Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-05-29
}lR ASKS MORE.
.,.- SATISFIED WITH THE
- opoWsloNs IN CLAYTON
ANTITRUST BILL.
HINTS AT VETO
IL. Refused to Permit Actual Ex-
,,,ion of Labor Unions From
Application of the sher-
man Law.
o., GEORGE CLINTON.

rr.bingtOD In the omnibus anti
= hill prepared by Representative
ann and his fellow members of the
".iarv committee there, are two pro-
Ems the progress of which employ
and representatives of the labor
l,rc Of the cour try will watch anx-
..lv and for different reasons. One
no provisions limits the power OF
!, federal courts to grant injunctions
sbor disputes, and the other pro
.iss Jury trials for persons in con-
snpt Of court
An attempt probably will be made to
mend the measures so as to make
hsm more pleasing to the labor repre-
a,tatiyes. II these attempts succeed
nd the bills are made as drastic as
thor would like to have them, and If
4a senate fails to eliminate the pro-
isioDs, it seems to be generally be-
HIRED that President Wilson will inter-
pose his veto.
The two provisions do not go nearly
q far as labor would like to have them
m For years the labor leaders have
red to secure the passage of a bill
which would exempt the unions from
ds operations of the Sherman anti
trust law. It will be remembered that
President Taft vetoed a bill which
wntained a provision forbidding the
apenditure of certain government
monies to pay the charges for the
wOsecutiOn of labor unions and farmer
EXAMINATIONS under the antitrust law.
Mr. Wilson signed similar bill, but
did It under protest.
Labor interests Want More.
It was believed that in the antitrust
(. Bill which the Democrats were to
prepare there would be specific pro-
risiOn exempting labor unions and pos
Sbly farmer organizations from prose
mtiOn under the antitrust law The
residents warning given last spring
seems, however, to have had its effect,
50 the house judiciary committee in
preparing the antitrust bill gave labor
only part of what it wanted. The
labor interests thought it only small
part, for they hold that the limitation
Of the power of federal courts to grant
i1iunctions In labor troubles and the
Jury trials for contempt do not consti-
tute anything like such a program as
The wOrkingmen wish to have put into
law
As has been said, these Clayton anti
Injunction and contempt bills are a
part of the general antitrust legisla-
ton. A delegation of representatives
in congress visited the president in an
endeavor to persuade him to urge Mr..
Clayton and his colleagues OF the
house judiciary committee to incorpo-
rate more radical provisions in the bill
in reference to injunctions. They
urged that actual exemption should be
given to labor unions from the applica-
uOn Of the Sherman law. There Is
good authority to say that Mr.. Wilson
refused point blank to do what the rep
lesentatives urged and 1t is limited that
ne declared he would veto any bill
a provision exempting the
Unions from prosecution under the
Sherman law If it should come to him
ID form written any more strongly
nan the provision as it now stands In
he Clayton bill.
Civilian for Alaska Work.
All the preliminary work of the sur
icy of the Alaskan railroad, which is
be constructed by the government,
to be done by a civilian engineer,
VILLAIN c. Edes, assisted by a cav
Try officer Of the United States army.
Aelt. Frederick Mears. The build
lg of the Panama canal first was put
ITO the hands of the civilians, but
iterward 1t became necessary to
ransfer the work to the engineer
orps of the army. Washington is
Sklng why a civilian engineer has
cen detailed to the Alaska work.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane rec
mmended the appointment OF an en-
ineer from civilian life, and also rec
mmended that the young cavalry on
e. Mears, should be named as an as
lstant to the chief engineer. Botn
the appointments we're made by
le PRESIDENT. and then there was
lflous happening. Lieutenant Mears
allied TN Secretary OF War Garrison
pay his respects and to report his
eparture for duty.
Well. where are you going?"
To alaska" said the army officer
Who gave you the authority to go
Alaskan"
The secretary of the interior" an
'ered .ae young officer. somewhat
Dashed.
Its news to me-" said Secretary
arrison, that the secretary of the
'erior has any authority to order
my officers to duty
Ihen 1t was Lieutenant Mears ex-
AIMED he had been designated py
e president, on the suggestion OF
7cretary Lane, and that the presi-
INT was given the appointing power
an act Of congress. Secretary Gar
SON. SO it is reported. said: THAT
Ill do for today.
oVerstepped HIS Authority.
The army ofi,o,. x,o1,rod ont of the