The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-29
Condemns Supreme Court in Al lowing Discharge of Elm ~ ploye for Belonging
 to Union.
OF FAR-REAcHING IMPORT
Implies Power of Corporation to Die. tate Habits, Thoughts and Convictions of its En-
 ployes.

Washington, Jan .2S.--Wm. J Bry-
 an again to-day visited the lobby of the house of representatives and spent an hour or more in the company of
 Representative Ollie James of Ken lucky and in shaking hands and chat \ ting with members,
 l MT. Bryan's attention being called to the supreme court decision holding that a corporation has the right to Il discharge a man because he is mem Der of labor union, he dictated the \ following statement to The Associated sl Press:
 'I have had no opportunity to read < the decision, having seen only the ac- S count of it in the morning papers. 4 The subject is one of vital import s ance and do not understand by wha. | course of reasoning the majority of $ the court reached the decision an Alnounced A corporation is a creature fI Iof law
 M It has no rights except those given il a3by law, and it must not be confused swith the natural man Man was creat' shled to carry out a divine purpose; the
 corporation was created to make mon. Hsey. The corporation enjoys many Srights and privileges which are denied l5to the individual and 1t cannot claim Ekthe possession of any natural or in 7alienable rights. The power that ere Hates corporation can restrict it. res Atrain it, and control it, and congress bb1ilas plenary powers in dealing witf N&orporations insofar as they engage 1T commerce.
 .K Whatever may be the rights of ar
 individual in dealing with other indi the government certainly has ! aihe right to determine the conditions Zbpon which corporation can exist ant
 10 business, and congress can fix thu |eerrns upon which state corporation J Ian engage in interstate commerce. "The Union is a lawful association
 Rnd If a man can be discharged be, g,&h use he belongs to labor union, by FsH{he same logic he can be discharged 1lM he belongs to a political party ob- 5Hectionable to the employer, or to 8 tkhurch against which the employer i' lirejudiced Followed to it's logica Mbnclusion. the principle laid down by ishe court, as understand the decision sIlkould enable the corporation to set 1t.
 Nhlf up as dictator in regard to tho
 fabits, thoughts and convictions of it.
 anployes on any and every subject The fact that two of the justice. Hive dissented enables me to dissen &Nom the conclusion of the majority M4thout disrespect to the ability o E4gh powers of those who have givei Nhat regard as an erroneous con
 fFuction to the constitution"
 W The house committee on election o
 President and vice-president held
 Eeeting to-day and decided to hea e#r Bryan on Thursday morning mex HW support of the Belmont bill whicl
 akes compulsory the publication 0
 &mpaign contributions from corpora
 Mons by amount and name.
 M Mir Bryan was again the chief gues
 EM dinner given in his honor to-nigh
 &d@ Senator Newlands, of Nevada, 9 AlA'Noodley'' Invited to dine with tn
 distinguished Nebraskan were thirtee FBmocratic senators and Judson liar Non, of Ohio. Democratic policies i Matters of legislation again formed tn {pic of discussion.