The Washington times., 1902-04-02
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OLEO BILL DISCUSSED
LABOR ANfAGONIZBS
A SENATE AMENDMENT
Would Destroy All Desired
in Trades Conspiracy Bill.
Comments of Labor Leaders - Would
Rather Have No Legislation
Than as Amended.

Organized labor is in arms against the
action of the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary in SO amending the Hear bill
limiting the use of restraining orders and
injunctions as to permit the courts to
issue iniunctions in certain cases of
trades disputes.
The amendment against which protests
are being made prohibits the issuance of
injunctions. unless the purpose or ef-
feet Of such conspiracy shall be to ere
ate intimidation by a show of physical
force or the court shall find that the
combination has for its purpose the oc-
casioning of injury to the property or
business of the complainant. CT is likely
to result in such injury"
Petition Presented
Senator Blackburn yesterday presented
in the Senate a petition from R. H. Full
Ter, legislative representative of the
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen and Railroad Trainmen, and the
Orders OF Railway Conductors and Teleg-
raphers. Mr.. Fuller has referred the
amended bill to these organizations. with
the request that their attorneys be asked
for their opinion upon the effect of the
proposed amendment. The attorneys
opinions are forwarded together with let
ters from the chiefs of several of the or
CARNATIONS.
First Grand Engineer T. S. Ingraham,
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers says in part:
The amendment destroys everything in
the bill that is favorable to organized
labor. | would suggest. if you cannot have
the amendment disagreed to. that it would
be better not to have any bill at all than
to have it as it will stand after the
amendment is made"
Better to Have No Bill.
+. p. Sargent, grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, saws
in forwarding his attorneys opinion: IF
the bill is to be construed as stated by
Brother Murphy, then it would be better
that it be killed"
L. f. Clark, grand chief conductor OF
the Order Of Railway Conductors. says:
1T is impossible for large number of
employees to withdraw from employment
in concert without injuring the business.
The injury is however. incidental and ii
seems to me that the language of the bill
as now proposed would be tantamount to
enacting into law the substance of the
famous jenkins injunction. | am cordial
" in favor of strongly opposing the bill
on the ground that it would make mat
ters even worse than they are at pres
ent"
p. H. Morrissey, grand master of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, says:
Il fully agree with our attorneys that in
its present form the bill is of no ad-
vantage whatever to labor
Against the Interest of Labor.
H. b. Perham, president OF the Order
of Railroad Telegraphers, says: ut is
entirely against the interests of the or
ganized telegraphers. 1t gives to the
courts absolutely the power to issue in
functions in trades disputes, a proceed
ing which has been considered an abuse
in the past
Mr.. Fuller concludes by saying: I'VE
cannot now afford to accept such mis-
chievous subterfuge-mischievo because
it will not only furnish no relief, but on
the other hand will give Federal judges
affirmative and new grounds upon which
to base their objectio liable writs. And
rather than take Senate bill 1858 we would
prefer none at all, for 1t is only mat
ter of time until public opinion will set
tie this question and settle it right