Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-15

To this opinion, three OF the seven /
justices, namely, Dunn, Cartwright
and Duncan, dissented, holding that
in cases Of this kind, Courts have
jurisdiction to enioin striking work
men from publishing and sending out,
circulars calling upon and urging en-
ployees to quit work and attempting
to persuade them to do so.
90 Lyon K Healy VS.. Union, 2s9 III.
176; Oct. 1919.
This case arose over strike called
by the Musical Workers Union in the
plant of Lyon & Healy in Chicago.
The usual injunction was issued by the
Circuit Court of Cook County en-
Joining interference by the members
Of the Union with the business of the
company, a prohibition against watch
ing the company's plant, against call
ing, procuring or attempting to pro-
cure other unions TO strike and
"from doing anything to subject the
company's employees remaining at
work, or any of them, "to hatred,
criticism, scom, disgrace or annoy
ance."
For alleged violation of this injunc-
ton, one worker was fined $500 and
sentenced to 80 days in Jail. Appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court was composed
Of Justices, Dunn, Cartwright, Farm
err Carter, Duncan, Stone and Thomp-
son. Justice Dunn delivered the
opinion of the Court sustaining the
Injunction and the sentence. To this
opinion, two Justices, namely, Farmer
and Thompson, dissented and Carter
Il Ell nF n
junction too sweeping.
Workman's Compensation Law.
In tribe case of Dragovich VS.. lro-
quois Iron Company, 269 ILL.,, AIS, an
effort was made to have the Work
mems Compensation Law held uncon-
stitutional and of no force and effect,
on the technical ground that the
amendments were not printed before
the final vote on the bill in the Legis-
lature. The Supreme Court was com
posed of Justices Dunn, Cartwright,
Farmer, Carter, Cooke, Craig and
Duncan.
Justice Carter delivered the opinion
Of the Court, which held that the Com
pensation law was constitutional and
in full force. To this opinion, two
of the seven Justices, namely, Dunn
and Cooke, dissented, holding that the
law was unconstitutional.
A similar decision of constitution
atty was rendered in the case of
Przykopenski VS.. Citizens Coal Com
pany, 270 Ill. 275, to which Justices
Dunn and Cooke again dissented.
Every worker should familiarize
himself with these decisions, analyZe
them, get to know their full mean
ing and then busy himself in connec-
ton with the coming judicial conven-
tions and elections and see that judges
are selected as nominees of the dlf-
ferent parties who believe that laws
should be made in Illinois only, by
the law-making body, created by the
constitution of our state for that
purpose,-that courts are created, not
to make law, but to interpret it, and
that judges should only interpret laws
in the light of the legislative intention
as evidence by the language used,
Judges who believe in jury trial, who
believe that man should be consid-
cred innocent until he is given a fair
trial before a jury of his peers and
convicted).
court judge, who wants to abolish
representative government In our
state; who wants to abolish jury trial,
either actually or constructively; who
wants to set up dictatorship by in
junction or under any other name.
In view of the coalition between
the anti-union corporations, and the
corporation attorneys Ito whom thew
DAY rich salaries), to destroy the trade
unions of the workers and to protect
and promote their own selfish inter
ests politically, the following editor
ial from the Chicago Tribune, issue of
December II, 1928, is significant:
coalition for the Supreme Court
election"
Coalition for the election of the
present Supreme Court judges lis pro-
posed and favorably considered The
members of the bench whose terms
will expire are Judges, Farmer, Demo
erat; Carter, Cartwright, Dunn and
Duncan, Republicans. Judge Carter
is undecided in his plans. He may not
want reelection. In that case, the
Democrats would support a capable
man decided upon by the Republicans
as his successor from the northern
district.
Each Coalition plan has to be con-
sidered on its own merits. One may
be good and one may be bad This
present coalition would promote the
sound policy of keeping on the bench,
men who have proved their fitness
and we think 1t could be wisely and
safely put in effect"
The above editorial, is, to say the
least Illuminating. 1t leaves no room
for doubt as to the attitude of the
interests that make up what are
known as the Tribune Faction of the
Republican party in this state. They
are squarely behind the injunction
judges, they are in favor of injunc-
ton judges and they must favor
things that these judges did or they
would not be advocating their re-elec-
ton without opposition.
Without doubt, this is also true of
the other candidates of the Tribune
coalition crowd, including Brundage.
Essington, Mccormick, ct al. This
information ought to enable the
workers of this state to deal effec-
lively with these gentlemen in the
coming primary and election.
Because of the short time interven-
ing between now and then, it is neces-
sary that every worker become active
and inform his associates of these
facts so that the right kind of job
can be done in the coming primaries,
conventions and elections.
Seven striking railroad shopmen
fined $3.50 each at Cleveland on
charge of interfering with trains.
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