. Presl-
dent T. W. Rowe. OF the glass work
ers. was also In attendance. Various
labor organizations from Wheeling
and throughout the middle Ohio Val.
ley were well represented.
Parade Assemblies.
The parade assembled at the Trades
Assembly headquarters on Jefferson
n and under the leadership of
Chief Marshal ]. W. Martin. got un.
der way at 1880. An automobile con.
taining Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Croke and
Moundsville labor officials. headed the
procession. followed BY a 4O-piece
band, composed OF the three combined
Moundsville organizations. Following
IN order came the Moundsville glass
workers. 100 strong: Painters and Pa.
perhangers. %; BARRIERS. Is: Carpen
tiers, 80; the newly organized Mounds
vile miners. 60. and members OF the
clerks Union, totaling IS. The last
division was made up Of fifteen auto
mobiles carrying the lady nj
the Clerks union. and a score of car
riages containing visitors and officials
Great crowds ~thrOnged the sidewalk,
all over the line Of march. which GOV
cred the principal streets OF the cit
ehdlhg at the camp ground. where spe
cal seats had been reserved for m,
marchers In h auditorium.
The services at the camp ground,
were opened and presided over nv ]
Herbert Riggs. president OF IN,
Moundsville Trades Assembly actins
Tor Chairman p. T. Sullivan. who haC
oeen called TO Pittsburgh. Mr.. Riggs
IN his opening remarks. warml,
praised the public for the interes
manifested in the exercises. Rev. F
). Flanagan. rector Of 81. Frauci,
Naviers Catholic church. Of Mounds
vile. rendered the Invocation. follow
ed by a brief tribute TO he lsbo
memorial movement. A beautiful,
rendered selection BY the Lyric quar-
tette of M%Oundsville. was followed h,
the Introduction OF William J. Crok,
as the first speaker.
croke crItieIzes Courts.
Mr.. Croke. after a few introductor,
remarks on the appropriateness OF /;
labor memorial, launched into a bitins
criticism of the judicial system in IN,
United States. declaring that IN,
judiciary has been used for the ex
press purpose OF r~etarding the labol
movement, and attacked a certain ex
president OF the United States whC
was so bold as TO christen a Unitet
States circuit Judge. whom he had ap
pointed. as a man
Mr.. Croke accused the L. s. distric.
court judges OF being partial 10 tn,
"lntere, ts,' adding that he referred
not TO any n judge but 10 all o
them as n class. He quoted the de
cis.on OF the United States suprem,
court in deciding the labor boycott a
Illegal. the greatest act OF ~inconsisten
I Cy in the worlds history. in view o
the fact that four months later tn
anne court. with the same judges OF
the bench. decided hat the manUfac
turer has the right 10 put on th'
! black list the employe who come.
under the ban.
Judge Made Law.
There has not been q strike o
lockout Of any consequence in the pas
30 wears where judge-msde law Ia.
not been invoked against labor" he as
serted. The contents Of the iniunC
ton are so sweeping that Il the work
Ing man turns the wrong way durini
q strike he Is cited into court for con
tempt and without the least semi
lance o. a fair trial ~ralroaded 20 jail
Some acts Of the courts and Judge.
iu opposition 90 the trades and labO'
movement are something startling
A. my own home al Ellwo0d. Ind.
some years ago. a strike was In pro
gress. There was not the slightest re
sembleuce OF disorder or trouble. bu
Judge Anderson OF the 4. ). Distric
court -ranted an injunction agains
the strikers that was so sWeepinl
that every member OF the organization
was Effected by b.. 4 short time lat
or a paid hirelinR made 30 a point q
pick 20 quarrel with a member Of thl
union. The union man was arrest
cd. ar were all members Of the organ
izatiou and Of the executive board
some living % miles away. and Wit
had not been near the scene durinl
the trouble Some were fined AM
some went 90 jail. Those fined had q
pay penalties ~ from $50 20 $500 each
Those who went 20 pail were sen M
without being granted the consfitui
ioual rigLI Of a trial by jury.
Mr. Croke also criticized Judge An
dcrsou for overriding the fine 81 SZ9.
100000 imposed ON Standard oil. a
Chicago. by Judge lands. and mcut
Iorcd numerous other labor difficult
'es. where Do said the courts we're ur