The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-07
THE SHERMAN ANTI
TRUST AMENDMENT
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the A. F. of /.
Gives Some Interesting Facts in Connection
with That Measure,


the Supreme Court of the United
States decided that boycotting the
hats manufactured by Loewe &
Company, of Daubury, Conn, was
in restraint of trade and came
under the Sherman Antitrust,
Law the American Federation of
Labor has perfected it's appeal 70
the Court of Appeals OF the Dis
trict of Columbia against the de-
cision rendered by Judge Gould,
granting permanent injunction
against the members of che Exec.
utive Council of the American
Federation of Labor, restraining
them from boycotting the Bucks
Stove Il Range Company and from
publishing the company's name in
the 1--WE don't patroniZe list. The
appeal is made in the belief that
when the Supreme Court of the
United States is reached that court
will not uphold Judge Gould's
sweeping decision, and the labor
organization will be permitted
freedom OF action in their refusal
to purchase the products of non
union and antagonistic concerns,
and freedom of press in publish
ing the fact to its members that
the Buck Stove & Range Company
has and is now discriminating
against members of the Federation.
In addition to the appeal just
perfected, the most determine eff
tort is being put forth by the Of
iiccrS of the Federation to secnre
an amendment to the Sherman
Antitrust Law. eXempting labor
organizations from the operation
OF this particular law, which was
never intended to apply to labor
unions.
Representative Wilson, former
Sccretary-TreaSure of the United
Mine Workers, introduced the
following amendment in the
House:
That nothing in said act is in
tended nor shall any provision
thereof hereafter be enforced SO as
to apply to organizations or aSSo-
Citations not for profit and without
capital stock, nor to be members
ot such organizations or associ-
ationS.
"Ihat nothing in said act is in
tended nor shall any provision
thereof hereafter be enforced so as
TO apply to any arrangements,
agreements, or combinations among
persons engaged in agriculture OF
hortlculate made with view OF
enhancing the price of their OWL
agricultural or horticultural pro
duct
The following amendment in
troduccd i'll the Senate by Senator
Dick. Of Ohio, is verbatim copy
OF th" amendment that was adopt
cd by the Senate in the Committed
ui the Whole while it was discuss
my the original Sherman Bill:
That this act shall not be con
~lrucd to apply to any arrange
mculS, agreements, or combina
upn> between the laborerS, mad
with i view of lessening the mum
her of hours of labor or the increaS
ihG OF their wages; nor to any ar
engagements, agreements or cOmbl
NdJI"iS among persons engaged II
horticulture or agriculture, mad'
with view of enhancing the pric
~ -hcir own agricultural or hor
N"uIturial products.'
President Roosevelt. in hi
special Message to the House un
der date of April 2Sth, urged th
adoption OF an amendment to tn
'0"rsman Antitrust Law along tn
I'm" Of the Hepburn Bill, a bill
lhtl has clements in it which tn
"H""iS of the Federation believ
would he inimical to the best in
,'i"StN OF the members of union
'hn which only contains Il prov
sion that labor union shoul
nave the right to enter into agree
""nt> and the right to PEACEFUL
stTiN". To come under the pro
-'~I"uS of this act, if adopted, th
unions are compelled first to regi
a--. then to file their agreement
With the Secretary OF Commert
and Labor These provisions al
slli! further modified by d clau:
"ieh permits representatives
either party to the agreements
set up Il claim that the agreemen
entered into were unreasonabl