Evening journal., 1914-06-24

gross protest against legislative discrimination IN
favor OF organized labor IN the current number Of
The Nations Business the official paper Of the Cham
ber, We find the following
"Organzod labor Is cndeavoring 10 secure through
portions Of two measures now before Congress lhe
aundry civil appropriation bin and the Clayton ON.
nibus bill such exemptions should be granted
70 any class of The population. Responsibility for a
wrong done should not be determined BY the character
Of the parties doing The wrong but BY the character Of
the wrong itself The maintenance Of this principle
is fundamental it IS in tie very fabric Of American
Jurisprudence end ts retention there essential to the
tu maintenance Of The equality Of ,he individual III
The eyes Of the law when he does wrong to or suffers
wrong from another member Of society.
THE Chamber Of Commerce Of the United states by
authority Of It's constituent members has presented lis
protest 70 the President and to Congress against s,e
iagrant discrimination and invites the people Of
the United States to consider this whole subject Ia
see that principle Is involved and TO recognize that
there is not intended and should not be- any desire
on the part Of the constructive business elements or the
nation 70 deny other elements the right to organize.
yet at the time stand FOR the principle that no
organized body, because Of organization has right
70 seek special preferential privileges which ara
denied TO the whole body OF the people Newspapers
organizations and an who think relative to the per
petuation of national balance between interests arc
invited 70 consider the matter make this subject
topic OF discussion and then Of fction n protes
Those who framed that protest seem n forqat ,ha,
IN order to get the labor vote in 1912 the Democratic
party pledged itself to discriminate in favor or orpaniz
ed labor One plank OF the Baltimore platform was IA
follows.
THE expanding organization Of industry makes il
essential that there should be no abrdeemcnt ar tho
right Of wage anG producers to organize for
the protection Of wages the improvement Of labor
conditions, to the end that such labor organizations
should not be regarded illegal combinations IN re-
straint OF trade"
Recently President Wilson manifested desire
70 violate that platform pledge the leaders Of or
ganzed labor served notice upon the Democratic
leaders IN Congress and out Of Congress that as organ
lied labor delivered the votes in 1912 the national
democracy must deliver the legislation in 1914 II Is
q demand the Democracy will not disregard simply
because y dare not do Therefore the protest Of
organized business against discriminatory legislation
IN favor Of organized labor is likely to be unheedod nv
the Wilson administration In fact the House ALREADY
mas adopted the labor exemption provision OF the sun
dry Civil bill
The extent Of the Democratic surrender % organized
labor Is shown in the exact provisions Of bills thai
are pending in Congress. The sundry civil bin con
tains this provision:
enforcement Of antitrust laws: For tic enforce
men OF antitrust laws including not eNceedne ala ooo
lor saaes OF necessary employees at the scat of gov
ernment, 100000 Provided however That I'M nart ~
eu.a niunss sna'i he spent IN the prosecution any
organizaton or individual for entering into anv com,
hnaton or agreement having In view the increasnr ~
Wages shortening q hours betterng the conditions
o. labor or for act done ia furtherance tbereof
not IN itself unlawful Provided further Thai M nart
y ms appropriation shall be expended for the prose-
uuon oi producers of farm products and associations
md for tho purpose to obtain and maintain a fair and
reasonable price for their products"
But that does not end II by any manner of means
Ihe Clayton bill contains two provisions which are
specially worthy of public consideration one found
n Paragraph Of Section 7, is as follows:
Inat nothing contained IN the antitrust laws shall
e construed to forbid tho existence and operaton ~
fatefhai labor consumers agricultural or horticul
urai organizations, orders associations Instituted
or the purposes of mutual help and not hayna CONT
al stock conducted profit or 10 forbid ar restrain
hulVdual members OF such organizations orders ~
associations from carrying out the Legitimate ohiect
nereot nor shall such organizations orders or asso
'atons or the members thereof be held or construed
= pe Illegal combinations or conspracies in restraint
y uaue' under the antitrust laws"
The other is found in Section Is Of the Clayton hin
Il reads
THAT no restraining order or Injunction shall be
sahed by any court OF the United States or iudre ar
~ Juuses mereoi IN any case between en-
plosel anu employees, or between employers and
mplo9es, OF between persons employed and per
o ohs seeking employment involving, growing out
~ utspute concerning terms or conditions employ
nehI unless necessary 10 prevent irreparabe injury
2 property or to property right Of the party making
ne apphcauon for which injury there Is no adeouate
emedy az law, and such property or propertv right
nus oe described with particularly in the application
which must be in writing and sworn Ia ~ ne annli
ant or by his agent attorney.
And no such restraining order or lniunctfon sha,,
,lunpl any person or persons from Terminating any
eialoh OF employment ceasine "a perfnrni apx
Nofk OF labor, or from recommending advising 81
lersuaalhg others BY peaceful so to do: OF from
auehung az or near house places where any per
soh resides or works, or carries business or han
pens 20 oe for the purpose OF peacefully obtainin o
COMMUNICATING information, of peacefully persuad
w any person TO work or 70 abstain from working ~
rom ceasing 70 patronize 70 employ anv nartv ~
'ueh dispute, or from recommending advising ar ner
suaaing Others by peaceful means SO to do: or from
paying OF giving TO, or Withholding from anv persor
angaged IN such dispute any strike benefits or otber
moneys or things Of value from peacefuy Assem-,
ping AZ any place In lawful manner and for laNful
aWfully be done in the absence OF such disppte Il,
my party hereo nor shall Of the acts specifed IN
MS paragraph be considered or held unlawful"
In other words those provisions tic the hands or The
Federal proecutng officers: place labor and certaiD
ther organizations beyond control under the anttrt
avs, and render powerless the machinery or the Fed
raj Courts in the matter Of dealing with labor dis
utes That unquestionably is pleasing to the labor