The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-24

tory law.
 As industry developed in England and workmen in large numbers be- came trade unionists, the law agalnst them became more vigorous, brutal and freedom-denying. In fact, 1t was not until the repeal of the conspiracy laws in 1924 that English Workmen could form trade-unions without Vlo- lating the law of the land. Yet dur ing all of the contest between wage earners and employers, the English courts of equity were not factor; it remained for our American courts of equity to apply their "irresponsl- ble" authority and their "conscience' to industrial disputes.
 Although there were a number ot cases arising from disputes between wage earners and employers, which came before our courts i'll the early days of our country, 1t was not until 1901 that employers attorneys con ceived that the authority of court of equity could be applied, and fed eral court of equity discovered that it's "conscience" would justify the is suing of an injunction which would restrain workmen from doing collec- lively what they had a right to do as individuals.
 In 1890, Typographical Union No. of Cincinnati, placed a boycott upon the Commonwealth" news paper published in Covington, Ky. Judge Sage, of the U. 5. Circuit Court, District of Ohio, issued an in junction the year following restrain ing the local union from continuing its boycott.
 This injunction was followed short ly afterwards by another which at tracted national attention.
 In the early part of 1892, the mine owners in the Couer d'Alene, Idaho, attempted to exact monthly tribute from each miner for a physician and hospital fund. The miners were will ing to pay the dollar per month, but objected to accepting the services ot the company's physicians. This dis pute led to further friction and the discussion of many other grievances Finally the mine owners reduced the wage scale, bringing strike-breakers and armed guards from distant, cities into the district.
 Three of the mining comBanies ap- piled for, and obtained, an inJunc- ton from Judge Beatty of the United States Circuit Court in Idaho on July I2, 1892 This injunction restrained the striking miners from entering the owners mines or from interfering with the operation thereof, etc.
 The door had been opened, and some eight months later, Judge Kicks of the Federal Court, Northern Dis trict of Ohio, in connection with the strike against the Toledo & Ann Ar bor Railroad issued an injunction against the Pennsylvania R. R., the Wheeling & Lake Erie R. R., the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R.. R., and other railroads having con meeting lines with the Toledo x Ann Arbor R. R., which enjoined them, their officers, agents and employees from refusing to exchange traffic, or insterstate business between the rail way companies. This in junction was issued because the employees of these
 l L. L. o,7r1,+ + coming from the Toledo X Ann Ar bor Railroad, their action being in sympathy with the striking railway employees of that company.
 Judge Kicks realized that he was treading upon new ground, that the authority he was assuming was with out precedent and he apparently searched the ancient records to find precedents which would justify his actions, but he was unable to dis cover any. In defending his decision, he said in part:
 "It Is said, the orders issued in this case are without precedent. Any just order, or rule known to equity courts was born of some emergency to meet some new conditions, and was there fore in its time without precedent If based on sound principles and bene- fcial results follow their enforcement affording necessary relief to the one party without imposing illegal bur dens on the other, new remedies and unprecedented orders are not unwel come aids to the chancellor to meet the constantly varying demands for equitable relief"
 This injunction was issued on March nth. On March I7th, the