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None to Issue Where Writ Could
Not be Employed in Absence
OF Such Controversies.
PROVIDES FOR JURY TRIALS.
Essence of Plank Drawn Up by Sub
Committee Consisting OF Williams,
Parker and sullivan.

Denver, July e.--No injunction snail
issue in n labor dispute in cases where
tho writ could not be employed In the
absence of the existence of such dis
pute.
This Is the essence of the injunction
provision which has been drawn by the
Subcommittee of three. consisting OF
George Fred Williams. of Massachu-
sets: Alton b. Parker of New York.
and Jerry Sullivan of Iowa. 1t will ot
presented to the fun sub committee
this morning, and is declared TO be mn
tirely satisfactory except to the rail
way trainmen's organizations.
The plank further provides for jury
trials as to the facts in all cases or
injunction.
This plank is exactly what was asked
for by President Samuel Gompers, OF
the American Federation of Labor, and
is understood to have been approved
Ly him as drawn.
Mr.. Bryan was telegraphed last night
ON behalf OF the protesting railwa.
men and told that the provision as
drawn was impractical and incapable
VI ny any Judge.
The injunction provision Is contained
in what viii be known as the labor
plank of the platform. This PLANK
declares also for an S-hour day and
for comprehensive employers la
bility act.
When Mr.. Gompers was heard by the
resolutions committee he was asked
many questions as to his demand for
the abolition of the Injunction I'm labor
CT lI tor al lt.t
those he represented were NOT asking
for notice before an injunction should
issue. but wanted the entire abolition
of the Injunction process in labor dis
putes except in such cases as might
be proper TO use the process had no la
bor dispute existed. He contendcd
that il this demand were met II would
do away with the hardship he claimed
organized labor had suffered at the
hands of the court.
Application to be heard by the COM
mittee against the plank was at once
made by H. r. Fuller. representing
the Brotherhoods of Railway employees.
II is contended that no law could be
enacted which would give a Judge the
basis of a decision as to whether or
not the writ would apply In any given
case where a labor dispute did not eX-
list
When the committee met at 10 O'Clock
the subcommittee was still unprepared
to make full report. The labor and
railroad planks We're still incomplete,
but 1t was stated that they would be
In shape to submit by noon, possibly
earlier. In the meantime the commit
e took UP other questions, and con-
ndenoe was expressed that the COM
mittee would be prepared to report to
the convention carly in the afternoon.
r. r. EMPLOYEES TELEGRAM.
The telegram sent Mr.. Bryan last
night in opposition to the mo notice"
Injunction plank by H. II. Fuller and
II. r. Wills, representing railroad en-
ployes, follows:
The subcommittee of the Democra-
tic convention ON Injunction is opposed
to recommending a plank requiring no.
tice. AS the duly authorized represen-
tative of the Brotherhoods of Locomo-
tive Engineers and Firemen and Train
men. having a membership of go, 900.
we respectfully ask your cooperation
In having such n plank adopted, as we
think 1t highly important. Cannot see
how the Democratic party can be en-
barrassed by such plank. as Preset
dent Roosevelt has recommended such
legislation at least five times, and Mr..
Taft favored It in his Cooper Union
speech and in reply to questions pro-
pounded by Mr.. Lewis of Ohio