The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
LABOR LOSES
AN EXEMPTION
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employment. or from ceasinG to perform
any work or labor. or FROM recomend-
ing, advising, or persuading others by
peaceful means so to do, or of peacefully
persaading any person to work or -
abstain from working; or from ceasing
to patronize any party to such dispute,
or from recommending. advising or per
suading others by peaceful means so tO
do; or fIom paying OF giving to or with
holding from any person engaged in
such disputes any strike benefits or other
moneys or things OF value; or from
peaceably assembling at any place in
lawful manner and for lawful purposes;
or from doing any act or thing which
might lawfully be done in the absence
OF such dispute by any party thereto;
nor shall any Of the acts specified in
this paragraph be considered or held un-
lawful
The judiciary Committee. composed of
some OF the ablest lawyers in the Senate.
have given serious attention to the pro-
visions OF the Clayton bill affecting labor
organizations and injunetions.
wouId RcwrIte section.
The disposition at the outset was t9
rewrite the language but retain the ef-
feet OF II, but the more the matter was
discussed in committee. the more inde-
fensible the House bill appeared to be.
Gradually the disposition to change II
grew and yesterday the knife was ap-
piled. IL is likely that the operation has
not ended yet and that this week further
changes will be made in these provisions
Of the bill.
The committee proceeded cautiously in
the matter, for IL had before IL the in
formation that the language put into the
bill in the House had been worked out
after consultation with the President and
the representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. including Samuel Com
Pers, president OF the organization. ..
II was a delicate matter to satisfy all
sides, and there was considerable spccu-
lation when IL became known that the
committee had modified the language, as
to Just how the change would be re-
eeived by the President. the labor
group" in Congress. and even Mr.. S;nm-
pers himself, who has impressed his per-
sonality on the legislation as the House
passed II.
BY a coincidence. Gompers was at the
Senate yesterday. sitting in the gallery,
listening TO the debate. Members of the
Judiciary Committee appeared to be sur
prised when told that he was at the Capt.
tol. and declared he had not been before
the committee,
Three Items KILLED.
Among the other changes that have
been made by the Judiciary Committee
in the Clayton bill is the striking out
absolutely of sections 2 ;. and 4. which
relate TO unfair trade practices II was
explained that these were struck out be-
cause they are covered in one Of the
other bills pending in the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce.
nj
tions and 9. These sections forbid one
corporation engaged in commerce from
acquiring the stock or other capital Of
another competing corporation. TO the
extent Of limiting competition. and pro-
vide that beginning two years from the
date of the approval of the act no per
son engaged in the business of producing
or selling equipments or supplies for
railroads shall act as a director officer
or employe Of any other corporation or
common carrier in interstate commerce.
Section 9 also forbids any person from be-
ing an interlocking officer. director or en-
ploye in banks, operating under Federal
law. either OF which banks may have
assets aggregating more than 2.5C0OOO.
and which otherwise regulate interlocking
bank directorates.
The committee members explained that
as to the five sections. they were re-
state Commerce. because il was held
they properly belonged in one Of the bills
pending before that committee.
ELIMINATED a Sentence.
The only other change known to have
been made by the Judiciary Committee
in the Clayton bill up to date was the
elimination of part of the concluding
sentence In section %. This section deals
with contempt proceedings. and the Ian
guage struck out deals with the penal
ties to be imposed for conviction or con-
tempt 1t is embraced in the last four
lines OF the section. and is as follows:
But in no case shall the fine TO be paid
to the United States exceed. in case the
accused is a natural person. the sum OF
8, 900. nor shall such punishment exceed
IA term OF six months"
The trust legislative program will prob
ably be pretty well advanced this week.
The Judiciary Committee members expect
to be able TO report the Clayton bill before
the end of next week. and Senator New
lands committee, which has the Reyburn
stocks and bonds bill. believe II will get
that measure in shape for a report not
later than Wednesday.
Senator La Toilette and Senator Cum
minis asked yesterday that the Reyburn
bill go over until this week in committee
TO permit them to make a study of the
notifications proposed by Louis ID.
Brandeis.
Chairman Newlands gave notice in the
Senate yesterday that tomorrow or as
soon thereafter as the Indian appropria-
ton bill is disposed Of. he will move to
make the Federal trade commission bill.
the first of the House trust bills to be re-
ported to the Senate. the unfinished busi-
ness But it is not expected that serious
consideration OF trust legislation will be-
gin in the Senate until next week.