The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-22
BUSINESS RIGHT;
IMPROPERLY RIGHT
MI NOT SAME THING
Gompers' FavOrite Bill-Does
Bryan Accept This Doc
trine as His Own ?
No Check to Interference With
Mans Business.
ROOSEVELT LETTER Is PUBLIC
ROOSEVELT LETTER is PUBLIC

Washington, Oct. 22.-Republican
campaign literature was enriched to-
day by letter from President Roosc-
welt addressed to Senator Knox. OF
Pennsylvania. In which Mr.. Roosevelt
pays his respects to Samuel Gompers
president OF the American Federation
OF Labor Speaking at Philadelphia
Tuesday senator Knox took issue with
Mr.. Gompers on the question OF the
attitude OF organized labor In the
present campaign and the president
letter today in support OF Knox's
views. Mr.. Roosevelt says In part;
The remedies which Mr. Comp
ers has already submitted to con
gress are matters Of record. and the
Identification OF his remedy" against
injunctions In labor disputes Is easy
and certain. This remedy" Is. en-
bodied IN house bin No, ~ OF the
first session OF the Sixtleth congress,
the complete text OF which Is hereto
appended. The gist OF the bill. as
can be seen by referring to the com
plete text. is this:
First; After forbldding any fed
eral Judge 30 issue restraining or
der Tor an injunction IN any lager
dispute except to prevent lrrepar-
able injury TO property or property
right. specifically, provides that mo
right 10 carry on busness
OF any particular Kind or az any par
ticular place, or at all. shall be con
strued, held. considered or treated
~ property or as constituting a
property right"
Second: II provides that nothing
agreed upon OF done by two or more
parties In connection with a. labor
dispute shall constitute a conspiracy
or other criminal offense or be pros
ecuted as such unless the thing
agreed upon would be unlawful 10
done by a single Individual
Nothing Less VIII Satisfy.
The bill here described Is not only
the remedy" that Mr.. Gompers has
already submitted TO congress. ="
but Il Is the one and only remedy"
which ne and those associated with
him In his present movement have
announced that they will accept IN
the matter Of his grievance against
Me courts on the injunction Issue.
The counsel for the American
Federation OF Labor. and Mr.. Comp
ers. lis president. are on record TO
this effect.
At a hearing before the house COM
mlttee on Judiciary. the counsel for
the American Federation OF Labor
on February 8. 1905. Gas appears
from the printed hearings) stated:
The bill was considered by at
least two sessions OF the executive
council OF that organization. and
unanimously approved. II was con
sldered by two national conventions
the two lalest-and by these unan-
imously Endorsed. Aud in the face Of
many oppositions to amend II. In the
face CT many proposed substitutes
In the face OF pressure. from every
direction. from high sources aud
tOufctt uOt 80 tNdit'ds th' VI heht@e
ton. has stood by, and Is today
standing by the bill without amend
ment.
Mr.. Gompers himself In discussing
the bill before the same committee
on Feb. 2S. 1908. las appears from
the printed hearings. went on rec
ord as follows:
"Eyents have demonstrated clearly
10 my mind that there Is only one
bin before the committee than can
at all be effective. to deal with this
abuse. with this invasion OF human
rights. and this Is the Pearro bill"
GomDers' Uhimatum.
Further on In the same page OF
the hearings. Mr.. Gompers states;
II will say this. that think | will
try TO make my position clear that
the American Federation OF Labor
has so declared itself that u must
insist upon the principles involved In
the Pearro bill and that | explained
as best could, the position OF labor
that we would rather be compelled
TO bear the wrongs which We have
for longer period than TO give our
assent TO the establishment OF a
wrong principle, believing and know
ing that time would give the justice
and relief to which labor-the work
Ing people-are entitled"
This bill then aud none other. rep
resents exactly the relief that Mr..
Gompers remands IN the way of anti
injunction legislation and II the
statement In his letter Is correct,
this bill represents what Mr.. Bryan
and his party are pledged to In the