The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-24
TAFT WON IN FIGHT
BEFORE CONGRESS
Hughes Labor Amendment to Sundry
Civl Bill Was Defeated In the
House Yesterday After
noon.

Washington. ID q, june 28'Ihe ac.
tion Of The House Of Representatives
laie Yesterday ID receding from the
Hughes labor amendments % the sundfy
civil bill. marked thc successful tefmina
tion 81 ~ ali day 6ght By President
Taft against what hc termed class leg
islation 81 an improper sort and apPar
entity removed the last obstacle m the
way of ain adjournment 0l Congress WITH
in The next few days
President Taft spent the entire das
and bent every energy toward the de-
feat of the House amendment which
proposed to exempt labor unions from
the operation Of tie sherman anti-tust
law. lie threw has whole influence into
the fight sending for several scores q
representative and urging chem 70 de-
feat tie provision. Mr. Taft declared
that Ii ils costs him the support of
every laboring man 10 the country, he
would not approve such provision.
The labonng man. he helieve asked on
ly equality before the law, and was
enlltlea 70 no more
Incidentally the president sent long
telegram last niehi To the convention
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Fnginemen meeting at ST Paul
IN which he outhned his views On Tie
matter The Telegram was In Response
70 a message OF protest from the con
yeHtion For several days past tile
Wbiie House has boon fairly hombafa
at With letteas and teleaFams from a-
boz organizations IA iasor 81 the House
aal6tttl alsnf fAe last fnpsEanes made
public were as follows
sSt Paul Mimi June q, 1905
"The Presidents
Press reports of to-day indicate that
you favor using the peoples money to
prosecute labor ID their eiI9Fts to bet-
Tel conditions. The seven hundred nine
tn.einht delegates attending the 18th
biennial convention 81 the brotherhood
0f Locomotive Firemen and Euginemen
at ST pau instruct me e protest against
this unjust policy
M. s. Carter. president Ilrothers
hood Of Locomotive Fireman and Engine
men.
aW. s. Carter, president Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engiuemeu
81. Paul Mimi
Yous despatch Of june 22 received
IN which You sag that press reports
to-day indicate that I favor using the
pople money Is prosecute labor in
their efforts 70 better conditions. and
you protest against such 4 policy ]
presume you refer TO the proposition
noN before Cougre s, tlat money ap-
pFowiated for fiscal year 1917 for en-
foreement Of anti-trust laws and acts
To regulate commerce shall 10 part Of
Bit be expended ii the prosecution Of
coaspirateies ID the nature Of boycotts
to increase wages or better the eondi-
tion Of labor
eFhe supreme court has decided thar
such a boycott Is violation Of the
sherman anti-truss iaw and this proc
posa is an attempt tu withhold the
means of prosecuting that law when 1T
violated by q particular class Thus to
ba made privileged / am entirely opposed
n such class legislation II II were
proposed TO amend the language OF ihe
sherman antRtrFst law itself s. as
somewhat to narrow its scope chat would
present proper question f0f enasidera
tion, but 50 long aa the present anti
iFtst law remains upon the statute
books an attempt To modify its enforce
ment so as TO render immune any par-
iieHlar class Of eiti1ens rich 0r poor.
employers Or employees s improper leg.
islafion aud ii mY Judgment ougHt 10
be opposed bv yoNr brotherhood
Fhe iabofng naHd aud the tades
uuionist II I understand him, aslss on-
III equality bsfor the law Class leg
8isatiou and unquahp riyilege thoNphf
expressly IN bits favor, viii II tie end
work no benefit s. hm o. e society.
william III Taft"
The information that he House had
defeated the Hughes amendment was re-
eeiyed with indignation" by the exec
utive council Of THE American Federal
tian of Iabar now in session here ac-
ieordipg TO sie councils own report Of
its meeting Yesterday.
1T Il regarded" Says the report Gas
/ q betrayal of the sights and interests
+ of the workers Of the countrv.n