Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-24

Springfield, ul. Sent 30, 1917.
7 All Trade lnionis,s IN Illinois ,-~
Greeting In view of IL impol-
.sase, aua the ioluence gha. re N.
junction question is eNeitins in the
pending national and state election,
eur members and the friends ot the
labor movement : should know exactly
what the position ot the American
teUetation II Labor is, on that mat
Ter, Fer thai reason | am emhady
ing in this circular, the report Of the
Committee on Executive Councils te-
port, t,f the convention If the Amel,.
can Federation n Labor. held al A..
lautic City, June 9TH to the 2Sfd,
1919. inclusive.
This report WAS sdop,ed nnanl-
mouSly by Inc delegates to that con.
vtnutn, ami this is the Gully subject,
50 far as my knowledge goes, on
which the American Federation Of la.
Dor has taken position, declaring
that labor will not submit 10 a eour,
order, II that court order denies them
as American citizens, their inherent
and cons,itutienally guaranteed rights
and liberties.
fhey teok this action because they
believed that, Ia recognize the right
Of an Individual Ca judgcl to set
aside the entire government of the
United States, as applied To ma
jointly of our citizens, and To set him.
self up instead, as that government,
was such a serious crime, against
them and menace to our govern
ment, that to stand the consequences,
no matter what they were, for refuS.
ing to DO so, was much more prefefa.
Bile.
/ sincerely hope that our entire
membership will read this document
over carefully, get clear under
standing of the real meaning OF gov
ernment by injunction, and that they
will leave no stone unturned TO free
themselves from this evil, and restore
real American Govefnment-~by seeing
TO il that in every election. and In
every governmental appointment, that
no men are elected or appointed as
! judges, or 10 any other governmental
position where they may have any
influence In either the election on ap'
pointment Of judges, who are not
unqualihedls opposed 10 the use Of
| linpnctions in labor disputes, as
affecting personal rights and liberties
guaranteed US by the constitution OF
eur nation, and state.
judicial Construction of Law
Upon that portion Of the ENecu'
tive Councils report under the above
caption the committee reported as
! follows:
Under this caption the Executive
| Council directs attention to the opin'
ion submitted by MI. Jackson IL. Raj
ston, of Washington, ID. C., the attor.
ney for the American Federation OF
Labor, on the subject Of the power OF
the courts TO declare laws unconstltu'
| tional
Your committee considers that
nothing is more dangerous to the
rights of life, liberty, and the puf-
suit of happiness than TO permit any
department of government exclusive,
absolute and final authority in any
matter which directly or indirectly
involves or affects the destiny OF u
people or control, over its possessions.
Our nation only recently associated
itself with other democratic nations
Of Europe to destroy the heredity rule
of government over the people, Our
nation, in association with other ma
tions, of free peoples, has just con
cluded a victorious war for the rights
of all peoples to determine their own
destinies. While proud of our accom-.
plishments in behalf of peoples OF
| Eutops, we have, nevertheless, been
neglectful of sinister influences, con