Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28

| The demand Of organized labor for
enactment of a Federal anti-intunction
bill is to be pressed with renewed en-
erpv as soon as the regular session Oh
Congress starts In December. IL plos
| fair to be the issue upon which LABOR
with A. capital L and Capital WIN a
capital C will come to grips In TITANIC
struggle. It is an issue which does not
seem to admit of compromise. Inc
Shipstead anti-injunction OF the last
session redrafted by Messrs. Norris OF
Nebraska. Walsh of Montana ana
Blaine of Wisconsin, as subcommll-
tee of the Senate judiciary commttee;
framed to give labor what IL WanCeo
| in a constitutional way" has now pee1
SUBJECTED to further emendation ana
revision by the legal talent OF the
American Federation Of Labor. and IN
this anal and perfected form has neen
annroved bv the executive councu OF
the federation at its Atlantic City
meeting a week ago, and laid down as
its nat on this subject. 1t seeks TO on-
| tain legal safeguards for run 1reeuoni
of trade union organization-or otnes
! concerted activities-for the purpose oi
collective bargaining or other mutuai
"a of nrotection," to quote its preamble.
whatever may be said for the objective
sroniovers of labor view with alarm.
whicI, is a mild description OF their
feeiinos-the full sweep of freedom OF
action and immunity from legal barrier
az legal redress which this measure
would confer on their employees.
rh. anu-injunction bill in its per.
,ected form" as stamped and certined
nv the American Federation OF LABOR
contains a long list OF things when
EMPLOYEES are authorized 10 40. e Iner
nrt neCOmIlR
subisct tn a charge of violation OF law.
These include all of the things which
= labor union is for" including striking,
n;ctefing and boycott. AS for possible
i,ieasI acts over and beyond that, labor
nrce nizations are exempted from any
resnonsibility for the unlawful acts OF
their members, unless. 1t be proved InaG
the organization specifically autnorlzeaa
them. In other words union Is noC
to be answerable IN court lor =. lo r;nt
unless IL appears that 1t voted 10 rlot;
No TEMPORARY injunction may be issued
,,;t,,c,,t Hearing in which the de-
fendsnts are present and privileged 70
cross in any event a tenn.
WEARY Injunction Is limited to five days
period. Trials for contempt musG pc
before a jury. Restraining oroeIs OF
iniunctions which contravene tne Teani S
of the bill are declared to be nun ana
void" :.
senator Borah again returns to his
deeniv cherished desire-United states
recacnition of Soviet Russia: He
Gently opened up this topic again TINS
1weeE as a change of conversational ana
CONTROVERSIAL fare from the orgy OF
tariff talk and cruiser discussion;
He suggested that the present state o.
world affairs makes Resumption Oh
diplomatic relations with Russia par.
ticularly desirable ana opportune. 5us
that the Senate or the administration
is anv nearer his view OF the questlon.
Hence he does not contemplate arous-
INC his resolution providing for RUS
sie, recocnition, which now slumpers
in the files of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee.
Col. Clarence M. Young OF Des
Moines, Iowa, who succeeds Wnlam
p. MacCracken, jr., as Assistant SecIe-
tary Of Commerce, IN charge OF ava
teal experience, both in war and In
neace. He served with distinction as
an aviator In the World War, much OF
fine time attached to the italian AIR
Corps. and was for five months q
prisoner OF war. In recent years as
director Of the Bureau OF Civil Ae1R-
nautics In the Department OF COM
merce, he has achieved place as 9
recognized expert in the DEVELOPMENT
Of commercial flying: HIS promoton
Hoover penchant for picking experts
for high administrative posts ino the
Government. In private life, Col.
Young Is q lawyer, and Is unmarried.
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