Show The Supreme court has lately been holding labor federations and labor unions subject to the Sherman al antirust antirust anti anti- ti- ti rust la law wherein It is unlawful for formy formy my any combinations to be formed in restraint of trade The Federal II statute endeavored to exempt the from the operation of I that chat law but the Federal F deral supreme ourt thought otherwise There is a areat great reat big kick going up tip from the ons but it is well Any combination combination combination com com- that restrains trade does doe restrain trade trad and If It be a bad thing to restrain trade and everybody everybody every every- body admits that it is then they should be prohibited from restrain restrain- trig hig trade whether it be a labor organization organization organization or or- or not If the federations are to have special legs then the I welfare of or the general public is injured Injured in injured In- In and there is a better way to manage labor than to give it power to paralyze the industries of the country by special privileges It J IP ii well weIl to be opposed to special privilege privilege lege lego In n any and all directions Chief Justice Taft nas Was ruled with the concurrence of the entire Supreme court Gourt that labor unions unions' and federations are subject to damages damages damages dam dam- ages and can be sued the same as If H they were Incorporated and that the union or federation treasuries are s subject to pay the damages that may maybe maybe be incurred by the said unions and andt 4 t federations whenever they infringe upon or Invade the rights of other people This is really as it should be and there should be a labor court or commission to settle all disputes between capital and labor A learned learn learn- ed broad minded court made particularly particularly for that pur purpose ose would give satisfactory results to both sides This would not please the extremists and the trouble breeders but the thereal thereal real sensible employees would soon soonA A recognize the wisdom o of such a I movement which would protect undue greed of the them from the capitalists and also from the fanatical fanatical unbalanced enthusiast enthusiast en en- ical of ot the and advocate in their own unions and federation |