Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1906 — IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION [ARTICLE]

IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION

It Will Revolatlonize the Future of Strikes in Germany—Strikes and Boycotts Legalized. Leipsic, Aug. 24. —The supreme court of Saxony has decided that boycott and strike in a wages war are not punishable by law, and that employers cannot demand compensation for losses caused by strikes or boycotts. The court also holds that there is no offense against the law when strikers through the press or by pamphlets appeal for public support. The verdict Is the result of the case of the boycotted bakers of the town of Klei, who claimed $2,000 damages and the punishment of the proprietor of a local newspaper. The decision is likely to revolutionize the future of strikes.