The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-18
AIM TO RESTRICT
LABOR BY new
ANTI-STRIKE BILL
Bosses Lawyers Testify
at Hearing
Continued from Page One)


over one hour he laid down the law
to lesser lights in the capitalist firma-
ment.
At one moment when the attorney
appeared bit taxed by his emphatic
vocal labors, several attendants rush
ed water to him. The spirit of Louis
the XIV appeared to hover over the
proceedings. When at another mo-
ment a voice in the audience became
audible above his own words, the
great man frowned slightly. Instant
ly Chairman Julius Henry Cohen,
conducting the hearings, snapped into
attention.
"These hearings" Cohen an
nounced," are being conducted from
the platform and not from the floor"
While indicating that for the pres
ent his association was seeking mere
ly the enforcement of voluntary
agreements, Emory limited that "un-
der certain conditions" and at another
time compulsory action might become
advisable. He referred rather in
definitely to situation of crisis"
when other means might become nee
essary.
Remember the "Yellow-Dog" Contract
"But the important caution which
we should like to commend to this
committee" he said, "is that you
should avoid in your efforts the ap-
pearance of emphasizing the collec-
tive agreement to the exclusion of any
other form of agreement"
Chairman Cohen FASTENED to re-
mind Emory that such indeed was not
the intention of the committee. He
offered as a proof, the fact that
Thursday the issue had been some
what clarified by Attorney Davis, a
member of the committee, who point
ed out that workers in some indus
tries might prefer to form their
agreements under the company union
form of organization rather than the
collective agreement. This too would
be enforcible under the proposed law.
Emory appeared satisfied that this
point had been established in the rec
ord. The intention of the open shop
interests represented by Emory was
further indicated by his statement
that "a far greater degree of har-
mony had been attained in the large
unorganized fields in our relations
with our employees than in the fields
which have been organized" AS a
counter statement that was to be
made earlier by Green, Emory
oharoad +bot ~, tho yar,y cool ,,,ipi,, u
districts which Green had given as an
example of the good effects of arbi-
tration agreements there was now the
most evidence of discord.
Both Accept Injunctions.
Coming to the question of injunc-
tons Emory announced that "We do
not differ in principle from the pres
ent leadership of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor on that score. Of
course, in the case of the late Samuel
Gompers the situation was different"
Eyes," interposed Cohen, Il myself
have had occasion to denounce the
statement of Mr.. Gompers that he
wanted as little as possible to do with
the courts and the judges as view
which undermines our institutions"
Emory nodded.
Labor Leaders" Silent.
Green sat within three rows of The
speaker and said nothing. Victor
Olander was there. John p Frey was
there. Many other "labor" leaders
sat in wrapt attention to their mas
ter's development of his thesis on the
injunction. He said that they agreed
with him. They did not protest.