Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30
Bent Every Energy toward De-
feat of the Labor Union
Amendment.
SENT FOR MANY CONGRESSMAN
Declared He Would Not Approve
Exempting Organizations if
1t Cost Him Their
Support.

Washington, June 23.--The action of
tho House of Representatives late to-
day In recedng from the Hughes labor
amendment to the sundry civil bill
marked the successful termination of
an all day fight by Preside II Taft
against what he termed class lesisla-
ton of an improper sort and appar-
emily removed the last obstacle in ths
way Of an adjournment OF Congress-
within the next few days.
President Taft spent the entire day
and bent every energy toward the de-
feat OF the House amendment which
proposed to exempt labor unions from
the operation Of the Sherman anti
trust law. Ee threw his whole inf,u-
ence into the fight sending for several
scores Of representatives In urging
them TO defeat the provision. Mr.. Taft
declared that II It cost him the sup
! port OF every laboring man In the
country. he would not approve such a
provision. The laboring man, he be-
lieved. asked only equality before the
law, and was entitled 20 no more.
Incidentally the President sent
long telegram tonight to the conven-
ton of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
rirer,ar and r,g,n.r,o, ,rset,n, AZ c,
Paul IN which he outlined bia Views on
tho natter Tho telegram was in re-.
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colts to Increase wages or better the con-
dt,ion Of labor.
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such a boycott Is violation Of the
sherman antitrust law and this proposal
IL an att.mpt TO withhold the means OF
prosecuting that law when 1t is violated
by a particular class thus 10 be made
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