Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-29
MJUNCTlONS DENY
LABOR ITS RIGHTS
Noted Chicago Attorney States
Opposition to C0erCive Acts
Strike Iniunctions Are Against Com
mon Rights Of Law, Declares Former
President Of Bar Association

Stephen :. GregaTy. Chicago attorney.
did not mince matters" wnen discussing
iniunctions and boycotts before the in
dustral relations commission at Wash
ingtOu last week
Tho witness told the federal probers
that have been president OF the CHI
cago bar association. the State bar as
sociatiou Of Illinois and the American
bar a-,ociation.- With thes. credentials
the western attorney proceeded to show
his knowledge OF fundamental rights.
He declared that when a Judge Furnishes
a worker Tor violating an injunction.
whcrr the charge i criminal. that this
denisi of trial by jury Is really an
evas.au OF the constitutional guarantee.
Tho witness diplomatically ridiculcd
iudgD- who issue these injunctions. and
SUSTAINED his opposition to a denial OF
trial Hy jury by this illustration:
illustrates His Contention.
II might receive. a. / leave the room
OF g.. tribunal today, threatening let t-
ter fIum somebody saving they were go
ing 10 k'll me Tor something / had said,
or Ild not said. in a court OF equity.
Nov that involves personal loss. possibly
To mg wife and those dependent upon
me, aHf uo court OF equity would listen
FOR moment to bill would file. say
| ing & or 'B' or some other blackhaud
gent man had threatened to kill me off
aud therefore there should be an iuiunc-
I tior ru prevent him from killing me.
Tha' would be- an ab-urdity-a legal alb
sur 'rs and none the les j. it - where
a man i- pHjoincd from committing acts
| OF ....aUsc iu a strike To Try him for
contempt without trial boy jury. And
! thH' HH- been am injustice that has
r.,u u tine minds of everybody that
| ha- .-.u o. victim or it. and justly ~a.
HurIe- Nuuier ~ay- People talk
| abo a-.tarur-. but thr only rr.I Jgi-
| tatu injustice; and the only WAY Is
/ To ar.r tHe injustice aud Withdraw the
| agrrliul.-
"N.n. that has becu attempted by the
| eor-.r-- uf tLe United States boo Judge
! Cltru- bill. - that iu every such
es-s. fr, accused where thc conduct with
/ WhH ha - charged under the gui~c -
a. incarnation Tor contempt l. criminal
mIs. the laws OF the state or of the
| United States. he j. entitled to a trial
| by juys and that j.. think. the best We
| can do
Upholds Right OF Boycott.
Attorney Gregory upheld the right OF
WORKERS To- boycott. lie said;
| think that the >piT1t AMI genus oi
/ An.rrican institutions i founded upon
tli, idca of liberty. Just a. much liberty
M freedom a. L. posSibl, 10y the indi-
| dual. consistent with the general vel
] are. and I have never been able TO sat
| i>iy myself. Notwithstanding legal au-
| thoritic~ to the contrary. that boycott
l 1- W.. understand it. in aud vi itself,
I either Wa- or ought to be Illegal.
/ 20 Won agree To commit murder. that
I ime l. Illegal. whether it j. two OF
! iIirec thousand Ii YOU agree to do any
/ Hther unlawful act. that agreement l.
/ Illegal and constitutes in lt>elf an Illegal
at. But il men combine to do that which
they. each one severally. have right 10
/ Ia; il. after all, the combined act i es'
-rutiallv the same a. the act of the sin
] lie individual. then 1t i very difficult
| ta establish on any logical legal prin'
pie that such combination in and OF
sell j. Illegal