Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-15

committed which impede, interfere
with or restrain interstate and foreign
commerce, will be enjoinable and re
strainable the same as now. whether
criminal or not and whether criminal
or not when committed by one person
acting alone or two or more acting to-
gether.
Tenth-Nothing in the law will
sanction a resort to force or violence,
or intimidation by show of force III
aid or furtherance of any trade dis
pute or make innocent or nonpunlsh-
able any act done (aside from the mere
making of an agreement or contract)
that is otherwise punishable as
crime.
The enactment of this bill into law
will give no aid or announcement to
law breaking or law breakers. Every
combination, agreement and conspiracy
to do any unlawful act, criminal when
committed by one person, that will in
terfere with or obstruct insterstate
commerce, will be illegal and void and
the making of such an agreement OF
combination will remain an offense.
All criminal or unlawful acts COM
mitted or threatened In retralnt OF
such commerce will be enjoinable the
same as now. It's enactment Will give
assurance to laboring men and their
families that they will not be sub
iected to injunctions and restraining
orders ard contempt proceedings for
alleged disobedince to orders of the
court couched in legal and intricate
phrase, to which they have never In
tended disobedience and at times when
they have not done any act except ID
counsel with their fellow workmen and
agree on a course of action in con-
temptation of or during trade disputes.
not a step of which is illegal or crimi-
nal by any law and not step in
which unlawfully interferes with the
property or person of others, their
only purpose being, without injuring
others. to secure for themselves better
wages, just treatment, exemption
from unwarranted arrest, and for
their families more comforts and a
fairer chance in the struggles of life.
1t will have no effect on employers en-
gagged solely in manufacture and pro-
duction, for that is no part of inter-
state commerce and not within the
jurisdiction of congress.
Capital is sometimes proud and ar
rogant, and even insolent and domi-
neering. 1t may become tyrannical.
1t can take care of itself when engaged
in interstate commerce, with the aid of
government, state and national. AS
we have seen, the power of the crimi-
nal law of the courts in all the methods
mentioned, and of the army and navy,
may be summoned to it's aid when IL
legal acts interfere with it's enterprise
in any of the ways and under any of
the circumstances described.
Labor, on the other hand, is always
dependent on capital for its work and
wages and is almost always submiss-
i've. When fairly treated it is always
proud of Its partnership with capital,
in the profits and benfits of which 1t
seeks to share and ought to share, and
while remaining with it's master is al
ways faithful.
If capital is king, labor Is the en-
pire itself, and an honest and wise king
is a lust ruler. If labor is king and
capital is the realm over which it bears
sway, the same principles apply. But
neither is true, or should be true, for
capital and labor are mutually de-
pendent, mutually interested in vast
projects, and must work hand in hand
If either would permanently prosper
Both should be subject to and entitled
to the protection of the same laws
and both should enjoy the same privi-
leges and receive the same care under
similar conditions from the govern
ment, which is sustained by and which
is charged with the protection and
defense of both. When labor knocks
at the door of legislative halls the
law makers should bid it welcome,
give q patient hearing, fair considera-
ton and grant it's just demands.
We discover nothing in this pro-
posed legislation that cripples govern
ment, imperils capital, permits re-
straint of interstate commerce or mer-
its denunciation.
The fact that the speaker has de-
clared himself in favor of this bill
practically insures its passage by the
house, altho there is great opposition
TO the bill from powerful corporations.