Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-12
Attorney FRANK C0mERF0 Ord PRESENTS
INTERESTING STATISTICS TO THE UNITED
STATES INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION
SOCIAL STRIKES
oS oO0N o..
RELATIONS

we're insolvent themselves on account
Of the lock-ou the nDney WAS raised
10 provide this man sith transporta.
lion hack TO his home
l now desire to file as an exhibit
! letter from Mr. John +. Ramer.
secretary Of state and labor In the
state Of Colorado. showing the extent
'o s.;ss ~ &asI-sHAsees eeaAxht
citizens into the lock -oSt zone with.
out giving to them nOtice OF the ex.
Isting labor disturbance. and that
when these men refused to work and
asked transportation back to their
homes. they were denied IT,
An Interesting feature Of my inves.
Iigation deals With the uses to which
lhe courts and other functions Of gov.
.rument were put to by the compan.
re-. In prosecuting their tight on the
ven. and I want to preface my obser.
Nions BY saying that the criminal
Ause Of the functions Of government
Oys0rp0ratioos when engaged In war
, up1 their employees 10 causing union
vO1g men to lose confidence In
tne $,rts and IN the law.
neyrst thing that happened after
!ne sollsd strike or lockout vas the
lneeeopa % the Illinois Central
~ tssyaA lines Of . systematic
~ arrests. Men were A.
49, s@hrown Into police patrol
ls.S sS"eA e pelies ltasj9Da- pgpl
80 ~J[ co,-..i,.A =,
employ lawyer asfend them .,
great expense to Pm Individually and
: TO their trade ures; notices appear.
2 ed In the newspars. giving publicity
, to the arrest oAese men. These
notices carried thought to the
minds OF the reNg public that the
: men we're crimin, In llS cases that
II personally defled ll5 men we're
!, found not guilty fhe result was not
q compliment t6y skill l possess
"A an attorney. vas simply an evi.
: nee Of the fActAt the arrests were
not the ccidentarresting Of inno-
cent men. but rer part Of . plan
|. designed to terte innocent men.
= There was methN this plan resort.
! ed to by the raila companies. The
o publicity given The men arrested
= created q hostibublic opinion to
1.-The men and lob their cause the
respect. the copnce and the sup.
,port OF the peoi These Wholesale
arrests were latted in applying for
injunctions In United States
courts. These in3tions were sweep
ing In characteChe men found II
necessary to hJavyers to gather
data. TO trAyenf bill OF injunction
and prepare apie affidayits Then
too. TO get Jus II was necessary
TO attack the borary restraining
order. To illus. this paper which
will offer as exhibit. is typical
Of the restrainifders issued. Prac
tically every ottation and individ.
ual | many wSnnected with the
difficulty is m4efsndant. In this
case the men rsd. having a little
money. to makkht was retain.
ed and went sringfield. Illinois.
and appeared b' his Honor. Judge
Humphrey. In Tilted States court.
and filed an an I then attacked
the restrainingr which you will
: find on this pswhich | viii file
= here as an exl The restraining
? order as originlrafted prohibited
2 picketing. Mr.. pa, general coun-
gel for the 1llCentral. and MIR.
y John @. Drenna district attorney.
: appeared for t'mpany. We at.
4 tackled the porDf the Injunction
y restraining the from picketing
e Al length We sted in securing a
y modification ofinjunction order
(which permiteceful picketing
g However. II coney To fight law
o suits. II costs Y to get Justice
d Lawyers must hired witnesses
q seen. evidence Nd. The one thing
D. the men have nhoney. The rail
" road companiest injunetions all
D. over the rome. got them. The
m men were poweo resist. They
had not the uwith which TO
ir resist.
A. The campaigitests caused In.
. tense dissatisfal Most Of these
=. ~ men. in fact albm. were peace.
:. full. law ahidint cltizens-men
~ ~ Who had never arrested before
ha % Many OF them husbands and
NV fathers-others ons. Some had
-. children OF tha age. Others
had daughters oarriageable age
80 The disgrace. hon and embar.
- rassment cause>e arrest OF In.
nocent men crs@ intsaes unrssl
among The nsa-A AA1sfAckioa WITH
> sh- !av an1 ee(
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