The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
BOYCOTTINC BILL BRINGS
OUT A LARGE DELEGATION
OF OPPONENTS AT HEARING
Arguments For and Against Measure Which Aims to Give Labor
Unions the Right to Strike, Picket and Boycott Commit
tee Obliged to Set Date For Third Hearing
Upon the Matter

| persuasion proposing this princi-
| pie:
I'VE don't like John Jones, therefore
let us ruin William Smith It may
stir up such a clamor that we can
get back at John Jones-that villain
| who refuses to pay us for work that
we have not done, who has been vile
enough to earn money and lay it up
The point is, you are a producer,
and your name may be William Smith
| 1t is wicked, mischievous wea-
pom said Representative George P
Chandler, one of the best friends Of
honest union labor, in speaking at
another hearing to these same social
lists concerning the secondary boycott
The next hearing on this matter
will be held before the committee on
judiciary and Labor in the Senate
chamber on Thursday of this week,
April 20 at p. m.
Don't think that such an absurd
measure will be laughed out of court,
it has already received one very ear
nest hearing. Let every manufactur-
er attend, and show once for all.
what honest capital, which makes
Connecticut a State, thinks Of such
principles.
PHILIP E. CURTISs, Sec
Mr.. Hull concluded his arguments,
after reading the riot act to the op-
ponents of the bill on account of the
committee, that if it failed to report
the bill it could expect the votes of
the manufacturers, and those only at
next election.
Later Representative Chandler took
UP this point.
did / understand you to say he
Numbered, that this committee is to
decide the question not on it's merits,
but upon political fear? Do you ex-
pect any self-respecting member Of the
Legislature to allow himself to be in
Inundated and influenced by any such
threats as that? What we are here
for is to hear arguments, not to lis
ten to threats
eff you had been listening to me in
stead of talking to Senator Judson you
would have heard my arguments re-
torted Mr.. Hull, who explained that
he had not intended his remarks as a
threat, but merely as a statement of
fact.
Charles J. Donahue President of the
State Federation of Labor explained
that union men are not asking for
the privilege of resorting to violence,
intimidation or threats. He reviewed
the history of Section 1896 of the Cen
eral Statutes, the conspiracy act and
pointed out reasons for its amend
ment.
Questioned by Senator Judson, he
said that he approved some but not
all of the bill before the committee
He would not ask as much Specifi-
cally he said, that all the union labor
wants, is statute which will declare
that it is not unlawful for men to do
in combination what is not now I'M
lawful for them to do singly.
Stuart Reid, an organizer for the
machinists, was asked by Senator
Judson to cut short his talk, on the
ground that Reid had spoken at a |
previous hearing. 81 know I'm a dan
gerous man. retorted Reid, and went |
on with his arguments.
Asked to clearly define what he |
wanted he stated that he wanted the.I
bill before the committee. Asked |
which bill, he turned to a by-stander |
to inquire the number. This produce
ed laughter from the other side of the |
house.
Laugh away" shouted Reid, you'll |
laugh out of the other side of your |
mouths before long,
He stated that he wanted Senate |
Bill "a. He said that he represented |
organized labor
But Mr.. Donahue has told us that |
he represents the State Federation |
and has told us what he wants. OBJ
jected Senator Judson; whom do you |
representa-"
Il represent the American Fedora |
ton of Labor" declared Reid (which |
includes the State Federation and 400
other labor unions in Connecticut, not
included in the Federation
LAS regards Mr.. Donahue." he de-
clared; personally We are friendly but
we often differ in our methods" a re-
mark which caused a roar of laugh
ter.
Rebecca Winer the little Russian
girl who is the cause of the present |
garment strike. made plea to which
every one listened with the deepest |
interest She stated that she had
found conditions in this country to
be fully as bad as in Russia
from the standpoint of labor. She
asked the committee if there
is no hope in this. country for the
working people.
George Stanley of the Meriden Gen.
trail Labor union Organizer Barnes of
the Hartford Garment workers and
Patrick Drum Of the Danbury Hatters,