The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-04-12

Frank Sargent, Grand Chief Of the B.
of l.. F., has issued an appeal to the
members Of that organization calling
upon them to use their influence with
their congressman to push the bill linn
iting the meaning of the word "Con-
spiracy," and the use Of restraining or
ders and injunctions. 1t is in part as
follows:
Gentlemen, it seems that your rep
resentatives have lost much of their ad-
vote of which they were so proud at
recent elections. Notwithstanding the
numerous petitions and resolutions
which congressman have received from
all organized labor, and railway work
ing men in particular there seems but
little support for your relief measures.
Now that everybody has been elected,
and the election forgotten, there seems
to be disposition in all branches of
the national government to 'giye YOU
the horse laugh" The conclusion has
probably been reached that you haven't
the intelligence to know the difference
and you will vote the ticket any
way. We shall see.
Your senate bill to limit the mean
ing of the word Conspiracy" and the
use of Restraining orders and intunc-
tions" has been amended by the COM
mittee on the judiciary so as to make
it of no benefit to you. Just what has
been done to this bill by the senate
committee has not yet been learned, but
a telegram is in this office which in
dicates that an amendment has been
offered by the committee which makes
the bill worthless The request is made
of every lodge of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, and every other
labor organization, to Immediately
write to the senat tors of their respective
states and protest against the adoption
Of the amendment, and urge the neces-
sity of each individual senator support
ing the bill originally reported by the
committee. If you will do this the bill
has chance; If you neglect to do your
part the original bill will never become
law.
In the house Of representatives the
same bill is held up by the committee
on rules In order that no legislative
measures may be discussed that are OBJ
jectionable to the dominant party, the
house has adopted. rules which make
Il tmpeastb for y, pill .te come IL for,
the committee 81 rules i,is commit.
tee is composed Of the following mem
bers of the house:
ID. B. Henderson, of Iowa (speaker Of
the house).
John Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania.
&c. H. Grosvenor. of Ohio.
u. D. Richardson, of Tennessee.
20. W. Underwood, Of Alabama.
IF every lodge of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen in the states from
which these congressman come will be-
siege their respective member on this
committee on rules to call for this bill
to limit the meaning of the word "con-
spiracy," and the use Of Restraining
orders and injunctions" the house will
have an opportunity to adopt the bill
Bro. Fuller, our legislative representa-
tive at Washington, writes:
1T is thought that great pressure
will be brought to bear upon the speak
er and the committe on rules to pre-
vent, it's consideration by the house,
for bur opponents we'll know if the bill
is ever allowed to come up it will pass
without amendment. The corporations
are beginning to petition congress
against the passage of this measure,
and their only hope now is to influence
the speaker and the committee on rules
to prevent its coming up, and I fear
that if we do not meet this with greater