The labor world., 1922-09-30

press the charges that have been
Limit Power of Courts. rns
The council announced also that
in the campaign to curb the power
Of the courts and to restore copsdS
tutional government it would pre-.
sent a constitutional amendment to
congress limiting the power Iof the !.
courts to declare laws unconstitus
tional. Where congress passes
law once declared uncOnstitutiona1,
the courts may not, second time
nullify that law. according to- the
provisions Of the proposed amend
ment. = -.1- -..
The Immediate issue is the. im-
.peachment proceeding begun against
the attorney general by Congress-
man Keller Of Minnesota. =, 80.
. The executive council has address.
ed the, following communications to
all trade unionists: 1850
To All Organized Labor: 80
Greetings: The Injunction issued
against the shopmen by Judge VIII
kerson on application of Attorney
General Daugherty is a most flag
rant violation of the Constitution SQf
the United States, and of the laWs
enacted by our congress. No one ap-
,parently is free from its sweeping
/ sproyisions. 1t. prohibits the freedom
Of speech. the freedom of press and
the Fight of the people peaceably TO
assemble to discuss their grievances.
Even a minister of the gospeI,dn
Indtapa was proceeded against 1ef
violating the injunction because he
had prayed for the success ofat1le
shopmen. The editor of labor par
per m Memphis; was placed under
arrest for printing an editorial crtfa=
cising the, injunction. - sl.s.ss:-:s
| Daugherty Against Unions. ..ss
:. The attorney. general based his
claim for the Injunction on the
ground that the law was violated
when the shopmen refused to accept
decisions of the Railroad Labor
board, which they had perfect
lawful: right to reject. He declared
he would. use the power of the Unit
ed States government! to prevent la
Dor from destroying the "open shop"
otherwise the; non-unions shop. He
has violated the law by using the.
funds appropriated by -congress In
the: prosecution of individuals and
organizations under the antitrust
act. The law appropriating funds Tor
the department Of justice prohibits
their use in the prosecution Of labor
or farm organizations, under the
antitrust laws of the United States.
These facts make it Imperative for
the people of cur beloved country
to raise their. voices In earnest and
en- mphatic protest against govern
ment by Injunction especially when
that injunction overrides the laws
and the constitution Of bur republic.
Appeals to Labor.
The. executive council, therefore,
calls upon all labor and sympathiz-
ing freedom loving citizens to hold
mass. meetings in their respective
communities on, Sunday, Oct. /, 1922,
in protest against the injunctioa h4~
titioned for, and obtained by A5te{-
neys General Daugherty, to p1Edxe
support to the striking railroad shpp-
men in their r>contest and to endorse
| the move for >the impeachment Of
i.Attorney General Daugilerty. GEE :.sssss.
| It Is urged that you make imMe-
,diate preparation: for the holding OF
the mass. meeting on Sunday, Oct.
l1922; that you solicit and obtain the
cooperation of the farmers both as
organisations and as ndividuals,S and
sympathetic freedom-.oving citizens.
| of your community; also that tesd.
lutions be prepared and adopted ,ssst
the mass me stinE copy Of which, 6t1y
signed, should be transmitted tor sthe
member Of the house OF representa-
tives representing, your district at
WashingtonxD. c.. and forward q
copy of the same IS thi9 office.
Many Charges Made.
u It is expected that farmers ana
all progressive organizAtfnos and, inr
dividuals will join in the campaign
to bring about impeachment.
L There viii be levelled at the ats
Etorney general first the charge ttat
In the Chicago Injunction he flQNted
the. constitution and the law: second.
that he has held up prosecution ge
war grafters: third, that he has
failed IN, his duty to prosecute s.
gree. combination which, has been
indicted for alleged. rsstfaint g
trade. g s. ~: ~
Denouncing the decision Of the
/ Republican majority members ot the
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