The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-04-23
CAPITALIST OWNED COURTS.

CAPITALIST OWNED COURTS.
It commonly accepted tuism that the courts of the United
States of America capitalist owned controlled and manipulated
In the interests of the he poor man. the worker can
not get justice in the courts is summing up the situation
that has grown into widespread conviction This conviction that
the courts instead of being the buwar of the liberties of the
Individual and the nation according to popular deuson
are now machine for the perpeuaton Of capitalist class rule
and worgclass exploitation has been arrived at thru the
method scientific investigation the character of society
and by the commonly pracced method of observance
count actions and decisions Accepting the old saying that
ample is convincing than argument the workers de-
Gliding that the decisions of the courts made conformity
with the class interests of the wealthy.
While this all commonly accepted there occasionally arise
such stern examples OF this truth that they become worthy
being called attention additional proof Three such case
point The first the of Alexander Howat found
guilty April contempt of court ordering strike of miners
in Kansas He fined 5000 and placed under $4,000
not to call further strikes The Kansas Industrial Court Law
has declared miners strikes illegal miners strike strikes at the
profits OF the mine How to stop the nsurgent Kansas
miners from delivering such parayzng blows in the only vital
spot in the bosses anatomy puzzle until Governor Allen hit
the Industrial Court pa Kansas has not erected any
machinery to compel the mine to allow the miners
thus live however and there have been more strikes in
the erection of the Industrial Court than in
the previous perodwhch would to indicate that the
thus clearly to be instruments of the property owning class
Of Kansas Ask the miners.
Last week. the only remaining hope Gf it yet remaned Of
the w. W. that the Chicago cases. numbering 49, would re-
ceve justice in the United States Supreme Court blasted
Haywood and the rest refused of their While
the appellants had legal claim to review it privilege
within the power the Court grant had been so inclined
faty declined the review The 70 will prison and remain
there for from 20 years each unless general amnesty
granedor the organized power Of the of workers is
used to set them free
The W. cases need no review here nor does the w. W. re-
qre additional proof of its character cascocous pro-
etaran organization fighting with all its power against the
potao of the workers by the capitalist class and the capitalist
State Its long of service to the workers commend it
to the capitalist State and Courts fit object of hatred venom
and persecution In the face of the W. WIS long and tenacious
fight against the capitalist SYSTEM to hold out the hope of justice
in the courts could only be cassed the widest dream
becoming flying in the face Of actualties.
remains however for the court convict itself out of it's
mouth has done In rendering decision against the
Aagamated Clothing Workers recently favor of employing
firm Judge James Sn of the Brooklyn Supreme Court
spills the beans in that leave doubt
Whether you believe the Class Struggle the Judges
signed decision granting the injunction ought to commend itself
marveosy frank statement Of the position of the Courts
in what conceves to be struggle to the death between
opposing classes in present day society Says the judge
The issue between the parties nothing more than the old
conflict between capital and labor The swing of the pendulum
influenced almost entirely by the law of supply and demand and
neither capital labor at any time satisfied to governed
by the length sweep to and fro When capital has the up
per hand will continue to grind down labor and when labor
in the ascendant will in turn continue harass cheat and seek
to either control destroy capital Neither at any time willing
give the qd pro and the ceasng conflict goes on
he courts must stand all times the representatives of
capital of captains Of industry, devoted the principle Of n
dvidua initiative protect property and persons from violence
and destruction strongly opposed all schemes for the naona
ztion OF industry and yet save labor from oppression and
aoy toward the removal Of the workers Just grievances
The lesson the gtato have been trying for generations
to bring to the attention Of the ought to be easier of ac
compishment The Judge makes the matter plain The
ceasng conflict between capital and labor on In this
battle for the courts attempt to serve both It must
take standand does firmly and enthusiastically upon the side
Of Capital There equvocaon attempt at deception
All that necessary is that the workers should accept
Judge Won sens statsments true for true they are