The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-24
FOIL LABOR'S AIM
SENATOR'S AMENDMENTS RUIN IN
TENDED EFFECT OF BILL TO
STOP INJUNCTIONS
KEEP HANDS OFF RAILWAYS
National Legislators Believe That
Result of Efforts of President TO
Enforce Existing Statutes
Should Be Awaited.
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Special to The Globe.


FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Hoar has fathered a bill which seeks to
place some bounds to the sweeping power
of injunction exercised by some courts
against strikes which are alleged to in
terfere with interstate commerce The
bill is of particular interest to railway
employees, and, by the same token, to
the railway managers. AS drawn the
bill made it legal for any association or
organization of people to do what sim
gle person may lawfully do. But when
the bill got out of the senate judiciary
committee. as it did the other day, it
was amended by the insertion of a fatal
unless" which proceeded to except all
cases in which the court might believe
that the action was calculated to work
financial injury to the railroad or other
employer. In view of the fact that al
most any strike is calculated to have
that effect, the law would permit the
court to eniOin the strike on the ground
that the strike would work financial in
jury to the road.
In its present form the bill will meet
no objection in the senate; but in its
present form it is just the opposite in
its effect from the original intentions Of
its Trainers
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, chairman Of
the senate committee on interstate COM
merce, does not believe it will be best to
take up railroad legislation at this ses-
sion of congress Senator Ell1irs does not
believe there is any demand for legisla-
lion. There is 30 unanimity among the
railroads even in the desire for a pool
ing bill, and the shippers seem to think
that President Roosevclts vigorous pol
icy of enforcing the laws will do away
with the necessity for increasing the
powers Of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
There has been whole lot Of fuss over
Chinese exclusion legislation. What It
viii! come to in the end will be the sweep
ing aside of all the questions being Iuih-
bled about and the passing of a bill
about twenty words long, re-enacting the
present Geary act.
And now Joe Manley of Maine, has
been urged to take the Office of first
assistant postmaster general. At this
writing he has not held forth any hopes
that he would accept. Let's see: he is
the SiEth-or is it the SeVenth?-who has
turned down this most desirable sob IT
begins TO look as if the president would
have to fall back on Perry Heath, whose
resi8n2 ton seems to have wrought a
permanent hOodoo spell on the office.
The Nicaragua canal bill has third
place on the calendar. At the last meet
ing OF the senate steering committee it
was arranged that oIeomargarine should
have consideration after the bill for pro-
lection Of the president; then. after cleo,
Chinese exclusion; then canal. Now all
appropriation measures have the right Of
way, 50 this programme is subject to
Interruption by the war tax reduction
bill and the regular supply bills With
these interruptions it is figured that the
Chinese exclusion bill viii be passed
that is. the Geary law will be re-enacted
about May IL. Then there will be the
merry months Of June, July and August
in which to sweat out the canal project
Don Dickinson and Peter White are the
two most prominent gold Democrats in
Michigan Both have been visiting Wash
ingtOn. Dickinson was appointed some
time ago arbter of some claims against
Salvador, and in the course of business
he was invited to lunch with President
Roosevelt. Dickinson was making his
excuses to Mr.. White for brea king an
engagement with the latter.
nave to go up to the White house to
lunch. YOU know"
DO you think asked Mr. White.
grayely, that it is just right for YOU
to go and take lunch at the White
house"
Il should like to know why mott! Mr..
Dickinson Interrupted holly
And not take me-" concluded Mr..
White.
The United States supreme court never
mas passed on the question whether the
interstate commerce commission can in
woke the process of Injunction to enforce
ITS mandates. The question was involved
IN the case Of the United States VS. the
Missouri wi
the United States supreme courl and
Whlch was decided in favor of the com
mission in the circuit and appellate
courts. If the courts grant this power
tne commission will not care so much
about further legislation from congress
1t will be a long time before the
wounds heal which have been made in
the struggle in the house of representa-
yves between the speaker and his friends
on one size ana the so-called ''insurgents'
on the other. Beet sugar was onIv a
small part of the inspiration in tho fgbt
II was protest against arrogant and in
competent leadership. Leadership is not
the word any more; it has become a
regime OF chronic bullying Henderson
IS not respected; Payne is regarded as
without judgment and indolent Dalzar iS
VIGOROUSLY the champion of the mar
tlcuIar interests of his district the steel
trust; Hopkins is negligible quantity.
GrosVenor is admired only for his tricky
ness and all are out Of touch with rhe
rank and file of the house majority and
maintain their positions only by virtue
of the Reed rules
An additional stumbling block was
placed in the path of reciprocity when
the senate committee on foreign rela +io,,s
decided that the treaties pending would
nave to be approved by the house Of
representatives, as we'll as by the SEN
ate Last session hey did not find anv
such difficulty. Several of the treaties
were reported out by this same com
mittee with recommendations that thnv
De ratlned; but the senate declined to
ratlIy. Now reciprocity is quite out Of
the question.
The speaker of the house alone could
prevent action, even if the whole coun-
Iy We're clamoring for (which it does
not seem to be, very loudly By this
Scheme the senate also shirKs on the
mousse large share of the responsibility
lor not ratifying the treaties. They thus
excuse themselves to the foreign nations
Nnlch negotiated the treaties. and to
pohIclans and others who nappen to
want tariff reductions
On the basis Of misery loves company
the newer and more obscure members Of
the mousse OF representatives have or
gained a club. About forty of then, hove
come together in what thev term tbe
'Tantalus" club. The name is suggestive
OF the spirit of the affair." Tantalus was
the NEUROLOGICAL gentleman who was
,..IF I.