New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
OPPOSE LITTLEFIELD.
Judiciary Committee Not agreed on
Anh-Injunction Bill.
IFrnrn The Trihnne Rureau.l

Washington, Jan. 11.-Hostties between Repre-
sentative Iittlefied and his Republican colleagues
on the House Judiciary Committee were precipi-
! tated to-day. when they received stenographc
copies of speech recently made by him before the
| American Founders Association. in which he ac-
! cused them of being afraid to express their true
| views on the Anti-Injunction bill and quoted the
| Speaker much opposed to the measure.
The Gilbert Anti-Injunction bill, providing that a
court shall name all parties to injunction in
labor disputes, has been bone of contention be-
tween the manufacturing interests and the labor
unions OF the country for a long time. the manu-
facturers contending that the bill would impair a
fundamental protection OF property. and the labor
unions fighting for the measure because IT would
give them more power in case of a strike. Mr..
Lttlefeld has been the most Outspoken opponent of
the bill in the committee. thereby arousing the
wrath OF the American Federation of Labor.
The opposing interests well represented in
Washington last winter, and when Congress
convened renewed the fight. Representative Tir
rel OF Massachusetts. appointed chairman of
subcommittee to determine whether the United
States courts have jurisdiction to issue njunctions
to protect the exercise Of personal rights dis
tinguished from property rights and whether the
right to carry on business Is property right of
such character to be entitled 10 the protection
Of intunctons. Mr.. Tirrell announced that he
would report on January q but when the commit
tee met he failed to do so. When the committee
met two days later he said he was not ready To-
day he made the same statement. and Mr. Little
field asked that the committee take up his temper
bill permitting the states to make their own
laws controlling the liquor traffic But the COM
mittee promptly tabled it by vote OF Q to I.
Members OF the committee do not deny that their
action on Ittlefeld bill is due to the following
in the speech received by them:
GomPsTs nd oRsr p5 Ssd
interview with a man by the name of Joseph Can
non, Speaker Of the House of Representatives,,
nection with this legislation that 1 entertain and
1ed by % ge fEem a
that would require asbestos paper Tor It's proper
been acting in entire harmony with that distin-
We thought it might be we'll to have the matter
ventilated the floor of the House in The Con-
gressonal Record and given out to the public. 1
da Gd %sn wond On Dof te
good plan to have the bill reported adversely and
stand what this legislation is that GGmpers and his
Republicans of the committee and see how many
lawyers there are who will stand up on the floor
become law. l canvassed them, and. with the |
Ss 99 OF one Pa5kfT of NeT
not a single Republican on the committee who |
iation, simply because none Of them wanted to |
concentrate upon himself the opposition of the |
i have not the slightest doubt that If both these
eliis were reported 10 the house ana taken up on
whelniing majority COMPOSED OF both Republicans
tho House Of Representatives, but II II is rehec-
tion do not hesitate to take It, because they have
not the courage TO stand up and vote against 1t.
have never yet heard Republican or Democrat |
give any other than political reason for voting |
for the proposition. And yet l understand that a |
majority OF the committee is now opposed to 1t.
After receiving this in their mall members of the
committee expressed their wrath in little groups
ALL day. They denied the statements of Mr.. Little
field. and Of them declared that the Speaker
had denied the statements attributed to him. They
claim that Mr.. LAtJlefield voted against his own
liquor bill last year because he afraid TO
bring down upon his head the opposition OF the
breweries When tho bill up to-day they
tabled It. Representatives Pearre. Tirrell, Dear
nond. Smith, Clayton and Henry voting with Mr.
and Representatives Alexander. OF New
York; Parker, Nevin Sterling Blrdsal Foster
Bannon Brantley and Chairman Jenkins voting
against his bill. Meanwhile Mr.. Tirrer ia keeping
his report secret. and some OF the other members
u the committee are waxing wroth at both him and
Mr LittIeield. 4 elimination is likely TO occur
when the committee meets again Wednesday. |
Mr. Litueheld simply stands by what he said and
gives IL as his opinion that there will be no anti
Injunction legislation this session Of |