Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-12-31
BlIL TO EsrAelisa
sERFDoM is APPROVED
eN UNITED STATES SENATE


The polnaexter railroad snil.ssrtke
hi slipped through the United States
zenate ss quietly - = motlon 10 n
derse the appointment q cross roads
postmaster.
The bill vas on the regular eaien.
daf and one objection hy = senator
would block H. The absence Of =
quorum Is never raised on routine
matters ana senators are thus per.
mitted to engage IN committee hear.
ings
Several routine hills were heinz
considered white handful Of sens,
tors were present
The clerk read the poindeSter bill
as favored BY the committee This
proposal involving the liberty of MT.
lions of citizens was not discussed for
an instant. No objection was raised.
no vote Was taken and the chair an
nouneed It's adoption
Almost Immediately after It's pass
are Senator I.aFolleste appeared In
the chamber and gave notice OF re.
consideration OF the vote. This pro
eeanre holds the bin IN The senate an.
III finally disposed OF
The btu Is referred 10 as rail,
road anti.strike bin. but u applies
10 everything that enters Interstate
and foreign commerce aud sets aside
the foundation OF the LaFolletie sea,
mems law. which permits seamen 10
ouIf their employment when their yes
sci Is safely docked
Under this bill II hindoo crew
shipped in India on British YES,
sel for $40 a month. arrived AT an
American port and were told OF their
rights under the iaF'ollette seamens
act, and they quit to enforce tho go.
ing rate of wages" at that port. the
parts that told them would be guilty
of interfering with foreign commerce
and liable 10 Is years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine.
Railroad employees are not only pre-
vented from striking but the act an
plies with equal rigor To anyone who
.'seeks 10 prevent any person from err
gaging in employment or from CON
tinuing In employment In any eapaei.
" In the production. care. mainte-
nance or operation of any means or
agency of such commerce,
Under this section n machinist en-.
ployed on work intended 90 be shipped
To another state or 10 a foreign coun.
try could quit his employment. but II
he induced another 10 quit, he would
be liable To Il fine of $4,000 or Is
years In prison. or both.
The teamster who hauled the ma.
chine TO the railroad train or snip
would likewise came under this act
as would every other worker whose
labor was part OF the machine.
The act, in short. would reach any
one employed on commodities shipped
outside OF the state in which tho com.
modities were manufactured.
The act ia the most far-reaohtnG
ever passed by an American law-rnak'
Ing body aud would enslave the wage
earners OF this country.
With fine irony. the last section OK
the bill provides, THAT nothing In
this act shall be, taken to deny TO any
individual tho right to quit his en-.
ployment for any reason
but II that individual does any
thing with Intent 10 obstruct. do
lay. hinder or prevent the movement
of Interstate or foreign commerce.. he
Ii liable to heavy fine and imprison-
ment
A strike Is not necessary to have
him thus jailed or fined II he does
anything with intent" he Is liable.
II he makes speech, or circulates
printed word that the court would
hold as liable TO cause strike and
thus interfere with interstate or for
eign commerce. he can be held under
fha net