Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-02-21 | Page 4 | "Judicial Jackals Betray People"

"JUDICIAL JACKALS BETRAY PEOPLE" SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Feb. 20 "A coteno of Judicial Jackals betrayed tho common people of our commonwealth prostituted themselves and tho hlch offices they hold and paid the money Interests tholr 30 pieces of silver for the Jobs they gave them by rendering render-ing this Infamous Judgment on tho constitutionality of the law which they sot aside." This was the chargo of John Walker, Wal-ker, president of the United Mine Workers of Illinois In his annual report re-port to tho convention at Its opening session here today with roferonco to the "tnnnor act." which the supremo court of Illinois found unconstitutional unconstitution-al on April 19, J9ii The Tanner bill proUded that a concern con-cern or individual against which a strike had been declnred could not import a laboror from a foreign state without Informing that laborer that a strike was in progress and could not Import laborers from fnraien .,. undor guard. Repudiation of attacks against him was made by Duncan McDonald, Mc-Donald, sccretary.treasurer of the as soclatlon, In his annual report. In response to a challenge to anyone any-one to show where any of the roports circulated wcro true, J L. Lewis, of Panama, arose and stated that ho would show the convontlon where tho secretary-treasurer had used funds belonging be-longing to the organization for uses other than those of the association Mr. Lewis was asked to save hl6 remarks until tho reports are made .by tho committee on officers' reports, probably tomorrow. Tho Initiative and referendum probably will receive tho 3trong endorsement of tho convention con-vention before it adjourns. ' -oo Everybody hns to hustle; oven tho egg is compelled to scramble, sometimes.