text_original: Under the law as it existed at the be  ginning of the nineteenth centui y " any artisan who organized a strike or joined a Trades Union was a criminal, and liable on con  viction to imprisonment ; the strike was a crime, the Trade Union was an unlawful association".
text_transcription: UNDER THE LAW AS IT EXISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ANY ARTISAN WHO ORGANIZED A STRIKE OR JOINED A TRADES UNION WAS A CRIMINAL AND LIBEL ON CONVICTION TO IMPRISONMENT THE STRIKE WAS A CRIME THE TRADE UNION WAS AN UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATION
phonemes: ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈɔː æz ɪɾ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd æt ðə biː dʒˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntuːi wˈaɪ " ˌɛni ˈɑːɹɾɪsən hˌuː ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɐ stɹˈaɪk ɔːɹ dʒˈɔɪnd ɐ tɹˈeɪdz jˈuːniən wʌzɐ kɹˈɪmɪnəl, ænd lˈaɪəbəl ˌɔn kˈɑːn vˈɪkʃən tʊ ɪmpɹˈɪzənmənt ; ðə stɹˈaɪk wʌzɐ kɹˈaɪm, ðə tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniən wʌz ɐn ʌnlˈɔːfəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən".