Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-15
In Response to Demands F rom
White House, Statesmen
Bring in Bills 10 Smash Bic
Business,
ORGANIZED LABOR TO
GET ALL ASKED FOR
Farmers Also May Combine in
Restraint Of Trade Without
Feeling Iron Hand Of the
Ld" gNs


fay normNo JouHHAL SPECIAL lrAsEo wiRrl
Washington. April a. -- President
Wilson's reiterated desire for compile
ton of thc antitrust legislative pro-
gram lt this session of congress spur
red committees in both houses OF
congress to action to-day The house
Judiciary subcommittee responded
with the Introduction Of the omnibus
hin, including trust legislation meas
ures ana provisions TO meet demands
of labor Tor restriction OF injunction
powers and TO insure jury trial IN
contempt cases
Members of the senate suh-commit-
toe uu interstate commerce agreed 70
submit tu the fun committee as soon
ls possible tentative draft Of a long
considered measure tO supplement tho
sherman uW, which will diner in
many respects from the house meas
We.
ln Introducing the house bill, Rep
r0entathc Clayton. chairman of the
Judiciary committee, announced that
the fun committee would meet next
Thursday to consider il and that he
hoped tne measure could be reported
in thD ne8r future
IAher and agriculture Exempt
ORGANIZATIONS from the ban OF the
unti-trust laws is provided in the
house measure in Ia section declaring
that nothing n the antitrust laws
hail Doe construed to forbid the eX-
lsteucc ANA operation of fraternal. la-
hor consumers. agricultural or hor-
lIcHltuWl ORGANIZATIONS, orders or as
sotiations operating under the lodge
system, instituted for the purposes Of
mutual help and not having capital
stock or conducted for profit. or TO
forbid coz restrain individual members
oi such orders on associations from
CARRYING tho legitimate object OF such
This provision was satisfactory 90
labor groups in the house, Who have
bCen urHlus tho Bacon Bartlett labor
exemption hill and had considered
ulIing democratic caucus 10 force
action
Favor, Union Organizations.
+Fhc provision enables labor
union 90 do anything that an individ-
Wl mIf do under the law ana e. satis-
factory Representative Heating, of
Colorado their spokesman. said
Another feature OF the bin climi-
mites practically all attempts 10 make
further definitions of restraints uf
wde. Tho measure Incorporates the
plan hlIrldN maze puhlic Tor icEuid-
lion of holding companies, for pro-
hunting inlrrlorhlns dlreeluratef, anl
.or eoNetnins price liking nud other
radr relations II would pennllzo
commercial interests thnt dlscriml-
mate ln prices between purchasers oi
commodities In the same sections or
communities, win intention 20 inJnre
lr destroy the business of "a eompeti-
or of either The purchaser or seller,
ind mine owners and operators who
lrhitruilN refuse To sell their prod
net tn responsible Would-be purchas-
rs or VINO lease or scll goods, or fix
price on rebate. ON condition that
hr lessre nr purchaser snail not use
ompeutor product
II include. q new provision t0 en-
lhlr railroad corporations to ala in
DE construction of branch or short
inc railroads SO located as to become
coolers to the main line or 20 acquire
ho stock of branch or short lines
lullt hF an independent company
where there Is nO substantial competi-
ion between the two main companies,
.ud to permit railroads 90 extend any
il their lines
udcr tho intcrluCNug direCturutes
Dation there is added "a provision thut
ftcr two years from the passage Of
he Din 'no person shall Ht the same
Ime Doe director or other officer
Ir emploYc of more than one bank,
Hukiue association or trust company
usaui2ed and operating under the
uited states lHWs elther OF which has