Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-03-26


trust law, into which n was deslfad ~
enter might be- MED with tho bnfaau
~ corporations ~ other appropriate
executive body This would pi0vido
publicity Within, say, SIXTY days "
The flllns which period could be ~,
tended by order ~ tho department
whenever FOR any reason n dld not
give the department sufficient time
fpf IN examination the executive
having power miehl forbid the con,
tract, which would then bee0ma aib.
jeci 10 The provisions OF the antitrust
law, II ~ hii IN restraint NJ trade
II no such prohibition WIS laaned,
be contract would then unly be- ila,
W. ~ attack on The ground that n
constituted ~ unreasonable restraint
~ trade Whenever The period NJ flil
Ing had Dasstd without ans such nfohl
bltion, the contracts ~ combinations
should be- dlaapnf0ytd 0r forbidden
only after notice ana heaflns with
reasonable provision for summary no.
view on appeal by tho courts. Labor
organizations farmers organizations
anu other ORGANIZATIONS not organised
fof the purposes ~ profit should be-
allowed 10 register under the law by
swing the location ~ the head office,
the charter and bylaws and The namnH
and addresses " ihulf prlnelnn of
flcera IN the interests ~ ali these
organizations business, labor and
farmers organizations alike the pres
eni provision permitting Tho recovery
Of thfee.f0ld damages should be- hb0
lAhed and ~ a substitute therefor tho
fisht OF recovery allowed FOR should he
only tho damages sustained by The
plAlntlff and the cUat NJ suit, nplud
Ing u reasonable attorneys foo
The law should not affect pending
SUITS n short statute ~ limitations
should be- provided ~ far M the past
IN concerned, not ~ exceed year
Moreover hhd even more IN the M.
ttfest Ut labor than NJ business com.
blnatl0na, oil such suits brought ZOE
chuHnH 0f action Heretofore occurred
should be brought only n the contract
or combination complained W WAS nm
fair or unreasonable II may be- we'll
10 remember that all " Tho suits
hitherto brought by the government
under The ant.irist law have been IN
eases whore the combination or ooni
tract was Ia fact unfair or unfeAH0nai
bic against The public interest
II II important we should encourage
trade ngreemunta between employer
ana employe where they are Just hnd
fair A strike In clumsy weapon for
Fighting wrongs done Ia labor AMI We
should extend, h0 tar ~ possible, the
process 0f c0npllntiUn ana arbitration
~ a substitute Tor Hllihea Moreover.
violence, disorder ana coercion when
committed IN connection Win strikes
should be- ~ promptly ana hH aiernly
repreaaod ns when committed IN any
other connection lul strikes them
selves are ANA should be- recognized ia
be entirely legal Combinations "
worltlngmtn have q peculiar reason lor
their existence, The very wealthy IN
dlvldunl employer and Htlll more The
very wealthy corporation, stand M an
enormous Adynnihga when compared
10 the individual working mnn anu
while there are many cnapa whore II
may not be- necessary FOR labor ~ form
a union IN many other eases II N IN
diApenhlble, for otherwise ihps thou
sands Of small units, the thousands of
individual W0fhingmen, VIII no left
helpless IN their dealings with The one
big unit The bis individual or cofpor
ats employer
Twenty-Five years aRo, by tho net NJ
June 20, 1856 llAdeh unions were
recognised by law ana The rlHhl ~ Ia.
boring people lo combine for OIL lawful
purposes wnH formally recognised,
this right Including combination Tor
mutual protection ana henrlllh the
regulation of wages, hours ANA pOhdl
llOns of labor ana the protection ~
the Individual rights ~ the Netameh
IN The prosecution ~ their trade ~
trades, and IA HE act W June T. lAnA
HlrikpH were recognised ~ lognl IA the
same provision that forbade parilol
patton IN or lnHtIRnilon VI force of
violence against persons Or property
~ The attempt 10 prevent uthor1 from
working, by violence. threat or lhllml
dalton The business man nunl hr
protected IA person ANA property ana
10 must the farmer ana the Whna
workers. ana NJ rewards nll nlho iha
rlaht VI peaceful combination for nll
lawful purposes should be- explicitly
recognised
The rlHht ~ employers ~ combine
ana contract win enc another nnd |
with their employees should he explicit !
~ recognized aud aO should The rlHht |
Of The employees 10 combine ana ~ con. |
lmci with one another ana Win tho |
ma ~ Honk prhponhlY ~ |
persuade others ~ accept lholf vlowa |
and 10 strike fot The purpose uf uynup |
sbly obtaining from omulGypru untlu
factory terms Tor ihelr labor Nothing |
should be- done ~ lurnllse either a |
bluokliat or a boycott that would ho
Illegal az oommnn law thla holng the
type of boycott designed aud con
damned by The anthracite strike com
The question Of financial Legislation
II now receiving such attention In both
houses That we have a rlght Ia expect
action before the close VI The season
II IN urgently necessary that lhpre ho
such action Moreover. action should
be- taken Nv ehtAhllhh postal nnVlnHn
banks These postal savings banks
nre lmperntlyely needed Tor the benefit
" The wage. wOrhern ana men ~ amall
means, aud VIII be- n valuable adjunct
Ia our whole financial ayniom
The time has come when We hhould
prepare ror revision VI the tariff
This HhOuld he and indeed muht be-,
by careful lnyonilgnil0n II
a peculiarly Tho province az the con