Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21
bitter LABOR WAR
IS ON IN CONGRESS
Politicians Fail TO Prevent Big
Contest Starting Up on Eva
Of Presidential Election.
TROUBLE IS Que 70 HEPBURN BILL
Citizens Industrial Association of Am.
erica Takes up Fight in Behalf Of
capItal--In Memorial to Legislators
Organization Declares Union Lead.
ers Seek to Ruin Citizens.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April 90
Capital and labor nre again before
Congress in fight which promises to
be national In its extent. Antngo.
nism which politicians have been try
Ing 10 keep In restraint during the
presidential election year has slipped
from control and the contending fac.
iions show desire TO tear one an
others Ihroats. Renewal OF hostili.
ties Is due to the Hepburn bill. which
proposes 10 ease the restrictions inn
posed by the Sherman antitrust law
Secretary Taft has recently warned
the people that fight letwcen labor
and capital is coming which vii shake
the foundations of government lie.
sislators confronted with petitions
from the contending interests read In
them words which bring the prophc.
cy OF Secretary Taft wildly before
them.
Petitions were presented in the
Senate and House today signed by
The Citizens Industrial Association
! OF America protesting against the
granting OF special privileges TO or.
ganl2ed labor. This association Is
described as conducted for the pur.
pose of defending the rights of ri.
tizens and presenting organized resis.
lance 10 the abuses of organized CAPT
tai or labor" II has been little heard
In previous contentious between cant.
tai and Is of recent formation.
Forty-seven powerful organizations
in all the large cities, are represent.
ed by the association.
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VIII Fight Labor Organizations.
| Aroused by the efforts OF labor or.
ganizations to influence Congress fo,
the extension OF their control over
American institutions. those back of
the Industrial Association are seekin.
to counterfeit their efforts to influences
legislation. They charge TINT n
ceaseless stream OF petitions urejnp
laws favorable TO labor is being pour
ed into the capital They would
co'interact the effect OF these nv
a presentation of the other side OF
the great question.
the language of the memorial,
which was laid before Compress. Re
not pacific. Reference IL mnde tr
me demand" of the managers OF the
American Federation of Labor which
Is termed q direct attack upon the
liberty OF the people and termed
class legislation" The granting ol
inns desire, 1t is asserted. would mean
snbversion of al! inherited rights
Oh me individual aud establish with
IN the state Il lesser state of erea,
power Thus liberty would mas
from the people"
III also seeks 10 legallze the hoy.
colt" says the petition. referring n
labor's campaign. and a radical anti
Injunction law such rs organized la,
Dor seeks would remove all obsticales
and allow the members of labor nm.
ions complete license to commit acis
of depreciation and assault upon ne,
sons before the courts could restrain
1 them"
Of special privileges which Con.
gress Is urged to grant to organized
TABOR the petition says they could
combine and force the common Of.
tizen to buy trust controlled labor a
prices and on terms dictated by the
managers thereof" Labor, it is de.
cared would have the privilege 10
boycott. Cypress and ruin citizens. Ia
prevent citizens from earning liy,
Ing except they pay a portion of their
wages tc. and obey the labor manae,
ers, and to commit acts or depreda.
ton and despolation not now per
missible under the law. all by cor
responding withdrawal from other
citlzens of portion of their liberties
and rights"
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