Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-10
restrain. correct n prevent such abuses
Notice Omitted.

restrain. correct and prevent such abuses"
Notice Omitted.
The Injunction plank as adopted omiti
the requirement OF notice before the in
s~titution Of injunction suits; the view Of the
subcommlttee being tina; tne necessity 70,
notice is obvisted by this provision that
labor disputes shall be treated in this con-
nection the same as other controversies
The plank as adopted does provide for
jury trials in proceedings for violation OF
Injunction orders.
This is the essence Of the injunction pro-
vision which has been drawn by the sub
committee Of three, consisting Of George
Fred Williams Of Massachusetts, Alton b.
Parker Of New York and Jerry Sullivan of
Iowa.
Satisfies Labor
The plank is exactly what was asked for
By President Samuel Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, and is understood
to nave been approved by him as drawn.
Mr.. Bryan was telegraphed to last night
on behalf Of the protesting railway men
and told that the provision as drawn was
Improcticable and incapable OF administra-
tion by any Judge.
The Injunction provision is contained in
what will be known as the labor plank of
the platform. This plank declares also for
an eight-hour day and for a comprehensive
employers liability act.
When Mr.. Gompers was heard by the
resolutions committed he was asked many
questions as to his demand for the aboli-
ton II the Injunction in labor disputes. He
STAYED positively that those he represented
were not asking for notice before an in
junction should issue, but wanted the entire
abolition OF the injunction process in labor
disputes, except in such cases as II might
be proper to use the process had no labor
dispute existed. He commended that II this
demand were met 1t would do away with
the hardships he claimed organized labor
hal suffered at the hands OF the courts.
Railroad Men object.
Application to be heard by the commit
tee against the plank was at once made
by H. r. Fuller. representing the broth
erhoods Of railway employees. 1t is con-
tended that no law could be enacted which
would give a Judge the basis Of a decision
as u whether or not the writ would apply
in any given case where a labor dispute
did or did not exist.
The telegram sent Mr.. Bryan last night
In opposition to the mo notice" Injunction
planE by II. r. Fuller and H. e. Willis,
representing railroad employees, follows:
Tho subcommittee of democratic con-
ventiOn on injunctions is opposed to recon-
mending plank requiring notice. As the
duly authorized representatives of the
Rrntherhoods OF Locomotive Engineers,
Firemen and Trainmen, having a member
ship of $50, 600, we respectfully ask your CO.
operation In having such a plank adopted.
as VIC think II highly important. Cannot see
how democratic party can be embarrassed
by such plank, as President Roosevelt has
recommended such legislation at least five
times, and Mr.. Taft favored it in Cooper
Union speech, and in reply to questions
pronounced by Mr.. Lewis Of Ohio"
When the committee met at 10 o'clock
the subcommittee was still unprepared to
make full report. The labor and railroad
planks were still incomplete, but It was
stated that they would be in shape by
noon, possibly earlier. In the meantime
the committee took up other questions and
confidence was expressed that the COM
mittee would be prepared to report to
the convention early in the afternoon.
Work Negative in Character.
The subcommittee proceeded with it's
labors In the presence OF the full committee
and when planks were presented by the
small subcommittee, took them up for dis
cussion regardless OF the presence of the
members OF the full committee. The work
OF the early morning was largely Of a
negative character and consisted in the
main Of what had been done previosuly.
The income tax provision and the provi-
sions requiring foreign corporations to sub
NIT to the laws OF the states in which they
do business were both knocked out on
legal objections made by Judge Parker,
Senator Daniel and others. The lawyers
also attacked the passage permitting the
Interstate Commerce commission to initiate
rates and at IL o'clock It looked as IL this
paragraph would follow the others.
Lawyers Have Inning.
The discussion aroused much feeling, and
some Of the laymen were not slow in de-
claring that Mr.. Bryan's principles were
being sacrificed to meet the technical de-
mands Of the legal profession. The rate
provision was a feature OF the railroad
plank, as 1t was reported by the subcom-
mittee on railroads., OF which Mr.. Sullivan
OF Iowa is chairman. He supported It
strenuously. Mr.. Sullivan also found oc-
casion to defend the plank against attacks
on the provision for basing rates on the
physical valuation OF railroads. with which
the conservative lawyers found much fault
The entire plank was sent back to the SUBJ
committee to be redrafted.
Railroad and Trust PIanLu.
The subcommittee received and about
noon adopted the railroad plank as re-
vised by the small committee. 1t provides
for the valuation OF railroads by the Inter
state commission and would
authorize that commission to control rail
road rates.
The subcommittee adopted also the trust
plank. which would give the Interstate
Commerce commission supervision over all
corporations doing an interstate business
OF more than 100000 a year.
The last plank to be acted upon by the
subcommittee was one demanding the es-
adjustment Of a system for the guaranty
OF deposits in the national banks; an alter
native provision was inserted
ing the establishment of postal savings
banks, in the event that the bank guaranty
I provision is not carried into effect.