The Advocate. [Established 1888.] (PUBLISHED DAILY.] OLDEST ESTABLISHED PAPER AND GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1911. AMERICAN LABOR VICTORY IN COURT.

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The Advocate. [Established 1888.] (PUBLISHED DAILY.] OLDEST ESTABLISHED PAPER AND GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT.

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1911. AMERICAN LABOR VICTORY IN COURT.

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A Labor victory in the Law Courts is a nruch more important matter in America than even in .a British -community ; foil- neither side in the United States seems as yet to be so anaicih inclined to resort to legal and constitutional means as under the British flag. A very important judgment was, recently given by the Supreme Court of the United States which is worthy of special -mention., not only because of itg intrinsic importance, but because it will probably have a salutary effect upon the counsels and method® of the Labor organisations. The facte are, briefly, that in 1909 .three officers of tlho

American Federation of Labor (Gcmper®, Morison and Mitchell) weir© sentenced to imprisonment for contempt of co'urt in connection with a boycott of a certain trading company ■in the State of Missouri. The company applied) to the District Court far an injunction against the boycott by the Labor .Federation.. ■ 'Tlie court granted tine in-j unction as prayeid. This mas taken to /appeal, but before tliait court could pasa a verdict upon the 'validity of the in junction., the Bucks Stove and Range Company again came into the District Supreme Court, this time with charges of contempt again'st President Gompiers, V'ice-President Mitchell, and Secretary Morrison. of the Laboir organisation . The.se men were accused of having violated the inj uniet i'om decree, and in November 1909, Justice Wright ■found them, guilty, .anidi sentenced Mir Gompers to one year in gaol, Mr Mitchell to nine months, aiidl ■Mr Morrieiori. to six months. An appeal was taken from this sentence, first to the Comet of Appeals, .which affirine.d it, auiid, finally, to the United States Supreme Count. The Labor men were defe-ndled "by Alton Parker (ia. former; candidate for the Presidentship), whose principal! argument was that the in junction was ani improper interference with tine constitutioinial ri.ight of free speech and! free press. He further that the inguaictioni decree was void—at least, in parts—and 1 that his clients could mot be held undfer. the statutes for violating a voiid 1 decree. Has arguments prevailed, and the Supreme Couirt forthwith annulled the convictions.