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Show UNIONS MAY BE j HELD RESPONSIBLE. On Monday the supreme court of ni he United States decided the celebrated cele-brated Coronado coal case, by holdinc ' 'hat labor organizations, although un incorporated, are covered under the BI Sherman antitrust act and may be sued. Chief Justice Taft. in announcing ihe decision, did not indicate any dls :-ent. which mean- :hnr even Urandels who is pro union in sentiment, recog nlzed the necessity of making union Hfi amenable to the law which curbs trusts and aims to prevent undue in terference with interstate commerce. That unions may be held responsible for their acts Is good law, as It will tend to keep all labor organizations within the limits of the law. But in assessing fines against labor unions courts should recognize the fact ibat a comparatively small fine would J be more distressing to the working ' men than a heavy fine as applied to a tinancially powerful private corpora tlon. ! There are times when labor leaders do the unlawful thing without the sanction of the organizations. In that case the leaders alone should be held liable. oo |