New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-19
DEMOCRATS NOW IN
ROW WITH UNIONS
abor Leaders Demand
Antitrust Bill Favor
Their Organizations.
ACTION MAY KILL
MEASURE IN SENATE
House Committee Determined to
Stand Pat. and Has Backing
of Administration.

Washington. MAY is.-Orcanized LABOR
presented demands to the Democratic
membership Of the House judiciary COM
mIttee to-day which. II included IN the
antitrust bill. may jeopardize the al
ministration's entire trust programme.
REPRESENTATIVES. Of labor virtually served
notice on the Clayton Subcommittee
which framed the bill, that unless the
amendments desired are offered by the
committee. labor advocates I'm the House
will force their adoption. Democrats oil
,be committee rejected the demands OF
the labor leaders, saying that II laoor
adopts this course. the bill probably VIII
fail I'm the Senate
When the conference OF labor leaders
and members Of the Judiciary Committee
came TO ar end at o'clock the two sides
we're deadlocked and in bad humor.
The labor representatives assert That
the antitrust bill as reported does not
go Ear enough" They demand an
amendment specifically providing that the
antitrust laws shall not apply TO LABOR
unions.
That ORGANIZED labor originally agreed
TO the language OF the bill as reporteu
ard that it's leaders now have repudlated
that agreement is charged by Mr.. Clayton
and his colleagues.
on behalf Of the labor unions there
were at the conference this afternoon
Secretary Frank Morrison of the Amerl-
can Federation Of Labor. Jackson H.
Ralston. Of Washington, attorney Tor the
American Federation Of Labor ana rep
resentative Lewis, of Maryland. onaiI-
man CLAYTON and Representatives Na'""
and Floyd represented the majority meu-
hers Of the Judiciary Committee ana m
cjdentally, the administration.
Representative Lewis acted as the ih'et-
r,Adiarv between the committee members
and labor representatives when the trust
buls we're being framed. He reported
both to the committee and the WHITE
House. il is asserted, that the bill as
drawn WAS entirely satisfactory to the
labor unions To-day he returned WIN
labor representatives. who served nouce
that the bill IS not satisfactory ana must
be amended.
Mr.. Clayton and his colleagues. with
the approval OF the President II - sald'
stood firmly by the bill as drawn
The antitrust bill. as reported by the
Judiciary Committee, contains the anu.
Injunction bill. prohibiting overnight
iniunction.. the anti-contempt bill. pro-
viding jury trials in cases OF lhuirec'
contempt, and a provision whicn declares
that:
Nothing contained in the antitrust
laws shall be construed 10 FORBID the en-
istence and operation Of fraternal' laoot,
consumers'. agricultural or horticultural
organizations, orders or associations III
stituted for the purposes Of mutual heip'
md not having capital stock or condHot-
cd for profit. or to forbid or restrain IN
dlviduaI members of such organizations
orders or associations from carrying OUT
the legitimate objects thereof
The CLAYTON subcommittee was IN
formed to-day that this provision Is IN
,doouate 10 meet the demands of labor
and that il must be changed TO proVide
in plain language that labor unions shail
NOT he proceeded against under the Sner-
man law.
Members OF the clayton Subcommittee
say that labor did not about face unui
the administration antitrust Dill was
placed on the calendar. judge Alton Is
Parker. former candidate for President
on the Democratic ticket and now an al
torney for the American Federation oil
Labor. IS listed as among the lapoi
representatives who protested because OF
the alleged insuhiciency Of the language
IT is generally admitted tnat' IL the
amendments demanded to-day ny me
labor leaders are included In the Dill as II
leaves the House they will tie up the anti
trust legislation in the Senate II they do
not kill II