The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-06

quiro all interstate railroad companies
10 sdoDt reasonable safety appliances
in order to reduce the depl0rablc loss
OF rife and limb among railway en-
uloycs engaged in and about the run
ming Of trains.
Again. the alien contract labor law
has Seen passed and strictly enforced
with a view TO prevent the bringing m
from other countries 20 compete with
the settled and established labor 81 inis
country Of pauper labor under contract
TO serve az wages far lower than the
prevailing wages I'm the United St7teF.
Then there are the laws limiting
the hours Of labor Of government en-
plovcs and employers On government
hour law FOR the purpose II prevent
iuE too long and continuous service ON
interstate railway by trainmen.
Burcau Of Wines.
Finally. a bureau OF mines has just
been established IN order that by in
vcstigatiOn and research and close OBJ
servatiOn 81 the practical working Of
mines the best appliances for prevent
ing the enormous loss Of fife That &C
ours from the explosion Of gas and fire
in coal ana other mines may be de-
viscd and adopted.
This legislation is I'm the interest
and for the benefit OF a class-the
rkingmCn-but they are so large n
class and their welfare o. 50 import
ant 20 the public az large that while
30 might be characterized as clasc leg
islation. 20 is greatly Tor thc public
welfare and cannot % denominatc0
privileged or Objectionable.
we need and ! hope we shall Sc
cure more Of the special legislation.
"But there is a Eini O. legislation
TO which I would rcfcr. tat dces c"me
under the head Of vicious Claes lcEis-
Iation. and r hope 7 can make the dis
tinction clear between this ana what
10 have been describing. number 81
statutes have been passed In the states
against combinations or coUspiracies
that restrain trade. to suppress COM
petition or 20 maintai1 prices. AMI
there has been sometimes an attempt
60 insert iu such statutes "a proviso or
n section eNemntinE farmers or other
classes from the operation 81 the stat
lutte. so as TO enable the exempted 90
corner products and raise prices while
no other class I'm the community can
DO so.
Supreme Court Decision.
"The supreme court OF the United
l States has held that such law gives
an undue privilege to particular class
/ in the community. creates an unjust
! exemption from the operation OF the
laws. violates the constitution and is
/ invalid.
Again. the federal antitrust law
\ has been held by the supreme court
[ or restrain interstate trade and 10 pro-
l hibit therefor illegal bOycOtts 10 injurs
I the Interstate trade Of any person AZ
I the last session or Congress. I'm an ap-
/ propriated for the enforcement OF the
/ antitrust law. To this appropriation
an amendment was proposed providing
that no part Of the 5000. 900 should bs
Z used iu the prosecution OF the work
ingmen engaged era a boycott I'm viola
Z tion OF the statute
/ That IS not the way the amendment
read. but that was I'm a way it's neces-
I sary effect
/ a majority or the House. after 2
| very heated discussion. rejected the
/ amendment on the ground that 20 was
l vicious class legislation. AS a matter
7 or fact the money thus previously ap-
/ propriated TO enforce the antitrust law
/ should never have been used for the
prosecution or wOrkingmcn engaged On
I such boycott. because there was no oc-
/ Cusion for such use. and In al proba-
I bility the money now appropriated vii
/ never be used for such purpose.
w Cause for Alarm
/ But 70 was the proper view OF the
I ma Ority. who voted against tho amend
I ment. that on principle such class ex-
I omption or privilege should not be de-
] clared and approved in a statute.
I have not the slightest expectation that
/ the money viii ever he used for any
/ thinE but the prosecution Of corpora
/ lions and business firms cnRa ged in
I com limitations in restraint OF trade; but