text_original: Mr. Cross's Act of 1875 enacted that " an agreement or combination by two or more persons to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between employers and workmen shall not be indictable as a conspiracy, if such act committed by one pei son would not be punishable as a ciime". Thus combina  tions in furtherance of trade disputes are legally privileged.
text_transcription: MISTER CROSS'S ACT OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY FIVE ENACTED THAT AN AGREEMENT OR COMBINATION BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS TO DO OR PROCURE TO BE DONE ANY ACT IN CONTEMPLATION OR FURTHERANCE OF A TRADE DISPUTE BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND WORKMEN SHALL NOT BE INDUBTABLE AS A CONSPIRACY IF SUCH ACT COMMITTED BY ONE PERSON WOULD NOT BE PUNISHABLE AS A CRIME THUS COMBINATIONS AND FURTHERANCE OF TRADE DISPUTES ARE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. kɹˈɔsᵻz ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ɛnˈæktᵻd ðˈæt " ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ɔːɹ kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən baɪ tˈuː ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ pˈɜːsənz tə dˈuː ɔːɹ pɹəkjˈʊɹ təbi dˈʌn ˌɛni ˈækt ɪn kˌɑːntəmplˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ fˈɜːθɜːɹəns əvə tɹˈeɪd dɪspjˈuːt bᵻtwˌiːn ɛmplˈɔɪɚz ænd wˈɜːkmɛn ʃˌæl nˌɑːt biː ɪndˈɪktəbəl æz ɐ kənspˈɪɹəsi, ɪf sˈʌtʃ ˈækt kəmˈɪɾᵻd baɪ wˈʌn pˈeɪ sˈʌn wʊd nˌɑːt biː pˈʌnɪʃəbəl æz ɐ sˈɪaɪm". ðˈʌs kɑːmbˈiːnə tɪˈɑːnz ɪn fˈɜːθɜːɹəns ʌv tɹˈeɪd dɪspjˈuːts ɑːɹ lˈiːɡəli pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd.