The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-07
COURT CRITICIZED
BY SENATOR FOR
COAL CASE RULING
La Toilette Says Opin-
ion Is Most OMNIBUS
To Union Labor

WAgHINGToN. June Dc
ciarirg that the supreme court de-
clslnn In The Coronado coal case
was the most ominious In what II
forcsbadnsvs for the futurr OF
union labor In ttie cc1ntry'. Senn-
tor imFoilettc republican,. VIE
ronsin. today lrsued a statement
In which he criticized the court,
The opinion, he stated, vas 'slgni-
f!cant because OF what the court
SAYS on questions not invofveo In
the ease rather than because OF
nuythlur ihat ~ actually decided.
After reviewing the condition.
which led w to and prevailed
during the strike ia tho ArAnnaas
coal mines In l9ii. upon which the
cns. was based. the Wisconsin
senator declared. "a siN-lino deci-
sion WINS all that was Required to
Dis pose of the case on It's merits,
for the supremc court was rcluci-
nntly Obliged 10 admit the fact AZ
I have stated. "thc reference belng
to hiy assertion that there if M
aud never was amy case against
the defendants in the federal
court"
''The supreme court. however"
Senator tai'oliette stated. went
out OF its way through 80 pages to
berato the defendants and 10 char
a%rtcrize them a. outlaws and
m%urderers. and the chief Justice
wound up his opinion by saying;
The circumstances are such a. 10
awake "a regret that IN our view
Of the federal Jurisdiction we can
not affirm the Judgment.
The court Also went out Of IT,
way. the senator said. ito change
the law nr 10 has existed In the
United States since the beginning
~ the government, that unin-
c%orporntcd associations such as
are involved here. could not be
sued ms an entity"
Reviewing what Il stated was
the authority Of the court upon
| which Il bafed that finding. Senn-
tor I~.nt'ollctto charged that Chief
Justice TAFT neglected ito state that
as the result ~ the Taff-vale cas-
the British parliament passed a
statute which cut up that decision.
root and branch. ana made II i'm
possible for an English court 20
ever render a similar decision"
mo doubt. our supreme court
feels obscure behind the bulwarl
Of n written constitution, thc
meaning Of which that court has
nrrogated Ia itself the function oi
finally determining the senator
concluded.
Citing that the price OF bitum-
iuous coal rose to SIC a ton IN
1890. Mr., Hoover said;
n am In hopes that the actor
taken may saw the public from
recurrence OF such piofiteering a'
developed In that panic period
Statistics asked by the WnEi
II resolution m consumption nos
production OF hituminous colt'
|, were furnished by Secretary Hoo
ver. who said the consumption be
tween April / and June 4 wa
1 estimated az Gb 600. 900 tons. o.
, | June 4. the latter stated. II wa
estimated TINT there was ON ham
u supply OF "a. Ooe.O OO tons wit
possibly 10000. 900 tons more q
transit.
, Estimates OF production sine
the strike began. Mr. Hoover said
a came from the railways, the gov
, eminent being without def
! inlte Information OF is own.
Councillors with receipt by IN
senate Of Secretary Hoovcr'E re
d., port "A movement raj gotten unde
! way by Senator Borah. repubilca
OF Idaho. chairman OF the senat
= labor committee. and Senate
Walsh for bringing the coal pric
situation before the senate. The
planned TO inquire into complaint
OF the National Retail Coal Deal
u cra' association that undue prlce
had been demanded by operation
al A committee Investigation wa
!, under consideration. according I
senator Walsh, who also planne
to introduce another resolution I
call upon Secretary Hoover "a
similar Information regarding IN
; anthracite situation as that ~
cured on the bituminous.