The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-06-23
LECALIZINC VIOLENCE

| The petitions now being circulated
by organized labor asking that the
constitution of the state be amended
so as TO take from the courts the
power to issue injunctions in labor
disputes is one of the most arbitrary
and revolutionary moves ever made
in democratic country in time Of
| peace. The suspension of the writ of
Sabeas corpus would be fraught with
| no more danger to the rights OF citi-
zens that the depriving of certain
classes OF our people Of the right to
seek this remedy to prevent the de-
struction OF their property and the
ruin of their business. 1t is the most
radical kind of class legislation be-
cause it seeks TO deliver up one class
OF our citizens, bound and helpless, to
the tender mercies of another class.
We might look upon this move with
more or less complacency if the evil
was 10 affect only the class at which
II is aimed, but the evil effects from
such legislation will touch every citi-
zen of the state. We cannot isolate
such vicious principle. Sooner or
later the whole people, who pay all
the bills in the ENG, will taste the bit
ter fruit, and 1t is better that they
should realize this before putting
their hands TO a petition which is
bound to handicap their commercial
activities, work disaster to their IN
dustries and open the door ID a whole
food of vicious legislation. - the
fundamental lazy Of the state is to VIC
changed so as to deprive the manu- /
facturer of the power to protect his
property by injunction it will pave the
way for an orgie of disorder and de-
structioh against which the LEGAL Az
thofities will be powerless,
Organized labor may deny thai :' ;
intends either disorder Or d-"' ..;o,
but but the very fac. e. ..at it is asking that
tthe lea ,al restraints upon such action
be removed proves the case against it.
II business mans property is
threatened with destruction at the
hands of disgruntled employees or
anyone else is he not entitled to the
entire force of the commonwealth to
protect it? If organized labor does
not intend to coerce the employer by
the destruction OF his
property why is it making such siren !
IOuS SiOIlS W ucpIlNc llilll OF the ltRdl |
protection which he has had since the
foundation of the republcs The mo-
tive behind all this activity is too
to deceive any citizen who
will acquaint himself with the facts.
1t Is time that the people realized
that they have to pay, in the final
accounting, For all labor disputes,
strikes, lockouts and boycotts. This
fact Is unacceptable. Have the people
Of any city in this state so many fac
tories that they can afford to open the
doors to fire and destruction? Are
we not all vitality interested in the
payrolls of our factories? Are we not
all affected adversely when those pay
rolls dwindle or disappear? Can we
afford to place our factories at the
mercy of those who respect not the
personal or property rights of an
other The vast majority OF orr
are orderly and law-abid
ing citizens, but there are, unfortn.
nately, too many to whom the de-
struction of property appeals as the
best arguments which can be used in
the settlement of labor disputes. Be
fore our citizens give encouragement
to this movement they should con-
slider the patent fact that organized
labor would not ask for this power II
il did not intend TO use II