| Show LABOR LEADERS MEET PRESIDENT Important Conference Being Held At Washington at Gem Gom Gompers pers pars Call SUBJECT OF WIDE EXTENT Mu Reek c Action to tn OfT Off 0 Mt Court Decisions I hIS lio Is hon ns as n to tn to March 18 A of to labor be began gan hero today Participating are arc President ami tIme the members of or the tIme council of the tle Ameri Amuri American can Federation of Labor together with the tilO executive cx officers of the tho International Trades Unions of ot America who met clot to a II cull call Issued by li It President dent 11 ell t to lor the conso of time the recent Injunction de lie derision cl lan of time the supreme court c urt Of tho timo States organ organizations with particular reference to tho time Danbury lint hat cases tanes n eB In which that court substantially held III that labor organizations dons were to hi bo to considered on trusts as GI much as ns oll of ot capital After calling attention to tim tho of the decisions Mr Gompers stated lint Hint tIle the conference WIN was lH for the tIme purpose of taking stint sueh action us U 0 tho tue Importance and nimI merlin merlill of the subject dealt with tuny mil be lie considered and be determined as ns setting forth the pro proposItions propositions posItions and demands of or labor thor Court rulings he h pointed out were binding upon all nil labor lahr organizations or until changed or modified mo by II notion lie II ON SHERMAN ACT A T The object of or the conference was wait waito IJ to o consider the proposed amendments to 10 time the Sherman antitrust act net which arc are being drafted with a 1 view not of lit ex cx exempting x empting labor organizations from Crete their to the public but to prevent pro vent any nn Injustice being heln done dormo through the tho operation oj of law laIr to or 01 of laboring men mu through Injunction It Is I to so 90 frame framo the tho proposed changes In Inthe inthe the tho Sherman law as us to meet tho time ro re requirements of ot the courts de ole decisions d Tho The proposed amendments an ar anthe arthe antie tie the the result of ot recent conferences nt at the tue White bite House between President Roose Hoose Roosevelt velt elt eIt and others othero and R It t IK is hoped to se secure cure C remedial along these theo the e lines nt at this session of Congress Pres Ires President ident Gompers today stated that mat matters tens of Importance to every eel union man would bo be discussed an ten effort made to formulate plans to 10 offset the tho rut rill rulings ings Inga In s of ot the various courts court regarding In Injunctions Injunction injunctions junctions junction and boycotts There are nrc national and International trade unions In America antI practically nil all of or them were r represent present represented presented ed ud by hy ono one or more moro delegates at to meeting TIme The conference which held behind closed doors will con eon continue several day days |
