Evening star., 1922-09-08
Labor Will Have Its Day in Court.

The issuance OF the temporary fntunc-
tion In the railway strike has not
aroused any bitter feeling 70 date chiefly
because, rs most editors insist in dis
cussing the Chicago court action, there
will Be time enough 10 protest against
injustice when sii Of the facts are .
matter Of record and the opposition
has IT, 6ay In court" There 10 an air
Of tempered tolefancs in most Of the
discussion. even - far ~ the papers
which entertain extreme views are con-
eerned. and through all Of the editorial
(comHseat 10 . suGGsstion sf N appeal
to all concerned to obey the law both
In letter and IN spifit.
The Indianapolis News Independently
calls attention to the fact that. when
It finally comes before the court on Sep
tember II. IT can and Will be modified"
language" and the Louisville Post I'm
dependenO. In addition. suggests that
1T 10 the next step Of the government
which the public will watch with inter-
est" The present moment, the Bslti-
mers Sun (tndepsndsnt democrst) points
ness" and should labor resort to q
general strike because the government
has sought to protect the railroads from
violence, 1t would weaken its cause dis
astcousiy aod ind!ct IN injury upon
S.:aa!. iss:r which 1t may require yssr' to
II the strike could be broken by
injunction the New York World
ldsmoeratic) considers the action
Exactly two months late" and It
argues that Mr. Daughsrty believes
that II Z striker wrecks = train the
tAe0O "a n NA %
against him for murder. but to have
him punished for contempt Of court"
Even though the inJunetion 10 '.ab.
soiutsly unnecessary, ~ regards the
great majority Of tho str4ksrs." 1t
wiz check 'hct-hsaded destructive
News tdemocratic) thinks and. re-
gardiess Of its existence. "worknien
on strike can be counted upon to
continue following the light Of reason
rather than blind emotions' However.
because Of its nature. the use of the
Injunction 10 something to be regret
ted" the Newark News independently
proceeding before q judge for the
usual and ordinary methods OF law"
The reason for the action, however.
the Buffalo News (republican) holds.
10 to give notice to all concerned that
they must have a regard for the
not be destroyed by organised capt.
tai. but it can destroy itself" This
likewise Is the view Of the New York
Herald Undependent) and it reci:es
the sweeping nature Of the proceedings
in the Debs case a. m answer to those
raii 1t the court issuing suca injunc-
ti0ns In behalf Of the major party in
interest. the people OF the United
states"
aemocratic) thinks that -Mr. Dsush-
than 1t has laid" and the wisdom Of
Ms action is sravely doubted by q
nuititYde Of sober citizens" The At
teyney General. in the opinion OF the
oysacuIe Herald independently. has
sthrust to the foreground an issue
q t!striHeSrsakins sSs%a n BY sniunst,sns @ s aos.
not appeal to the Brooklyn Eagle (in-
6ependent). especially when its scope
70 designed to interfere with the
constitutional guarantees OF free
speech and q free press. The perma-
asnt Injunction; II granted. will. tho
bring about "a Showdown" because
labor unionism should not mean
radlcalism any moro than liberty as
outiinSd In the Constitution Of the
UnitSd States means license. or.
plainly speakine. anarehy." Bat there
Should Be . method OF approach
which would Be bettsr workable than
thA Injunction. the New Orleans Item
Independently argues, as 1t Is '.intoi-
srsples that there does not exis: is:,t in
s1ism 10 evolve the grounds for
.sreem.nt. Thsse is !, lapse ir our
tkst mast be cured" Recital Of the
iaets upon Which the intsneti.n was
being ito protect the people" the
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch show. BE-
cause when the very lives OF the
peepie arc threatened and endangered
81 strikers injunctions are moderate
weapons with which to ssfeguard
them."
'The courts will now decide whether
tho suarants.s Of the. Constitution
mean what they say" the chstta-
nooRa Times independent demo-
eratlc3 holds, and after this issue Is
settled, then It 10 not unlikely that
the people will turn. to the railroad
u4nsgement to discover whether they
Sfe deinE their work sfmcient1y;
whether they are waSttag The Sub.