Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
SOON TO
WIND UP PLANS
y Anti-IHjunctiOn Act Defeated Last
Year Is Again Presented -
Hour Matter Up.
NUMEROUS BILLS PRESENTED
Organized Workers Completing
Legislative Program to Be
Dealt With by Assembly.

Springfield, TlI.-Orgabized labor
IN Illinois is completing its legis-
lative program to be dealt with By
the general assembly.
Bills have already appeared ask
ing trial by jury in contempt cases
when the Offense is committed in
the presence of the court. and seek
ing an anti-injunction Law for la
Dor disputes.
Changes in the presenT work
mems compensation law for the
most part have been agreed upon.
ii is said. and the mandatory meas
ure is expected to be introduced
without delay. Agitation among the
workers of the state for Industrial
insurance is said to have subsidized.
Labor leaders are giving attention
TO the possible appointment Of a
commission to study industrial in
surance. They are said to have CIV
en- up hope for an industrial insur-
ance law itself.
A bill embodying the recoulmen-
dations OF the Industrial survey
which recently went on record in
favor of an eight hour day for wo-
men is looked for soon.
4 measure affecting working wo-
men has been introduced by Rep
resentatIve Hicks OF Rockford. II
is before the Industrial affairs COM
mittee 1t would place the question
OF working hours with the state
industrial commission. This COM
mission would be authorized TO
classify work in which women en-
gage, determining the number OF
hours applicable TO each, none OF
which might exceed eight hours.
Under a plan being worked OFT
by the house members friendly TO
labor legislation, labor bills will
be given consideration at open
meetings TO be arranged for every
Wednesday night at the state
house. In this way it is proposed
TO learn from what sources oppo-
sition is to he expected.
The anti-injunction bill. defeated
at the last session, was introduced
at this session by Representative
Soderstrom OF Streator and refer
red to the committee OF judiciary.
It provides that no restraining or
de-. or injunction shall be granted
by any court in Illinois IN any case
between employe and employer I'm
vilYing or growing out OF a dis
puts concerning terms or condi-
lions OF employment. unless neces-
sary TO prevent frreparable injury
TO property or to a property right
of the party making application for
which injury there is 10 remedy
at law, and such property or prop
h. II In
particularly IN the application
which must be in writing and sworn
TO by the applicant or his agent or
attorney"
The Soderstror bill would pro-
hihit the use Of the injnD ction TO
prevent strikes. picketing and the
payment OF strike benefits.
Section two OF the strike meas
nre says: The labor OF a human
being Is not q commodity or article
OF commerce. Nothing contained
in the antitrust laws OF this state
shall be construed to forbid the
existence and operation OF labor,
agricultural or horticultural or
CARNATIONS instituted for the pur-
pose OF mutual help and not having
capital stock or conducted for
profit. or to forbid or restrain
Individual members OF such organ
izations from lawfully carrying our
the legitimate objects therefore;
nor shall such organizations or
members thereof be held or con-
strued TO be illegal combinations
or conspiracfes IN restraint o.
trade under the antitrust laws OF
this state"
The bill proposing trial by jury
in contempt cases, introduced by
Representative Ronalds and refer
red TO the Judiciary committee. IS
offered as an amendment to the
act revising the law in relation to
tnjnnctions, effective July l. 1874.
With reference TO contempt
cases, section thirteen OF the bill
says: THAT whenever II shall be
made to appear to any court or
fudge thereof, by the return OF q
proper officer or lawful process or
upon affidavit OF some creditable
person. that there Is reasonable
ground to believe that any person
has been guilty Of such contempt.
the court or Judge thereof may
issue a rule requiring the said
person SO charged to show cause
upon q certain date why he should
not be punished therefor, which
rule, together with q copy Of the
affidavit. shall be served upon the