The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-16
Anti Sabotage Bill Adopted
Without Clause Making
Strikes illegal
REACTIONARY GROUP
STILL WANTS WORKMEN
AT EMPLOYERS MERCY
Same Influences Have Long
Been in Opposition to Meas
ures for Protection of Chill
dren in industry

Washing g on. April 1S.-Conscrip-
ton OF labor was demanded today
on the floor Of the house Its ad-
Nocates were met with u volley of
disapproval
Representative Cannon. Of Illinois
protesting al the striking out OF a
clause in the sabotage bill intended to
prevent strikes for the period OF the
war. gave warning that tho situation
eventually would have to be met ny
more drastic legislation than has Va.
been proposed
Representative Miller. OF Mime
sofa. introduced a bill which proposes
five years imprisonment for either the
practice or advocacy Of sabotage lie
"a ID he meant his bill to meet the
situation, which. he declared. so far
had been carefully "ducked' by con-
gross
A considerable group in the house,
mostly Republicans. but with few
Democrats, intend TO keep pounding
away at a legislative program greatly
restricting the right Of labor 10
strike
Today they met considerable re-
verse when the house adopted the
conference report on the sabotage
hill after knocking out all reference
TO wartime strikes
Representative Lunn, OF New York,
a member Of the Tabor group" told
The Cannon followers that II they
attempted - restrict labors right to
strike the effort would he fought
80 the last ditch. II rs likely the
labor group loose organic ton Of
twenty mem bers all Of whom are for
MGR or present members or organized
Ia bor--wiIl meet soon TO consider
means or lighting what they term the
'conscriptlon OF labor propaganda >
Representative Heating OF Colo
RADIO, 4 member Of this group. and
the father of the national child la
hor law declared today tina; the grow
ing propaganda for CONSUMPTION 81
lsbo~ was the most dangerous Hun
doctrine IN the countr." He said
There are two labor policies fo~
the war; One, the labor Cancellation
policy OF President Wilson and the
other the labor CONSUMPTION program
OF certain reactionary members Of
the house and senate.
This little group Is the same or
ganization which for years blocked
of child legislation. and which seems
to be thrown into a frenzy whenever
anything favorable to labor is pro-
posed 1t is the center OF the in
sidious propagan which is seeking
10 throw out the impression among
the people that labor is not doing its
hit. is disloyal in this war
4 ca binet member told me re-
Gently that shipbuilders who has
fallen down on their jobs had sought
about for Az aiibi. and az last had
come to the plea that shor was 20
blame.
There is no doubt that few La
hor organizations have been unrea-
sonaole. But il is time 20 realize that
certain groups of capital are seek
ing to place all the burden of what
failures We have had upon labor. A
reelection o. this program Is the Sc
ries Of labor hills introduced in
tended to give the cumulative effect
that som ething is wrong with labor
Labor does not intend to stand for
il further
We have with lis President Will
son and the whole national admins
tration. We intend 10 put this test
TO the men who cry for CONSUMPTION
CT labor
Let us conscript n Dor. Let us
also consccipt the dollar
you Will see the greatest scurry-
ing TO the tall weeds our capital has
ever seen There is one place these
men who want to put labor at the
mercy of private employers cannot
stand TO be touched--their pocket
hook -