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Show LIMITING DEFINITION OF WORD CONSPIRACY House Committee Begins Hearing on Bill That Labor Unions Indorse. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The House Committee on Judiciary today began a series of hearings on the1 Grosvenor bill to limit the meaning of the word "con-yplracy" "con-yplracy" and the use of restraining orders or-ders and injunctions.- Samuel Gompers, president o the American Federation of Labor, presented pre-sented his views in favor of the measure. meas-ure. A large delegation headed by James M. Beck, former Assistant Attorney-General, Attorney-General, and Daniel Davenport, were present today In opposition to lt. S. Kcyler of Pittsburg, representing the National Building Trades Employers' association, entered a protest in behalf of his association, on the ground that existing laws were amply sufficient to enable employees to secure their rights and none too strong to secure to the employing classes the security of their property. Mr. Beck said he represented tho Building Trades league of Chicago, the American Anti-Boycott association and the National Association of Marble Dealers. Mr. Beck declared that if enacted into law the bill would effectually repeal re-peal the Sherman anti-trust law. Under Un-der it it would be possible to form the Northern Securities compnny on the ground that such a combination would be ln furtherance of settlement of trade disputes. |