Evening journal., 1905-01-27
NEW INJUNCTION
BILL PROPOSED
Result of Conference Of the
President, Labor Leaders
and Others
SATISFACTORY TO BOTH SIDES.


Washington, Jan. q. ~ An import
ant measure, which is the result of
conferences had during the past few
nonths between President Roosevelt,
Attorney General Moody. Commission
er Of Corporations Garfield and repre-
sentatives of labor organization and
corporate interests, has been intro
duced in the house of representatives
by Representative Jenkins, Of Wiscon-
sin, chairman Of the judiciary commit
tee. Il provides that in labor dis
putes an injunction shall not be issued
until opportunity shall have been af-
forded the adverse party TO the pro
ceedings to be heard by the court, and
is intended as a substitute for meas
dres pending in congress.
About two months ago President
Roosevelt entertained at dinner the
heads Of several important labor or
ganizations, II. r, Fuller, the legisla-
tive representative of several Of those
organizations; Secretary Morton and
Commissioner Garfield. The subject
of anti-injuuction legislation was dis
cussed thoroughly. The representa-
tives Of labor strongly urged the ne
cessity of legislative action to limit
what they regarded as the unfair use
Of the courts at times against them.
After full consideration, however, in
which all present informally partici-
patod, II was deemed inadyisable TO
attempt TO limit the equity jurisdiction
Of 40 h.
nor any of his advisers would consent
20 suggestions looking to limitation
OF the right Of injunction, believing
they would be fundamentally unjust,
and. therefore, could not command the
approval of congress and the people.
Shortly after the conference Com
missioner Garfield and representatives
OF the labor organizations discussed
the subject in detail with Aattorney
General Moody. A tentative meas
ure embodying ideas which, it was
agreed, would meet the difficulty rails
ed by the labor organizations was
prepared. The measure, IL is explain
ed, 'is simply the Incorporation into
law of equity rule No. So and the ap-
plication of its specific provision 70
labor cases" Examination of the pro-
posed measure by representatives OF
both labor and corporate interests
showed that such a law would have
met practically all the cases of which
the labor organizations had complain
ed. The measure was submitted 10
members of congress. including Rep
| resentative Jenkins. and, being regard
ed as a fair adjustment of the matter,
! and that IL would meet the situation
which had developed in congress, It
was introduced in the houses, with
the idea Of furnishing to congress a
basis Of legislative action that was
satisfactory 10 the interests of both
/ labor and capltal
The measure provides that immedi-
ate notice shall be given 10 the ad-
verse party, the time OF the hearing
/ TO be within. the discretion of the
court but IN all cases TO be as soon as
possible
Mr. Fuller said that the organiza-
tion which he represents endorsed the
] principle embodied I'm the measure
that both parties should have notice
of the proceeding in injunction cases
and an opportunity TO be heard before
an injunction is issued, but as yet they
had not considered thoroughly the
phraseology Of the bill. He could
not say, therefore, what might be the
final judgment of the organizations
regarding t.