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WILSON FOR
STRICT ECONOMY
May Eliminate Labor Clause
From SundIy Civil Bill
EXPLAIN PATRONAGE RULE
Heads Of Departments Will Receive
Applications and Make Reeommen.
dations to the President.

Heads Of Departments Will Receive
Applications and Make Recommen.
dations to the President.
Washington, March 8. - President
Wilson took under consideration econ
smy of administration and so-called
elass legislation.
Representative Fitzgerald, chairman
Of the house appropriations commit.
tee, discussing with the president the
question of appropriations for the COM
ing extra session, recalled that NJ
Taft had vetoed the sundry civil bill
because of provisions to prevent the
vernment from using certain sum
10 enforce the Sherman law against
labor unions or farmers organizations
President Wilson took firm posi-
ton. it was said. behind Mr.. Fitzger.
aid for rigid economy. It is known
that he looked apprehensively from
Trenton at the appropriations of the
last congress.
Mr.. Wilson had before him in New
Jersey a situation where labor organi
cations of the state, prompted by Sam
uel Gompers. president OF the Ameri-
con Federation of Labor, objected Wig.
orously to one of his "seven sisters
antitrust laws. on the ground that +
restricted labor unions from making
agreements with corporations or indi
viduals as to wages. hours. etc.
They suggested that the bill be
amended, but Mr. Wilson insisted tha,
such an amendment would be class
legislation. forbidden under the New
Jersey constitution. He contended. too.
that New Jersey courts had not and
could not include labor unions within
the scope of corporation regulations
Federal legislation, he told the labor
leaders. might be different.
Some of the presidents friends
think that II the provisions exempting
labor unions from prosecution were
included in the sundry civil bill again
Mr.. Wilson would be inclined to urge
their elimination, prefering to post
pone the enunciation of his policy un
til a revision of the Sherman anti
trust law was attempted.
The president is known to be In
favor of Strengthening the Sherman
antitrust law so that its jurisdiction
may be explicitly understood.
Though ofice-scekers have been told
to address themselves to the heads1af
- various departments, thQ
s Sof8 u 3ha cahIE1l4 III NJ n
sifters of the mass OF app1icants and
their decisions will not be final.
Published statements that the ad-
ministration's policy might result in q
situation whereby the attorney gen.
eral made appointments Of federal
judges before whom the governments
cases might be tried. brought forth
the explanation that such an impress
sion was erroneous. It was declared
that the heads OF departments might
make recommendations, but at best
they would act only as buffers for the
president, bringing before him final
set of names for. each particular Of
fee.
Colonel Robert Ewing, Democratic
udClOudl COuulLt06Hdu lTOLu lOulS-
lana, was another caller. He came to
invite the president to attend the
Louisiana state fair next November.
Mr.. Wilson told the colonel he intend
ed to remain in Washington at work,
doing little travelling, at least this
year. 80
It was announced that the president
had decided to hold regular cabinet
meetings on. Tuesdays and Fridays OF
each week, as has been the custom
for many years ,after the official fam
lily is fully organized.
When the cabinet meeting ended,
President Wilson let it be known
through Secretary Daniels that he pro-
posed, So far as possible, to pursue .
policy of publicity regarding what
takes place around the cabinet table
It is the plan to make public in a for
NAL way hereafter what has been dis
posed Of.