| Show DENOUNCES ABUSE OF INJUNCTION President Huber of Carpenters Declares Courts Exercise Un Unwarranted Unwarranted Unwarranted warranted Power I MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE i IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO LAWS CONSIDERED CO General President William D Huber of ot the United Brotherhood Broth of oC Carpenters and Joiners of or America occupied the greater part of or the morning session of ot the th convention yesterday with the reading of his report which coveted a period of or two years rears The report caused much enthusiasm asin and the reading r was stopped at fre frequent frequent frequent quent intervals by b applause In his re report rePort port Mr Huber made a strong demand for tor trial by jury for all laboring laborin men in contempt cases The Thc first business of ot the day was wag as the report or of the committee on credentials Some Somo contention was raised about the seating of or Delegates Toyne Harkness Neller Hl and Barr but after debating for an hour the tue men were seated and the convention resumed busi business business business ness Message From Gompers Following the report of the committee on credentials credential communications were read to the Chief among these and one which was marked with long ap and antI loud cheering was a message from Samuel Gompers pr of or the American Federation of Labor The mes message message sage read In Ii the of our great rat trade union movement the tho movement for the uplift ing of oC American toilers I send fraternal greetings to you OU and your our assembled dele delegates gates May Ma your organization grow in numbers and md power and become even a 11 greater potent force torce for the good of or your our Industry the good of oC your fellow crafts craftsmen craftsmen craftsmen men of all labor of ot all mankind Special Committees Named The appointing of special Ep cial committees for tor the convention was taken up T 1 A AEllis AEllis AEllis Ellis and Eli Ell Price were appointed war wardens wardens wardens dens to act during the co E Carral and H E Melton MelLon were appointed mes The four are members of oL the Salt Lake local I President Huber announced the follow following big ing III delegates as members of the commit committee I tee tte on rules AV XV VJ J 1 Wilson Jacksonville E S Byrne Brne Washington D C 2 II H S rf Scott Norfolk Va Charles Carton Boul Boulder Boulder der iler Colo Cob F Breckenridge New York Yo City Committee on Organization W R Gib Gibson Gibson Gibson son San Francisco o F F Church Chi Chicago Chicago cago Charles W Paine New Orleans R Fuelle St Louis C Port Pore Portland Portland land Committee on General Re Report port George Green Aurora W C Dally Daily Dall Colorado Springs J J Hugh St Paul D W V Reynolds Peoria John Klym Flym Staf Stafford Stafford Stafford ford Conn Committee on Treasurers ers Report E S Heffner Sacramento Sacr mento J L F Blackburn Tonopah To opah Valter Walter Pratt Brockton n Conn J T Cosgrove Chicago go H A Elizabeth N X J General Executive 1 Committee M I J McDemott Philadelphia W V Y Milwaukee ee Charles San Francisco W V Harker Denver L LW LW W by Lloyd Llod WashIngton Wa D C Resolution Committee Thomas Flynn Chicago o W V B H McFarland Buffalo N NG NG NC G C Barnhard Newcastle Pa John Tweel and Samuel Montclair N X NJ J Give Unfair Warnings A communication from the Utah Fed Federation Federation Federation of Labor was read to the delegates giving a list of oC the unfair then theatres ties an cafes in the city During the two sessions yesterday twentysix resolutions were handed in With the exception of ot one all were amendments to the constitution and bylaws The rhe new clause to be b added add d to the laws Is II i for pro providing provI providing viding vI din a fund to be used meed during durinA strikes and lockouts to be known know as the tile de defense defense tense fund This fund will be of ot at least leasta a million dollars dollarI and ana will be used forthe for the benefit of the members mc of or the organization tion only when wham they are out on strikes It provides for a weekly payment pa ment to each member involved ved in the strike The first week each is to receive 6 to Increase succeeding weeks week until the amount of or 12 a week has been reached thereafter the pay will be 12 a we week k for Cor a period bf br seven weeks or until the strike is declared settled The fund is to be raised by b as assessing assessing assessing each member the sum suni of Jo 5 to be paid in ten payments of or 50 cents each The plan has been approved by b thirty four local unions The report of or the pres president presIdent president ident was read and is in in part as follows I wish ll to speak of or the right to trial by Jury jur In indirect contempt proceedings This Is one of ot the mo most t vexed questions Question confronting us UH as unionists ond the same considerations of 01 justice which lead to tl a Jury trial upon a charge of or crime also lead to the tile conclusion that indirect con contempt contempt contempt tempt if IC any should hould be by b jury and no punishment meted out unless a verdict of 1 guilty is rendered The overwhelming weight of or most if f r the enlightened jurists arc are of or the opinion that juries are more trustworthy tru to de determine determine determine termine questions of or fact facu in contempt cases eases where the evidence Is conflicting than are Judges Judge Dillon Stated Elated in his own strong conviction In these words Twelve good and lawful men are better Judges of or disputed facts than twelve learned Judges Judge Caldwell Caidwell who served on the benh years said It was because the knew that the Judges were poor judges of or the facts that they the committed their decisions to a Q jury jur and an l every een days das experience con confirms confirms firms the wisdom of their action Man Is Fallible As long as s a man is fallible one Is Ismore Ismore ismore more liable to make a mistake than a dozen and Inasmuch as the federal con constitution constitution constitution provides That the right to trial by b Jury jun shall remain inviolate and as some of ot of or the United States and state st te courts have usurped that right then It is time for the people to correct the abuse by bv legislative enactments Trial by Jury jur in direct contempt pro proceedings proceedings would be highly salutary by bv protecting the Judge from malicious criticism clam cism and also relieve him from apprehension ron sion of public indignation for Cor a mistaken conclusion of ot guilt The courts have hae as stated before usurped many man functions of the Jury jur They The have bolstered up UJ the cause of or the em employer employer in every ever conceivable manner with the overworked and overburdened police power doctrine doctrin They have tried to strip the of oL every eer vestige of his con constitutional constitutional rights Under the police power it seems that they cannot find one little wing of ot protection for those who earn their bread by bv the sweat of their brow All AU the protection prot seems to be for tor forthe forthe the man with the corrugated c forehead and none for the man with the calloused hands No Warrant in Law Lawe We e protest against issuance of or injunctions Lions in disputes tes between workmen Aid a d employers Such injunctions have hare no war warrant warrant warrant rant In law and are the result 01 ot judi judicial judicial cial cia usurpation and antI judicial legislation rather than congressional con legislation tion We Ve reassert that we wt ask no Immunity for ourselves or for Cor any other man who may ma be guilty of or any unlawful or crimi criminal criminal nal nat act but we have the right and we do insist that th t when a workman is charged with a crime crim or other otI er unlawful act he shall be b every right be ho apprehended charged and tried by b the same process of oC law as any an other citizen of the tIle country countr Will Report Today The rue rh finance committee Which has Je eon een n working on the books for tor the ast ten tea days will make its report to the con convention this morning The rile e on grievances will also make malce their report t this morning The other work for the tho day da has not been outlined This evening the delegates will be given givena hen hena a reception and smoker in the Armory hall hail by bv the Commercial club There will willbe willbe willbe be music cigars and several acts from the Orpheum The smoker Is ts under tire the su supervision of the convention committee of or orthe the Commercial club It promises to show the carpenters carpenter a good time but the final arrangements for rot the evening even InS are arc not yet ct complete |
