Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-12-07
Workers viii Welcome Decision
of Importance Made by
Nebraska Judge.
EFFORTS MUST Be PEACEFUL
RIGHT of Union Men to Request
Strikers MOI to Take Their Places
Is DISQUALIFICATION
Given Hard Blow.

Dithtl uSul lIlt ODNh SbpP 10 VI
held in decision rendered by Judge
Charles Leslie in the district court OF
Douglas county, in a suit brought by
Attorney General Reed of Nebraska, to
enjoin the Omaha unions and opposed
employers from carrying their differ
ences to d point inimical to the order
ly course of business.
The attorney generals suit was filed
under the "Junkin act" prohibiting
combinations in restraint of trade. and
was directed against the opposing par
ties as co-defendants, charging each
with conspiracy in violation Of the act
mentioned.
The court held that: "There can
be no question that the unions have
the right to organize, or combine for
their protection and welfare, and their
right to do things in furtherance of
their aims, so far as they do not inter-
fere with the rights of others, is clear.
Unions not directly involved In strike
may decline, if they so desire, to work
on jobs held by them to be unfair and
may approach nOnuniOn men with re-
quest to leave the work or to join the
union, so long as they use no violence,
make no threats nor employ intimida-
tiOn."
Tho right of employers to combine
to protect their rights Is equally strong
ly put in the decision, with the clear
statement that "lOckOuts" calculated to
harm men not involved in strikes, or
tending to force outside and disinter-
ested persons to side with them against
the unions, is conspiracy, in restraint
of trade within the meaning of the law.
Delegates representing 5000 coal
miners of the Springfield Ull.) dis
trict sent telegram to H. A. Garfield
at Washington, United States fuel adj
ministratOr. requesting that the gov
eminent take over the control and OPP
Grafton of the coal mines in the United
States. This action was taken in a
meeting. The men are also demanding
state convention Of the United Mine
Workers to discuss the agreement
reached at the special conference in
Washington. The men appointed COM
mittees to confer with miners from
other districts of the state on the stu.
alton.
Suit to recover more than two and
one-quarter million dollars in damage
from the United Mine Workers OF
America went on trial at Fort Smith
Ark, before Federal Judge Elliott OF
Sioux Falls, s. D., as special Judge
The Bache-Denman coal interests are
suing the mine workers under the Sher
man antitrust act, charging them witt
destruction Of their properties in thu
Hartford valley in July, 1914. A ma
tion-wide conspiracy to wreck the bust
ness and destroy the property Of non
union coal operators is charged in thu
complaint.
President Wilson's special labor in
vestigating commission reported a set
Element Of the strike Of more than 5,
600 copper miners in the old Miami dis
trict of Arizona on basis which prom
Uses to set a precedent for cOmpOsin:
labor disputes elsewhere. BY providing
for resumption Of work Immediately
the commission paved the way for al
bitrating other Arizona copper min
strikes which have caused loss of man
million pounds of war metal In the las
four months. and resulted In deporta
lions Of strikers and other disorders.
About 300 strikes or labor contro
versIes involving 100000 men direct
ly and 100000 Indirectly, have bee
settled by federal mediators of tn
department of labor since war was e,
clared. Only IS attempts to mediat
were unsuccessful. and 100 cases ar
still pending. Hugh L. Kerwin, aid t
Secretary Wilson, is in charge of med
alton work since the secretary is in tn
West at the head of President Wilson
special labor investigating commission
1 Denying the allegations Of "certal
interests" opposed to union labor, tn;
the workers organizations had incite
, the race riots in East st. Louis an
/. Springfield the Illinois State FEEDER;
, ton of Labor in convention, adopted
resolution urging the organization {
negro workers in the country.
The strike of coal miners in Illino
, ended and the men returned to wOr
, President Frank Harrington of til
United Mine Workers of America, III
:, nOis district. declared that fully so p
cent Of the striking miners in the sta
. had been opposed to the move.
The lockout at the plant of Il
American Lace company. Elyria, y.
=, was concluded. The men are Guara
: teed 81 200 n year and percentage {
. the work they do. Ar open shop W
. be maintained. 1t is estimated the loo
O out cost each side 100000.
= Eight thousand tobacco workers al
: cigarmakers returned to work at s:
n Juan. Porto Rico, after four weeks
idleness. There has been a,Rener
n increase in the wages OF these wor
d, erS.
: Actual earnings of woman worke
in Great Britain are considerably abo
the $4.S7 weekly minimum.
- Arizona is the first objective of (
special commission appointed to inv,
l. tigate labor unrest in the states.
v Definite plans for the registration
a Americas woman power have be
II approved by Washington.