The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-03-28

I'm addition to the reasons have already urged, it has
become important that there should be an amendment to the
antitrust law, because of the uncertainty as to how this law
effects combinations among laboring men and farmers, if such
combination has a tendency to resist interstate commerce. All
these combinations, if, and while, existing for, and engaged in,
the promotion OF innocent and proper purposes should be
I'm the modern industrial world combinations are abso-
!utely necessary. They are necessary among business men;
they are necessary among farmers. Some of these combinations
are among the most powerful of all instruments of wrong doing.
Others offer the only effective way of meeting actual business
needs. 1t is both mischevous and unwholesome to keep upon
the statutes books an unmodihed law like the antitrust law
which, while in practice, is only partially effective against vici-
Gus combinations, has nevertheless been construed so sweep
ingly as to prohibit every combination for the transaction of
modern business.
all labor organizations and farmers organizations, as we'll as
business organizations in conflict with the law. A bill has been
presented in congress to remedy this situation. Some such
measure as this bill is needed in the interest of all engaged in
the industries which are essential to the country's we'll being"
antitrust law should be, but suggests the following changes in
the present law;
main as at present, that is every contract in restraint Of trade
should continue to be illegal and that some government author
should also be provided for. Labor organizations, farmers
organizations and other organizations, not organized for profit,
should be allowed to register by giving the location Of its head
office, its charter and bylaws and the names and addresses of
its principal officers. In the interest of all organizations the
present provisions permitting the recovery OF three damages
should be abolished and the right to receive only damages act
ually sustained submitted. The law should not affect pending
suits.
TT is important to encourage trade agreements between
employee and employer where they are Just and fair. The strike
is a clumsy weapon ond we should extend arbitrations as far as
possible. Moreover, violence, disorder and coersion, when
committed in connection with strikes should be promptly and
sternly repressed, or when committed by either side.
But strikes themselves, are, and should be recognized
as entirely legal. Combinations of workingmen have peculiar
reasons for their existence and in many cases are indispensable.
The right of employers to combine and contract with one
another and with employees should be explicitly recognized.
And so should the right OF employees to combine and contract
with one another and with employers and to peaceably persuade
others to accept their views and to strike for the purpose of
peaceably obtaining satisfactory terms for their labor, Nothing
should be done to legalize boycott or blacklist that would be
illegal in the common laws"
In considering the financial legislation he urged the
adoption of a law for postal savings banks. He said the time
for a revision of the tariff had come and suggested that pro-
vision be made by this congress to collect full material for such
revision, which will be laid before the next congress for action.
He urged especially that wood pulp be placed on the free list
and a reduction be made on paper made from wood pulp. Also
that ample provision should be made for a permanent waterway
commission.