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Show NEW YORK, April 11. The decision decis-ion of tho United States circuit court of appeals In rovorslng a judgment of $2:52,210 given by the lower court to D. E. Loowe & Co,, of Danbury, Conn . against the Lnlted Hatters of North America, "blnsts the hope of tho American Amer-ican nntl-boycott association and the plalntiffa of recognizing and enforcing Judgments against members of labor organizations in tho opinion of Alton B. Parker, of counsel for the Hatters' union. Victory for Labor Unions. "It Is a very important and helpful decision for organized labor," said Mr Parker today. "While the suit was brought by Loewo & Co, and doubtless doubt-less for their benefit, still the real prosecutor, as appears from the record, rec-ord, was the American nntl-boycott association as-sociation That association promised the plaintiff to furnish the lawyers and pay tho expenses. "There were more than 9,000 members mem-bers of tho Hatters' union and only a little more than 200 of them are "defendants "de-fendants Of these more than ISO weic not members of the union which went on strlko and had no knowledge either of tho origin or the details of the controversy Attacked Hatters' Property. "The basis of selection wns a property prop-erty ono solely If a member of somo hatters' union could be found who owned his llttlo homo or possessed possess-ed n bank account or both, he was made defendant and his property at-Liched at-Liched The end aimed at was far beyond the lecovery in this action. "A recovery and enforcement of judgment against members of labor organ Izatlons based solely on the fact that they were members, It was naturally nat-urally assumed, would drive out every economical and saving member. Tha't hope of the American anti-boycott as sociatlon and the plaintiff Is blasted by this decision " |