The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-10
EXPLAINS FEDERAL
BOYCOTT OPINION
G. Carroll Todd, Attorney
Generals Aid. Tells Of Photo
Engravers' Case.
CONSIDERED TRUST ISSUE
Labor Leaders Here Deny De-
cisiOn Is Victory for
"Open Shop"

An explanation Of the recent opinion
Of the Attorney-Gen Of the United
States in the matter OF the complaint o.
Doubleday. Page & Co. against the Al
lied Printing Trades Council Of New
York Is made In n letter written ON
April : by q. Carroll Todd, Assistant 20
the Attorney-t>eno'a who wrooe the
original opinion. to United States At
iorney n, Snowden Marshall. The letter
was made public yesterday by Frank
Croker of Croker Il Wickes, attorneys
for Doubleday. Page & Co.
Mr.. Crocker went to Washington last
Monday and saw MIR. Todd. He called
the attention of the Assistant Attorney.
General to the Interpretation which had
been put upon the opinion. and as re-
suit Mr.. Todd on Tuesday wrote to Mr..
Marshall, saying in part:
"Of course, the purpose Of the letter
was to indicate to you the principles
which in the opinion OF the Department
should govern in the disposition Of this
complaint and that being so. no fuil
discussion of the mater was needed or
attempted.
Now that the letter has been pub
| ilshed and has been circulated by the
! trades unions involved among their
members. think the latter should he
advised by you through their counsel.
! In order that they may not act on any
mis- aiken view of the legal term.nolosy
/ employed, that the Department was con-
! siderng merely the question whether the
/ conduct complained Of violated statue
/ of the United : ates by restraining IN
} terstate commerce, /. e., commerce Wlthin
/ the control of tle Federal Government.
ut was not within the province Of the
Department to consider. and of course "
did not consider. whether the conduct
complained OF violated any private rights
OF the onplanauts or any law OF the
state OF New York"
Al tn. time the earlier action. brought
at the instance of Doubleday. Page q
Co. was before the investing Federal
Grand Jury in March, and before Mt.
Todd wrote his opinion Frank y. Double
day, sresident of Doubleday, Page q CO.
communicated with President wilson az
we'll AS with Attoruey-Genernl Mclseyn-
olds regarding reports that the present
Administration was opposed TO prosecut-
ing trade unions under the Sherman
antitrust law.
President Wilson wrote a letter to Mr..
Doubleday in reply which is now IN pos
session of the counsel for DouD'eday,
Page X Co, hut which Mr. Crocker ana
not feel at liberty to make public yes
t,rday with the exception Of THIS para
graph;
II appreciate fully the inheritance OF
what you urge and you may be sure tha'
my own conviction is that which you ex-
. press, that there must be All absolutely
impartial enforcement Of the law
Doubleday. Page 4 Co, through thefr
. attorn US, are now preparing papers In
another action against the Allied Printing
Trades Council which. Mr.. trocKer sal,
1 Yesterday. would meet the OBJECTIONS OF
MIR. Todd a. expressed in the eXp!aHutioH
of his opinion and which would unques-
, tionably come under the Interstate pro
visions of the sherman law.
Peter J. Brady pres dent Of the New
York Photo Elgrav-rs Union No, l.
pointed out yesterday that there had bee \
no victory for the op=n shop ana the
union had not lost in the proceedings
E brought by the GIN Engraving Company
> under the state trust laH. Headlines II
[ TIE suns account Of tho suit gave th!s
: impre ssion. but the company had only OBJ
J tanned temporary injunction restrain ne
, IT, union from interfering with the com
. pAny's business.