The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-03

Human Labor "DiGnihed."
The section eNemptng labor unions
from the antitrust laws is section :. and
Il was finally amended to-day by insert
NJ; At the very beginning OF the section.
II the suggestion Of Senator Cummins.
declaration intended to dignity human
ohpr and emphasize its exemption. This
d-alaration was in the following Ian
--Iagc:
The labor Of human beings is rot a
ommodty or article OF commerce"
Section as adopted finally Is as fol-
ows:
The labor OF a human being Is not
commodity or article Of commerce,
and nothing contained In the anti
trust laws shall be construed to for
bid the existence and operation Of
labor. agricultural or horticultural
organizations. instituted for the pur-
poses OF mutual help and not having
capital stock or conducted for profit
or TO forbid or restrain individual
members OF such organization from
lawfully carrying out the legitimate
objects thereof nor shall such organ
ization, or the members thereof, be
held or construed to be Illegal COM
binations or conspiracies In restraint
Of trade, under the antitrust laws.
The important sections relating TO in
functions az they AFFECT labor unions are
IS, 10, 90. 81. 20 and 23. The Senate
made very little change In section 10
and those which followed. The only i'm
portaut change was in section 20. to
which q proviro was adopted. allowing
the courts to dispense with the rule TO
show cause. and upon affidavit TO issue
an attachment for a person charged with
contempt and admit him TO bail pending
hearing upon the merits OF tho charge
Blow AZ Patent Monopoly.
Tho Senate struck from the House bill
sections .. 8 ana 4 relating 10 unfair trade
practices. and substituted section 4, known
as tho Walsh amendment. intended to
prevent the patent monopoly" which the
Supreme Court In supposed to have recog
nized by It's decision In what Is known
as the Dick mimeoRraph case.
The Senate struck from the bill the last
paragraph In section OF the House meas
ure, which legal,zed traffic associations
among common carriers. II amended sec
ton 3 OF the House bill In regard to the
acquisition OF stock by one corporation
in another corporation engaged In com
merce. TO make the language more strict
The Senate rewrote the section in re-
gard TO the interlocking directors between
common carriers corporations and cor
porations dealing in supplies used by such
common carriers, The language now pro-
vdes that there shall be no interlocklng
directors between such corporations and
That common carrier shall not deal with
supply company TO the amount OF more
than $4,000 In any year except as the
result OF competitive bidding, under rules
to be prescribed by the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission.
Among the Important new sections
added to the bin In the Senate was the
radical one by Senator Reed OF Missouri.
published In fun In THE SUN this morn
ing. which provides for the appointment
OF receiver for a corporation adjudged
to be monopolistc under the antitrust
laws and for the sale OF the assets OF the
corporation and the restoration of COM
prtitive conditions under the direction OF
the court
Another amendment was added 10 the
blll to-day by Senator Chiffon OF West
virginia IN the form of new section
TO make 1t unlawful for any corporation
engaged In commerce to do any business
IN any state contrary TO the laws of the
state under which said corporation was
created or contrary to the laws OF the
state In which II may be doing business.
Another important amendment made on
the motion OF Senator Chiffon was an
addition to section ga of the bill which
makes II felony for the president or other
officer or director OF any firm or corpora-
ton engaged In commerce as "A common
carrier 10 embezzle steal abstract or mis-
apply or permit 10 be misapplied the
Doneys, funds, credits. securities, property
or assets OF the nrm