Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-15
chancellor Martineau De- fines Right to Strike and
 the. Right to Discharge.
mr,F.EpHONE STRIKE
 PAUSED THE ORDER
r.eterly Summary of Situation and ,peremptory Orders to Sym
 nathizers by Little Rock st Chancellor.

he meeting of the union people and svmnathizers of the striking telephone cnorators here at the old statehouse grounds tonight, a crowd of about 3o0 marched thru several streat and finally stopped before the garage of sho taxi company which mad employ sd I Russel McNamara, the chauffeur rho drove his car into crcwd te- l fore the telephone building Saturday night, injuring two persons.
 Members of the crowd began yell ine aScabn, and continued the de1l. oustration until Sheriff w. G Hutton came along in his car. Tho alone, inc sheriff undertook to disprse the crowd. One man was arrested, and tha shelf underto ok to disperse the taka his prisoner to jail. Another member of the crowd attempted to at tack the sheriff and was clubbed in the face who used his pistol. Two others then joined in the attack, and &the first man arrested escaped. The 1.-Two men were taken to jail, and are held for melting riot. The crowd #shortly afterward dispersed.
 The pickets nave been withdrawn fYotn about the telephone building.
 Little Rock, Nov. 14.-Striking tel |(bhone operators and their sympataiz- |ers in the city of Little Rock today were enjuined from pfcketirg or mo- l6tins the employees of the South western Bell Telephone company in a 1scision rendered by Chancellor Jc&n E. Martineau of the Pulaski cotHty chancery court. Chancellor Martineau granted a temporary in. juction without setting date when Its permanency should be argued.
 The court room was crowded with the striking operators and their sup porters when the telephone com pany's prayer for an injunction was heard. Interest had been aroused ln the case of the action of a crowd that surrounded the telephone com pany office last Saturday night when thfee shots were fired through the windows and bricks were thrown at ihe telephone employees who attempt ed to enter or leave the building.
 Only 20 Per Cent Quit.
 Attorneys for the company pointed but in brief peroration that "only O per cent of force of 265 girls Ad left their work, and that in the ace Of every intimidation the remain lng SO per cent of operators had stuck o their work, demanding only their ree-born American rights in being hllowed to pursue a lawful occupa- Alter prefacing his remarks with
 statement that the courts which pnce held that strikes by union men ma women were unlawful, have of ale altered this view, recognizing Ene right of employees to organize a lnion and strike, so long as these mployes did not try to intimidate ptner employees who chose not to cave their work, Judge Martineau ave his decision. He said:
 Rights of Parties.
 III the conditions or. wages-the onditions surrounding the employees the wages paid them-arc not sat stactory to the employees of the tele- none company, they have the right qait, they have right to strike, ney have right, by saying. that they nl not work for the telephone com aly' to enforce upon that company aaAe the company do. They have a snt to organiz. It is entirely prop perhaps. that those employed in I'ain line of work should organize tnelr own protection and to ben
 tneir conditions. The law does not 9onloit that and the law will pro N you In that right if 1t is violated
 attempted to be prevented by any
 On the other hand, an employ
 nag the right, under the law, to ssCnarge any body that he desires ac IS in his employ. file may do Iss TOT reason or without reason H., Y may do 1t because he is not sat ,so with the services rendered or .ause he is not satisfied with the
 .son rendering the services. If s wages paid by the telephone com
 lx are not sufficient for these girls
 ave upon they can go into other aws ol work and earn more. they N N right to do it without interfer- III oi the telephone company.
 .un Nust Obey the Law.
 Wnon ever strike Is called and
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