Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-04-16 | Page 6 | Taft Hears Views of Labor Leaders

TAT TAfT EARS ARS VIEWS Of lABOR lEADERS w WASHINGTON April l President President Taft today granted an audience to the tho members of r the executive council of tho the American re Federation of Labor hea headed ed b by Samuel The representatives of oh or organized workmen pl presented to the president ent a u bril brief f outline of oC the thee e legislation which they would like to have 0 enacted Mr Ir TIt Taft to consider their views views I In Iii the delc delegation were I Yank rr Morri Morrison Morn Morn- son soil son Tames Duncan John Mitchell lames 0 ll Max Morris Morri orriN William hither John J n. n Lennon Jennon John R. R Alpine Alrice Al Al- pine rice und and Valentine The rite labor leaders arc nr said raid to iJ bo be particularly par II interested in an endeavor ur to have na the Sherman trust auti-trust trust Jaw amended amend amend- ed Ii with reference to the provisions that affect the ri right hl of labor lo to strike nu and ho boycott hocott cott to secure lo will pro prevent tie the abuse of the tho power of injunction in in- I junction by hr courts to secure Nur a stricter enforcement of or t ibo be pi hour right hour Jaw on all allI I government work including contracts and to have enacted n a government go eminent liability lia tia I law will ill provide for the the payment of damages Cs to working men omen in I on government works I