Show HEATED DEBATE ON RIGHTS OF LABOR I National Congress Becomes Involved in Acrimonious Discussion Discussion Dis Dis- on Subject SMITH FAVORS UNIONS Republicans Applauded Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat Who Wants Special Favors for None I Washington Jan 11 The Tho Tho house became bo- bo came camo Involved tOlla today in acrimonious d lObato bato over oter Oi the tha rl rights oC or la labor or and th the tho question of ot amending laws governing gov gov- the tho rights of ot to strike Th Tb The question ca camo amo mo tip 11 tow toward tho close of or yesterdays session ad was waa deemed of or sufficient Importance to Lo cause caus a ct call to bo be sent out for tor or tho at attendance at- at oC or all oil Republican members member at today's session Representative Smith of or Missouri of offered or- or ered an amendment that In tho the matter of oC civil rights tho the code codo shall not em- em Draco agreements a mado mallo by labor or trado trade unions peaceably to declare loro strikes strike and boycotts Speaking In support of or his amendment amendment amend amend- ment mont Representative c Smith said ald that ho believed belle labor unions had the tho lawful law law- fiLl ful right t to make mako contracts declaring strikes but it had he been his lila experience that whenever cr tho they did ld so the they thoy ivero barred by b Borne sorn court of oC equity or orsome some somo legislative enactment for or fear the they ml might ht cause causo s sono sono no Inconvenience and annoyance to the public Theofore Therefore There Theo fore tho the efforts of or the strikers arc are often often otten oft ott- en suppressed tJ by somo some court process The rhe power powel of ot capital ho lie said was wasso wasso so D gr great as to minimize and impair evory evory ev- ev ory cry effort by labor In that direction In is Offered Arguing that tho the Smith amendment was unconstitutional Representative Hughes o of New Jersey Jorse ocr offered re I the following fol fol- fol l lowing sub substitute which he be thought would stand the th test of or judicial construction con con- Provided PIo however that It shall shaH not bo be unlawful for Cor two or moro more persons to enter an on agreement to leave or re refuse re- re fuse tuse to enter tho the employ o of any ony person person per por- son partnership co Or corporation or orto orto orto to advise lse persuade O or Induce others ethers to toO todo todo do O 56 sO Rt Representative Shirley Democrat otI of ot I Kentucky opposed both amendments What hat we wo need In America he ho said Is to teach tIch tho the people to obey oboy the tho law anti and not to disregard It The rho In laboring boring man ho lie said was entitled to 11 his 18 ll rights nut But he lie added amid loud applause from froin tho the Republican can sub side t time the time lime has hns not come Inthis Inthis in this country countr when on any class of ot men mon aro entitled d to special rights over another clasp C in sz Ho lIo was WaR willing to defend laboring men and had dono done so but lie ho was not willing to be demagogic about It or to tomake tomake make th the amendment the instrument of ot legislation that was as crude and had not tJ been en considered 1 by hy committees from Representative Sims of or Tf Tenne Tennessee see so in inquIred inquired inquired in- in of or Representative S Shirley ho how hew it happened that he lie was talking on the I Democratic Side and getting g-eUln the ap applaud an- an plaud plaus of th the I ap-I McCall of or ehu- ehu tt e-tt favored striking ng out tho the whole while lI of or and l of ot New York declared In favor o of Ot c Lon tho Ito subject r n p d ro of ot t nl protested os-aI os against st an any amendments to laws covered b by the tho bill and moved to fo shut off orf debate debato In ton ten minutes This aroused tho time Opposition i of t C the he Democrats Demo Demo- who forced a J. J division of oC the tha house and a vote ot b by which re- re stilted favorably to Mr Moons Moon's motion J 5 to 96 Th The discussion lion of or till the question will wili continue Monda y r |