The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-16


property rights.
THE INTERBOROUGH INJUNC-
| TION IN THE CLEAREST SENSE
BECOMES A NATION WIDE PO-
LITICAL ORDER. IN ITS REAL
PURPOSES AND EFFECTS IT IS
INTENDED TO OPERATE LIKE
ANY OTHER PIECE OF GOVERN
MENT LEGISLATION.
In this connection an interesting
question may arise. The injunction
aimed at all members of the A. F. of
L, would include not only workers
in the United States but thousands
abroad, for instance, many railroad
workers in Canada. Without taking
the question too seriously it may be
asked: Just what will the Canadian
government say to this bit of Inter
borough presumption, seeking to bind
Canadian citizens? The affair might
even result in international compli-
cations, perhaps even to war!
Everybody Enjoined, Including the
! Lawyers.
Beginning with William Green, in
dividually and as president of the
American Federation of Labor, VIM.
D. Mahon, individually and as pres
ident of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Railway
Employees of America, and naming
some 40 others, the application goes
| IN RI nclS So,,,
and restraining the defendants
and each of them individually and
each and every member and officer
of the organization known as the
American Federation of Labor, and
each and every member and officer
of the association known as the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America and each of their
agents, servants, attorneys, officers,
confederates and any and all per-
sons acting in aid of or in concert
or in combination with them = ="
The acts which the injunction
would forbid are included in twelve
main divisions. Under the combined
restrictions of the yellow dog" con-
tract, the company union and the in
junction-The Unholy Trinity in
Traction. the workers in this industry
may find considerable difficulty even
in breathing.
Advice Is Prohibited.
The first demand would prevent
those. enjoined from advising the en-
ployees of the marlborough to leave
their employment or to strike.
The second would restrain anyone
from advising or inducing them to
join any union or association other
than the company union. The pro-
visions of this section are sufficiently
broad to include a prohibition of even
fraternal or religious organizations.
The third is a restriction against
the advice to the workers to break
the yellow dog" contract. The
fourth would prevent the holding of
meetings; the fifth seeks to prevent
the circulating of notices, handbills,
letters or other literature among the
workers. The sixth would enioin
any written or cral discussion, of
wages or other conditions with the
traction workers.
Would Enioin Generations Still
Unborn!
Another provision seeks to enjoin
all those named from doing any
act whatsoever * y by way of adj
vice, persuasion or otherwise to in
duce the employees of the plaintiff
present or future emphasis
mine, R. NJ from any act in
terfering with the employees of the
plaintiff ~"
And if all these demands are not
sufficient, the Court is further asked
''for such other relief as to the Court
may seem just and proper in the
premises ~
That this injunction if granted and
observed would have the effect of
separating friends, relatives and ac-
quaintances from each other and
causing them to spy upon and tes-
tify against each other, has already
been emphasized.
The further effect of setting up
this Unholy Trinity in Traction
would be to broaden the already
deeply intrenched espionage system
cf the railroads to national insti-
tuition. Locally, the demolishing in
fiuence of this system of spies, stool
pigeons and degenerate tale carriers,
would certainly be felt Immediately.
For instance, Tim Mccarthy, a
bricklayer and member of the union.
might one evening meet his friend
Ed. MCGOWAN, a sub-station opera
tor, at the Kilkenny Irish Club or
perhaps at St. Margaret's Church
some Sunday morning. Tim might
be so rash, during the course of the
services, as to suggest that the
wages of a bricklayer are higher
than those Of subway motive power
operator. For this bit of daring Tim
might be hailed into court and sen.
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