This is in fact another step in the direction of
placing trade unionists above the law of the land and in a privileged position not unlike that enjoyed by members of the noble class before the French Revolution. The law which is good enough for the rest of the King's subjects is not good enough for trade unionists. It is interesting to see how passionately the trade unionist, like the noble of old days, defends his privilege. Lord Wolmer, Lord Winterton, Mr. Ormsby-Gore, and the other Unionists who have been putting up so plucky a fight for personal liberty in the Trade Disputes Bill Com- mittee, have been denounced for their action as if they were enemies of the human race. In truth they deserve the grati- tude of all who care for freedom. They have been called the enemies of trade unionism, but that accusation is grossly unjust. They are in truth its friends, for if trade union tyranny is allowed to go absolutely unchecked, it must sooner or later meet with the fate of all lawless tyrants.
