The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-11
OBEY LAW OF LAND OR LEAVE COUNTRY
 JUDGE JAS. A. EMERY
Rule of Reason Demanded in Settlement of Disputes, De- ClareS General Counsel of
 Manufacturers Assn

"When a law is made in this country, it is the duty of men to obey it." said Judge James A. Emery of Washington, general counsel of the National Association of Manu- lecturers, addressing the Alabama Manufacturers association last night.
 He, who does not like the law of the land, has the righ. and the privi- | lege of exerting his effort to have the law changed If he does not sue ] eeed in having the law changed. there are two alternatives before him. The one is to obey the law, the other is to leave the country whose laws he does not lke.'
 This sentence provoked a storm of applause from the more than 200 rep resentative manufacturers, clergymen and others present.
 We must choose between the rule of reason and the rule of force" said Judge Emery. The law of injunc- tion is to prevent an injustice It is the law of reason. There must either be the rule of reason or the rule of force. We must choose between the injunction to prevent 1awlessness and the bayonet. If the injunction is done away with. either the individual must protect himself, or the state militia must be called out.
 In Washington today a great con- ference is being held to lift the eco- homie burden that has been placed on the world by the rule of force. am proud to be able to say to you Alabamians that a leading force in bringing about an agreement among nations to substitute the law of req son for the rule of force is the quiet dignified, but effective senior sena- tor from Alabama" This remark was also greeted with prolonged applause.
 Government by Groups
 The speaker believed that public opinion was more and more forming itself around and in defense of the inherent right of men to work when, where and for whom they choose to work. The country has sensed the drift of government by groups of men through imposition of their will on others. It realizes that if one group of men in republic is allowed to impose it's will on others, the same right inures to other groups. The re- suit would be that there would be no real law. no real rule of reason, but struggle between groups to rule without regard to the common good.
 "The injunction" said Judge Elm cry, has come down the corridors of time. It has been approved to pre- vent the sale of property when there is dispute as to ownership of prop erty. It has been approved when 1t has been exercised against the oper- ations of monopolies
 Labor organizations have not called the injunction into question until it was exercised against their organizations. To exempt the labor organizations from the law of injunc- tion would be tantamount to allow ing group of men in a republic to govern that republic without regard to the rights or wishes of others"
 Duty of Manufacturers
 The great question in Europe to- day, said the speaker, is the economic one. What is to be done with the teeming millions that continue to multiply? They must either secure more territory in their neighborhood or emigrate, or the manufacturing in dustry of Europe must multiply it's productiveness so that more people may exist within the same area. The 1ndHuldCtuTeTS must SOlNe the ecO- homie problem of the world
 The manufacturers will know best whether he is right, said Judge Elm cry. by asking himself whether his course of action with respect to la bor and to other problems is one that tends to the public welfare. The pub lie welfare is best promoted. he said, when disputes are removed from the arbitrament of force and there Is sub mission to law.
 Douglas Malloch of Chicago kept the audience roaring with laughter in his address on Sinners Whom I Have Known" greeting the audi ence as he began speaking with the remark. Glad to see so many of them here.
 Judge J. T. stokeley presided at the banquet.
 h. the course of hls speech Judge Emery paid a high tribute to L. Sevier, president of the organization, whose service in matters affecting manufacturers had been national as well as statewide, he said