Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — MITCHELL ALSO TO JAIL [ARTICLE]

MITCHELL ALSO TO JAIL

Will Go There Before He Will Pay a Fine for Contempt of Court, He Declares. Denver, Colo., Nov. 20.—The entire session of the Federation of Labor convention was given over to consideration of the report of the'committee on thp president’s report. Two sections' caused a prolonged debate and a vote was reached on only one, that referring to “litigation harassing labor.” The report of the committee recommending that injunctions be disregarded was defeated, and a modification of the report adopted. The rest of the session was taken up In discussing the section of the reiwrt referring to the political action of the Federation leaders, but no action was taken. In discussing the report on Injunctions John Mitchell said: “Within a few days the court will decide whether our president, secretary and myself shall go to jail. I do not want to go to Jail. But I shall accept that judgment and I shall pay no fine.” This declaration brought (beers from the delegates. Mitchell moved that the report should read as follows; “Whenever the courts Issue an Injunction to regulate our personal relations we declare we will exercise all the rights and privileges guaranteed by the constitution and laws of our country, and insist that It is our duty to defend ourselves at all hazards, and recommend that such be our action, taking whatever results may follow." This was the way the report was finally adopted by a vote of three to one.

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