Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-04 | Page 10 | Antistrike Laws Declared Futile

ANTISTRIKE LAWS I DECLARED DEM FUTILE Gompers Says the Workers Would Refuse to Obey Such Legislation v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Oct 4 Opposing any antistrike legislation in the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road reorganization law President Gompers of ot the American Federation of ot Labor told the house interstate commerce commerce com corn merce committee today that workers would not obey It even though it were held constitutional by the supreme court Answering Representative Webster Rep Washington Gompers said in such a a. situation he would remain si silent silent si- si lent tent and make a test before the people peo peo- I pIe instead of ot advising and counseling counseling counseling coun coun- obedience of at the law He lIe In Insisted Insisted insisted In- In however that he could not conceive conceive conceive con con- of ot the court holding such a law valid because he said it would Im Impose Impose impose Im- Im pose involuntary servitude By appeal to the people Mr Gompers explained he would seek to have the court opinion reversed by the next con on rp e-rp grees