| Show NEEDED LAWS CAN B BE PASSED 47 IN QUICK IEE Only 20 or 25 Republican Votes Necessary to At Attain Attain tain tam the Result JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS WI i GIVES OUT STATEMENT DEMOCRATS IN LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS WILL VOTE AS ASA ASA ASA A UNIT FOR REFORM Washington on March 26 Representative John Sharp Williams Miss as leader of the minority In the house of representatives tives tIVe today issued to the press a writ written written written ten statement defining the attitude of the Democratic party in the house toward legislation urged by b President Roosevelt in his messages to congress at the pres pre present present ent session The statement describes hat Republican legislation the Demo Tats rats will wilt support what they will op oppose oppose oppose pose and what concessions they demand jm ln the part of ot the majority as the of refraining from an organized filibuster ter throughout the remainder of the ses sea session sion Blon Mr Williams says saS In so o far as the things urged by the president are good things I would like the country to know that all he has 1188 to todo todo todo do is to deliver de twenty or Re Republican Republican Republican publican house votes in favor of them conjoined with the solid Demo crale votes vote will put them through Bills Favored by Democrats Mr 11 Williams notes the following meas measures measures ures ires as the ones which will command virtually the solid Democratic vote with within in constitutional limits To compel publication of campaign con contributions Prohibition of ot child labor in the Dis District District of Columbia and the territories An employers liability law drawn to conform to the recent decisions d of the supreme court Federal Fede al liability to government em Removal of the tariff on wood pulp and intIng paper papery i y 4 Imposition of ot a federal charge for every water power right granted on a navi table gable able stream Measures Me Opposed Those principles and measures urged bv by b the president with which Mr Williams as minority leader takes issue are enu enumerated enumerated d as follows The penalizing of the boycott bocott The right of ot the attorney general to receivers when common cornmon car cartera tera are thrown into the hands of or ar ij elver I eo 0 of the Sherman antitrust law so as to permit within limitations the them maintenance m of trusts and the making of trade agreements between combinations of capital Appointment of a commission to pre prepare prepare pare data for tor revision of the tariff Mr II Williams frankly frankl states that he does not know whether a majority of the minority favors the creation of a per permanent permanent permanent manent waterways commission Prohibition of Child Labor Referring to the presidents declara declaration declaration declaration tion that child labor ought to be b pro prohibited prohibited throughout the tho nation and hU hi recommendation that at least a model child labor bill should be passed for the District of Columbia Mr Williams says Child labor ought to be prohibited throughout the nation but the states are the sole authorities having constitutional fawer f to prohibit If Jr those who the children of the land and through them the generations to come would waste less of or their time in the use less agitation for invalid and unconstitutional unconstitutional federal legislation and would Je de devot yot vot ot more of their time in the several states slates it would be better for all But the thC president is right in saying that w can act for the District of Columbia and aed for the territories as well and that we ought to do it No Excuse for Delay Commending Co mending the president for his rec recommendation recommendation for the immediate reenact reenactment reenactment ment of the employers liability law Mr Ir Williams says sas There is no excuse for tor the delay dEla on the part of the Republican members of the house committee to report an em employers employers employers liability law delay dela at least arouses if It It does not Justify jus tit a suspicion that they are having a lot of ot oteless t eless ess hearings simply for the purpose of that bill as a butter buffer to prevent prevents s ous consideration of ot other bills be bp before b fore the committee For example the layton Clayton lay ton bill to put an end to temporary restraining orders of court Invalidating state laws and the various bills there pending to recognize the police pollee powers of the states in dealing with alcoholic sUm stimulants when introduced Into prohibition territory I T have hae given notice In the house that no legislation shall be enacted by b unanimous consent until an employers liability bill Is at least reported re for the consideration of ot the house Blacklists and Boycotts After quoting the presidents dectar declaration that nothing should be done to legalize a blacklist or boycott that would be Illegal at common law Mr tr Williams says It is a sad commentary upon this utter utterance utterance ance anee of his that while the federal courts Continued on Page 2 J NEEDED LAWS CAN BE PASSED IN QUICK TIME I Continued from Page 1 have havo held that a boycott is a combination combination combination tion In restraint of ot trade and therefore illegal they have virtually upheld the em employer In his assertion of a right to black list Because one federal court wont went so far as to say sa that because the employer had a right to discharge e without giving any notice at all therefore he had hall a aright aright I right to discharge because the discharged man was a member of ot a labor union It Itis ItIs Itis is It a poor rule that does not work both ways Another decision of a federal court the decision by b Judge Gould has gone so far as to say sa that a labor mans marts news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper should not publish the names of ot ofa a firm under the heading we dont dout pat patronize I A man has a 1 right to patron patronize ize Ire or not to patronize anybody accord accordIng according Ing to his own free will and he lie there therefore thereforE therefore fore has the right to publish those whom he lie docs does not patronize Free Wood Pulp and Print Paper The presidents recommendations of a law to place wood pulp on the free list with a corresponding reduction upon paper made from wood wo d pulp when they the come orne from any country countr that does not put an export duty upon them meets with Mr Ir Williams approval except that it does docs not go quite far enough Not only ought wood pulp to be paced upon the th free list he says sas but print paper ought to be b placed th r also The publishers will not be very much by h the placing of wood pulp pilIp upon the free list If it there be only a slight Blight reduction of ot the duty upon print paper pap r Commission Useless M Mr I Williams says The Time presidents preparation for tor tariff revision by consideration at the hands of ofa ofa ofa a commission composed of members of the house and senate and experts exports is both cumbersome and useless The very best possible tariff commission Is Isa Isa isa a commission consisting of ot the represent present representatives r representatives of ot the time people selected by b the peo people pie Ille In tho the Interest of or the people p ople |
