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Show WILL TRY TO EXEMPT THE TRADE UNIONS Certain Houso Democrats Havo Plan to Amend tho Antitrust Bills. WASHINGTON", March 20. Members of the house who aro actively interested inter-ested in trado unions made plans today for a contest before tho Democratic house caucus to force the judiciary corn-mi corn-mi ttcS to include in tho administration administra-tion antitrust bills a provision exempting exempt-ing labor unions from the operations of antitrust laws. A petition for a caucus will be circulated cir-culated tomorrow and the supporters of tho movement assertod today that they expected to procure enough to nialcc certain the calling of a "caucus next week. The trades union exemption probably will be coupled in the caucus with a provision exempting agricultural operative oper-ative associations from tho operations of the law. Later the labor advocates may make an effort, to secure caucus action on tho La Uolletto seamen's bill which is pending in tho merchant marine nnd fisheries committee. |