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From Jail to Parliament
Thomas, A. Vernon | January 11, 1922 issue

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The development of the trials, the functioning of the courts, was a shameful and disgraceful spectacle. At every turn it was obvious that nothing was being left undone to secure the conviction of the strike leaders. From the unusual methods adopted to obtain a jury to the prejudiced and inflamed summing up of the judge it was evident that justice had abdicated her traditional role, having allowed her scales to be weighted and the bandage torn from her eyes. An old and almost obsolete law of seditious conspiracy was resorted to and under this seven strike leaders were convicted and given terms of from one to two years.

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JAILS; STRIKES & lockouts; JUDGES; JUSTICE; BANDAGES & bandaging; CONSPIRACY
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