The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-06
LABOR ASKS MORE
is NOT SATISFIED WITH THE
TWO PROVISIONS IN CLAYTON
ANTITRUST BILL.
PRESIDENT HINTS At VETO
He Has Refused to Permit Actual ex-
emptIon Of Labor Unions From
Application Of the Sher'
man Law.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-In the omnibus anti
trust bill prepared by Representative
Clayton and his fellow members OF the
judiciary committee there are two pro-
visions the progress of which employ
ers and representatives OF the LABOR
unions of the country will watch anx-
iously and for different reasons. one
Of the provisions limits the power OF
the federal courts to grant injuncuons
in labor disputes, and the other pro
vides Jury trials for persons In con-
tempt OF court.
An attempt probably will be made to
amend the measures so as to make
them more pleasing to the labor repre-
sentatives. II these attempts succeed
and the bills are made as drastic as
labor would like to have them. and II
the senate fails to eliminate the pro-
visions, it seems to be generally De-
lieved that President Wilson will inter
pose his veto.
The two provisions do not go nearly
as far as labor would like to have them
60. For years the labor leaders nave
/ tried to secure the passage OF Dill
which would exempt the unions from
the operations Of the Sherman anti
trust law. 1t will be remembered that
President Taft vetoed a bill which
contained a provision forbidding the
expenditure of certain government
monies to pay the charges for the
prosecution Of labor unions and farmer
organizations under the antitrust law.
MIR. Wilson signed a 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-
vision exempting labor unions and pos
sibly farmer organizations from prose
cution under the antitrust law. The
presidents warning given last spring
seems, however, to have had Its effect
SO the house judiciary committee II
|, preparing the antitrust bill gave labol
. only q part of what 1t wanted. INT
labor interests thought 1t only small
! part, for they hold that the Limitation
Of the power of federal courts to gran
, injunctions In labor troubles and TIT
Jury trials for contempt do not consti
, tute anything like such program a
the workingmen wish to have put Int
a law.
a AS has been said, these Clayton ant
, Injunction and contempt bills are
A part of the general antitrust legisls
!, ton. A delegation Of representative
!. In congress visited the president In
v endeavor to persuade him to urge Nj
n Clayton and his colleagues OF tn
!. house judiciary committee to incorp'
A rate more radical provisions In the bi
4 in reference to injunctions. The
. urged that actual exemption should
. given to labor unions from the applies
;. ton OF the Sherman law. There
4 good authority to say that Mr.. Wilsc
"a refused point blank to do what the re
n rescntatives urged and 1t Is limited th'
- he declared he would veto any b.
~ containing a provision exempting u
- unions from prosecution under Il
70 Sherman law II it should come to hi
:. In a form written any more strong
y than the provision as 1t now stands
ar the Clayton bill.
20 Civilian for Alaska Work.
Id All the preliminary work Of the s,
re vey Of the Alaskan railroad. which
n. to be constructed by the governmel
o. ia to be done by a civilian engines
ut William C. Edes, assisted by CT
NJ airy officer of the United States arm
sh Lieut.. Frederick Mears.
mt Secretary of the Interior Lane r.
in commended the appointment OF an
gs eineer from civilian life. and also r.
or commended that the young cavalry o
rs Ger. Mears, should be named as an
he sistant to the chief engineer. BE
es. of the appointments were made
the president, and then there was
IN curious happening. Lieutenant Met
" called on Secretary Of War Garris
to nav his respects and to report
I've departure for duty.
well, where are you going?"
ITO Alaska" said the army off1c
"Who gave you the authority to
to Alaska?"
arc "The secretary of the interior"
'ho swered the young officer, somew
abashed.
est Its news to me-" said Secret
JIM Garrison, that the secretary OF
are interior has any authority to or
ieu army officers to duty"
lot Then it was Lieutenant Mears
inc planned he had been designated
Az the president on the suggestion
Oh Secretary Lane, and that the pr
10 dent was given the appointing po
by an act Of congress. Secretary