. The National Civic Federation review . s men andas citizens, they are denied the right to do as work- ingmen. The injunctions treat us as a class; the in-junctions apply to us as workingmen, and apply to noother members of the common country, he says. Theenjoining of men from committing any criminal act,Mr. Gompers contends, is an improper exercise of thepower of the equity court; yet some of our oppo-nents, he says, would have it appear that we favorcriminal acts, or that we favor their commission. Butwe contend that the writ of injunction was never in-tended to be issued to enjoin men from
. The National Civic Federation review . s men andas citizens, they are denied the right to do as work- ingmen. The injunctions treat us as a class; the in-junctions apply to us as workingmen, and apply to noother members of the common country, he says. Theenjoining of men from committing any criminal act,Mr. Gompers contends, is an improper exercise of thepower of the equity court; yet some of our oppo-nents, he says, would have it appear that we favorcriminal acts, or that we favor their commission. Butwe contend that the writ of injunction was never in-tended to be issued to enjoin men from committingany unlawful or criminal act; that both our country--tnd our States provide for the apprehension and theTrial by a jury of persons who commit such acts toascertain whether such person has been guilty of acriminal act and to punish him if he is found guilty,•-ind that organized civil society has constituted apolice force, large or small as the circumstances maywarrant, for the apprehension and prevention of any1 riminal MR. JAMES W. VAN CLEAVE,President of the National Association of Manufacturers.
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