Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-02 | Page 5 | Proposed Railway Laws Opposed by Labor

PROPOSED RAILWAY Y e LAWS OPPOSED 4 BY LABOR LABOR LABOR- f. f Jf J Measure to Safeguard Pea Peo t pie Against Strikes Is I Protested By Robert B. B Smith f j 1 I. I N N. N S. S Staff Correspondent WASI WASHINGTON D. D C. C Jan 2 2 Organized d labor and the the Wilson n ad nd administration ministration allies during the he Hie last ast I campaign collided today when the r senate Interstate commerce commit commit- committee tee begun began Its hearings on tho presidents dents dent's railroad legislation Labor It leaders aders were o on hand to tb reg- reg register reg register I ister the most emphatic protest against the proposed legislation par par particularly against the so called compel compulsory sot SOl sory arbitration bill recommended recommended bythe b by bythe the president in his annual m message to safeguard the people against strikes The They open openly condemned tho the tentative o draft of ot the tho bill declaring It would force Involuntary servitude and give employers an enormous n advantage In Incoming incoming coming strikes FOR BOARD l The he bill bUl as tentatively drafted would compel the reference of ot all Industrial disputes to tho federal board of ot medi mediation anon and conciliation Ordinary methods methods methods meth meth- of ot mediation conciliation or y falling the board would be bo compelled to lay the differences before the he president pr who would appoint a n committee of or three to Investigate ate no I 1 no dispute Pending ending three months of ot Investigation tion and one month thereafter strikes or lockouts would be unlawful Labor leaders took the position that such a a. law would enable employers to prepare for a strike and that b by th the time were legally permitted 1 to quit their jobs they would find operators oper ready to meet them with wilh strikebreakers strike breakers The effectiveness of ot the strike practically practically would be destroyed by th the tho measure the they declare I WANTS MEASURE PUSHED President Wilson serve served l notice on on congress on Satur Saturday ap that h he want n l the measure pushed as aa rapidly as po pos possible sible Bible to insure UK its pat passage sage Se Senator chairman of or the Interstate commerce comm committee tte let it be known that he will try to close the tho hearings I three or four days Ho ma may at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to In lay the bill before the senate before the end emI of ot the tho w week ek Once before the senate the bill bill- billIs Is is' slated for Cor rough sledding Progress Progress- h Republican Eve senators are openly openly- hostile to the measure and have htwe threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened a 3 filibuster t r