The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-06-23
They ACT As Unit
coNoREssMEN WHO HOLD UNION
CARDS FORGET PARTY LINES
IN LABOR LEGISLATION
CONTROL LABOR COMMITTEE
Their Theory That Laboring Men
Form "class" May Have lniurl-
Gus Effect on the Cause They
Champion.
Ry GEORGE CLINTON,

Washington When the senate nm
ishes with the antitrust measures the
country viii know just what measure
of success representatives of labor
and farmers organizations have had
In their attempts to secure exemptions
for the labor unions and the agricul-
tural associations from the provisions
of the Sherman antitrust law
Generally speaking, there appears
to be feeling in Washington that
when the legislation is enacted it will
be found the organizations named will
be In nearly the same position they
are in today except that there will be
defined status for them as that Of
associations which on their very face
are not formed for purposes In re-
straint Of trade. It might be said,
however, that there ia feeling here,
at least 30 far as the labor unions are
concerned, that specific legislation af-
fecting them. as differentiated from
other organizations. would be passed
II 1t were not for the fact that in this
country there are not supposed to be
any classes.
American students OF economic and
social conditions, congress has been
told, hold that legislation affecting la
Dor should not be viewed from the
same standpoint as that from which
legislation for capital is looked upon.
1t seems that to some extent senators
and representatives in congress are
inclined to take this view Of things
themselves.
A good deal Of criticism has been
passed in Washington because those
members Of congress who also are
members of unions champion labor's
cause as a unit In the house there
are sixteen representatives who carry
union cards. Eleven Of them are Dem
ocrats, four are Republicans and one
is Progressive They act unitedly
for labor because they think labor Is
class, that It needs special legisla-
ton for purposes Of protection.
Labor Union congressman.
Here are the representatives In con-
gress who are members of labor
unions: The Democrats are Repre-
sentatives Frank Buchanan Of Illinois.
who belongs to the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers union and was
international president four years !;
John A. Key Of Ohio, member of the
typographical union; George E. Cor
| man Of Illinois; Isaac L Sherwood of
Hkoxx 7 d - NJ .
member Of the miners union: Charles
B. Smith Of Buffalo, n. Y, member
of the typographical union; Robert
e. Lee Of Pennsylvania, member Of
the miners union; Edward Heating Of
Colorado. member Of the Typograph-
ical union; John J. Casey of Pennsyi-
vania, member Of the miners union,
and Guy T. Helvering Of Kansas
The Republicans are: William J.
Cary Of Wisconsin. who was a teie-
graph operator; John R. FAIR Of Penn
sylyania, Typographical union; E. e.
Roberts Of Nevada, and Albert John
son of Washington, member of the
International typographical union.
The Progressive union card man IN
the house is John I. Nolan Of Califor.
MIA, who is member Of the Interna-
tional Molders' union.
These men have worked in the open
and aggressively for the cause of la
Dor. They have been helped by such
members Of congress as they could
influence and they have managed tc
secure a strategic position In the
house.
Control Labor Committee.
Five of these men are members Of
the committee on labor and 1t may be
said that virtually they control 1t
David ]. Lewis of Maryland is chair
man Of the committee. Other unior
members in the committee are Mahel
of New York, Casey Of Pennsylvania
Heating Of Colorado and Nolan Of Cal
ifornia Representative Baltz Of Hi
nois, a member Of the committee, is I
farmer and it should be remembered
that farmers also are seeking exemp
ton for their organizations from ths
action OF the antitrust lays. Not on'
Of these men Is member Of eftffei
the committee on Judiciary or that o
interstate commerce. in which TIL
antitrust bills originated.
Only one member OF congress hal
made public criticism of the efbort
which are being made By part OF th.
house membership to secure specia
legislation for labor. Washingto,
comments on It considerably. but tn