Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-13

dent of the American Federation OF La
Dor. says:
1T Is gratifying to know that you are
willing to join with others to insist upon
the several important measures being
brought out of the committees and
promptly acted upon by the House. There
is no doubt in my mind that it is the duty
of those members who believe with you
to at least make the effort to crystalline
that thought into action. From my
knowledge of the members of the House
| am fully persuaded that there are
enough members of the majority who
would act with the minority members on
the necessary bills TO secure their pas
sage and have them go over for the Sem
ates action before the adjournment Of
this session OF Congress. Aye. with you
l join in protest against adjournment of
Congress before these measures are en-
acted. There is no reason for adjourn
ment before legislation for the protection
and restoration of natural, human rights
of the toilers and Of the people. Of which
they have been shorn by the interpreta-
ton by the courts of the Sherman anti
trust law, by the abuse of the beneficent
writ of injunction denying to the workers
the constitutional right of equality before
the law unless the members of the House
responsible for legislation or failure of
legislation are more concerned with the
interests with politics, rather than with
conserve human liberty and freedom to
maintain for all time the underlying prin-
cipes which form the theory and basis of
our republic.
Surely no one will be fooled should the
Congress adjourn early to avoid the pas
sage of the important measures which
are awaiting consideration and action.
Those members who are responsible for
legislation or it's failure. who will vote
for adjournment before the enactment of
these measures. may imagine themselves
in a fools paradise. but | am quite con-
fident that the people Will hold them re-
sponsible for the vote 10 adjourn equally
as though they had voted against the
measures to which ! refer. In the name
of labor. in the interest of all our people,
We urge and must insist upon the enact
ment of:
.'The Wilson bill. H. r. No. 2O5e4.
the Pearre bill. H. r. 81. regulating the
issuing of the injunctive writ to its Origi-
nal and beneficent purpose: the extension
of the eight law to all government
employees and to employees of contractors
or subcontractors performing work for
the government; a general employers La
bility law. applicable to all workers. so
far as the federal jurisdiction extends
1.-The above measures are specifically
mentioned because they are some of the
most important to the needs of the work
ers of our country. the workers who by
their numbers and the service they rem
der to society are the most important.
necessary and patriotic citizens of our
republic and upon whom in the last an
alysis must devolve the mission to Sc
cure. maintain and perpetuate true free.
dom for all our people, now and for all
time to come.
You know I speak neither as q republI.
can. democrat or as a member of any
other political party, but rather as the
representative OF the organized wage
workers Of America. And it may perhaps
not be a.niss to add that to a very large
extent the organized labor movement rep
resents the hopes and aspirations of even
the unorganiZed men and women OF labor.
Nor Is it our place to state that there
is a constantly growing conviction among
large part of the thinking men of our
country that the demands which labor
makes upon Congress and upon society a.
a whole. forms the Cogent, reasona bic,