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Show r SRECIAL ACT DOES NOT x" COVER ALL VIOLATIONS S COHlNG OUT Of STRIKES ' j CHICAGO,' March 6. The contention of the' Employers association that all vio-' vio-' itec growing out. of a strike could be punished under the railroad act of 137?, was bvrruLed by Judge Honors In the case Of Fred Olsen and Prank Shorn, members ; ,' of the Janitors' union, who were accused of assaulting' twoson-unton janitors dui-. dui-. ' '. ing the strike two 'years ago. ; ' i . The decision Is the first authoritative in-. in-. ' terpretatioa. of the act by a court of rec . . . . ord and la regarded by labor men as an Important legal .victory. Attorneys for the , . i. . ' Cmployers1 association have ' contended ' that any interference with the business ot ,"a firm or Individual could be punished under the act. During the teamsters' strike last summer Jerry McCarty, bust- - ntra agent of the teamsters' union, 1 was held to Criminal court by Justice Dooley - under the act. ' ' ' ' ' The law, which was passed immediately : ,. efter-the strikes of 1877, forbids Interfer-, Interfer-, JT' ' ence with the business of any railroad, f v, corporation or company, or with any oth-. oth-. v , ' er Individual or firm. .)-v .)-v The attorneys for the unions argue that ' the Intent of the Legislature lyas to pro ,' tect allroad companies, and that the ' words "other firm or individual" were put ' . In-to make the act constitutional tand not ' .-. i class -legislation.- t-- ''.' Qlsen and Shorn were Indicted under the railroad act and for assault with a deadly 1 weapon. They will be tried only on the f latter, charge. : f . . , . |