The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-08
WILL WORK TO
 AMEND THE LAW
Bridgeport Labor Leaders are Preparing 10 Send Large Delegation to
 s Hartford. s.i

That the labor unions in this city might be aroused to. the impending legislation in. the Assembly. in regard to the anti-boycott law, there was ex- plained to organized labor in this city last evening why they should meet the situation and send delegates to the public hearing on the question to be 2 o'clock p. m. Representative Sonth- einer of the joint committee of the un- ions of Hartford and the vicinity was the speaker of the evening.
 MT. SOntheiner was accorded a hearty welcome last evening and was greeted with enthusiasm by the union labor men of the city. He showed that the members of the General Assembly were alive to the fact that the labor question is a grave one and that the men themselves are intensely interest ed in legislation bearing upon it. The other sections of Connecticut. he said, had been visited and all unions have made preparations to send representa- tiveS that their, voice might be heard before legislation is enacted
 'sThe Joint Committee of the Unions of Hartford and vicinity begs to in form you that the hearing on the Bill "to amend Section 1296 of the General Statutes concerning Intimidation and Boycotting'' will take place April 13, before the Judiciary committee, at 200 P. M. The Committee of the Unions has endorsed the hereinafter following Bill. You are most earnestly request ed to send a Committee to attend the hearing. Do not fail to send at least one, for it is of the utmost importance that large representative gathering of organized labor be in attendance on April 13, 1909. The Joint Committee will meet at the c. l.. U. Hall, Gen. tral Row and remain there until 1:30 P. M, and go in a body to the Capitol. and your representative is invited to go with us.
 Remember April 13. 1909. at 200 P. M going to represent you, we can ar range for concentrated effort.
 CHAS. B. LEONARD, Box 2s.
 SOL. SONTHEIMER
 J. E. DUNNE.
 The Bill follows: Sec 1926 of the Gen eral Statutes is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section 1. Every person who shall threaten or use any means to intimi- date any person to compel such person against his will to do or abstain from doing any act which such person has & legal right to do, or shall consistently follow such person in a disorderly manner or injure or threaten to in- jure his property with intent to in- timiGate him, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprison- ed not more than six months.
 Section ?. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall not be construed to prevent two or more persons entering into an agreement to do or to procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between employers and employees, provided that such act if committed by one per- son would not be punishable under the provisions of Section l.
 Section 3. The term trade dispute" used in section 2, of this act shall in- clude all disputes between employers and employees, and between workman and workman, which disputes are con- nected with the employment or condi- tions of labor of any person; and the term "workmen'' shall be construed to mean any person employed in the trade Or industry, whether or not in the em- ploynent of the employer with whom a trade dispute arises or has arisen.