New-York tribune., 1922-09-07
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Hale Critics
Before Court
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have shown q contempt for the courts
and the processes of law need not COM
PLAIN that they are denied the full priv
lieges Of free speech II is my inten-
tlon, if II shall prove necessary to pro-
ceed with the equity suit, to rive them
the fullest opportunity of free soeech
and under circumstances that viii give
the greatest value to their utterances.
Tor | propose, when the court next
hears this case, that the leading de-
iendants shall have the fullest oppor-
tunity to take the stand and testify un-
der oath as TO whether or not thew are
responsible for instigating and carry-
ing on the unqlestioned conspiracy to
paralyze transportation in this country
II they are reluctant to tell their side
OF the story shall! he disposed al
though the governments evidence will
make it unnecessary--to call the lead
ing defendants to the witness stand,
and they will then have, as / said. the
fullest opportunity of free speech and
under the most satisfactory conditions
I'm thus proposing to put before
the country not only the governments
case, but any possible defense, ] am
somewhat hampered by the fact that
the governments process servers have
had great difficulty in locating the lead
ing officials of the shop crafts oreani-
zations. No lawyer has vet formally
appeared for them in the Chicago suit,
and this is disappointing, as desired
TO serve notice upon him to bring into
court next Monday all the books, let
ters, teiegrams and other documentary
data of his clients, so that the public
could judge whether or not they con-
tinuously attempted 60 paraIyga inter
state commerce and thus starve the
community in order TO enforce, by CO.
ercion, their demands.
To Summon Union Leaders
u am to-day instructing the Unitea
States Attorney at Chicago to serve
notice on the counsel for the defend.
ants, when such counsel is selected, to
produce those of his clients who are
the leading officials of the shop crafts
organizations, together with all their
books, correspondence, financial ac-
counts, check books and osher docu-
nentary data. | must presume that
they will welcome this opportunity to
put their case before the court and
thus the public, and give little credit
tn the rumors that any OF these de-
PENDANTS have gone TO Canada and
taken with them the records of their
activities, Such a course would be
foolish as the government is not with
out duplicates Of much documentary
evidence, and can readily subpoena the
telegraph companies to produce the
kilograms.
IF this minority OF labor leaders
who have denounced the action OF the
courts are not willing to come into
court and tell sheir side Of the story
on the soleninity of their oaths as Wit
nesses, then the public, which only de-
sircs fair play, Is likely TO draw it's
own conclusions"
Senator Watson deplored as untimely
ard Dnseemly the discussion of the in
Junction in the Senate when the argu-
nlents on the question of making the
injunction permanent are soon to be
heard by the ceurt. He thought moth
ing ought to be said in the Senate
which might in any way influence the
courts action. He emphasized that the
injunction was not sought by the Presi-
dent until all efforts at conciliation