Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-27
LINE WHERE DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS MEET
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on The part OF the Republican mem
bers OF the House judiciary committee
lo report an employers liability law.
Their delay nj least arouses, If Il does
not justify. 4 suspicion that they are
having n lot of useless hearings FOR
The purpose oil using that bill as II
buffer To prevent the serious consid-
Grafton OF other bills before the COM
ihitee. Tor example the Clayton bill
10 put an end 10 temporary restrain
ihg orders OF courts inv1lidating state
laws, and the vaiious bills there pend-
'hg to recognize the police powers of
he states in dealing with alcoholic
stimnlants when introduced into pro-
intuition territory. have noticed that
no legislation shall be enacted by
unanimous consent until an employers
liability bill is at least reported for the
consideration OF the House.
Respecting pending bills 10 prevent
The issuance OF injunctions without
prior opportunity for the enjoined
party TO be heard. the minority leader
says: "Of course take II that no.
BODY VIII understand the President or
me 10 mean that there should be any
nhil upon temporary restraining or
ders when intended TO prevent the I'm
mediate destruction of property, life
or limb. When | say property do
not mean judicially construed property
rights"
The Boycott Question.
n Ian -
OF Mr.. Williams statement regards
me boycott. After quoting the Pres
iteni's declaration THAT nothing
should be done 10 legalize n blacklist
or boycott that would be illegal at
common law" Mr.. Williams saws:
1T Is q sad commentary upon this
uttennce OF his. that while the FED
erli courts have held that n boyco,,
Is n combination in restraint or trad.
and therefore Illegal, they have vir-
'naiiy upheld the employees In his
assertion OF n right TO hlackllst. he.
cause one Federal court went so far
rs to say that because the employer
mad a right TO discharge without Civ
ing any notice at all, therefore, he
mad II light TO discharge because the
discharged man was member of n
TABOR union. II is n poor rule that
uoes not work both ways. Another
decision OF n Federal court-tha do
eision by Judge Gould--has gone so
lar as TO say that labor man's news
paper should not publish the name of
iirm under the heading I'VE don't
pa'rohi2e." man has Alright to nat.
iohi1e or not TO patronize ANYBODY.
according TO his own sweet win ana
ne therefore. has the right to publish
'hose whom he does not patronage
Tariff on Wood Pulp.
The Presidents recommendotto, .,
law TO place wood pup on the free
list win a corresponding reduction OF
paper made from wod pulp, when thev
come from any country that does not
! eSboHt them. meets with Mr.. Williams,
! approval. except that 1t docs not 90
quite far enough. Not only ought WOO,
puip he placed on the free ljst hut
! print paDer ought to be placed there
also. The publishers will not he very
much benefited by tho placing ri,
WOOD pulp npon The free list If there
DO only slight reduction OF tho autv
on nrlnt paper"
No Good Trusts.
! "rhera are other things IN tho
! PRESIDENTS message" said Mr. viii
iiams."%hich one might naturally ex-
pect. considering his education in tho
line OF Hamiltonism and his tenden.
cies toward federalism. cannot meet
with Democratic approval. One IS
his idea that The attorney general rem
resenting the government should bayo
the right TO nominate receivers when
common carrier Is thrown into the
hands OF receiver. That right
ought TO rest In court--not I'm Tho
executive.
| Inc Presidents utterances con.
corning the antitrust law are an indl.
cation of his ability, to see that which
| VIII appear plain to Democratic
mind. to wit: that anything approxl.
mating private monopoly Ia intoler.
able and uncomfortable in a free gov.
eminent. His attempt and that OF
others o classify trusts as good trusts
and bad trusts. is abhorrent There
can LIZ no such thing as good trust.
mere may sometimes be good trust
magnate who uses his powers beno-
vently, but the power is too much
fronght with danger to be vested in n
Few men, We ought simply to pro.
vide that organization of labor and of
the working men for the purpose of
securing shorter hours OF labor o..
higher pay or more eqnitablee treat
ment. shall not be construed to fail
within the inhibition of any existing
law.
The Presidents idea of not letting
the substance part of the antl-trus
law remain as 1t is. hut giving 10 some