The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-04-07
Judicial Moose Used To Strangle Labor
Protecting Profiteering Coal Owners

judicial moose that sanges by coal
to conceal their profits and gouge the public
The situation shows how far propertybased courts
without protest by the public whose attention drawn from
these things by master propagandists.
Two years the federal trade commission enioned
the Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia from demand
ing coal production costs.
commission the paid miners and wanted
But this getting close finding out
profits made and the coal objected Suit
started by the Maynard Coal which does interstate
business.
The federal trade commission the
merce clause of the United States constitution:
Congress shall have power to regulate
with foreign nations and among the several states
The coal company insisted that it is not engaged in
but is engaged in production This upheld by Judge
Bailey of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
"Tha there radical distinction between production and
Clear he said Numerous decisions by the United
States court cited to sustain this ruling
With the federal trade commission blocked and the coal
owners profits guarded from public it is of interest to
how the apply their theory of production and
commerce" when labor is involved.
Then the courts true to their bias When labor
it productonthe courts ignore cearcut
between property declare that
the workers action an interference with interstate commerce
Herewith follows decisions which indicate the United
States courts position when labor not involved
Commerce succeeds to manufacture and is not part Of
it."-U S. Knight, 1856 u S. l.
Manufacture is transformation-the fashoning of
materials into change form for use The functions of COM
different.'-Ki VS.. Pearson 1923 U. S. l.
Do the take this position when njunctons against
strikers who alleged to interfere with interstate commerce?
The courts do not.
Do the take this position when coal pro-
lection against board that is trying expose
profiteerng?
The courts most certainly do.
At the present time the United States supreme
considering the Miners which involves 800000
damages the United Mine Workers called upon to pay
The is based local coal mine strike Arkansas
against Philadelphia wild CATER who broke his with
the union and declared for the anunon shop Because of
strike he claims Interference with interstate commerce
and he has been upheld by every federal court
The claim not be made that the coal intended for
interstate for the has ruled that
tions" do not constitute interstate commerce.
In suit involving damages a railroad
federal employees liability act the supreme held
"The fact that the coal might be to
be used in the conduct of interstate after the
mined and transported did make injury
by the plaintiff while he engaged interstate
D, L. & w. Railroad Yurkonis, 238 U. S. 439
Congress attempted regulate child labor under
clause of the constitution but the blocked the
the ground that production in the that is
intended for interstate does not constitute interstate
commerce.
If the miners lose the Coronoda every doing
interstate business raid the treasury international
when members of that strewhen they pro-
duction
can interference with interstate commerce
every eXpoiter of human flesh will chuce glee as the
the clause the federal protect
eXtortion and greed.
The judicial that strange labor to protect
profiteers