| Show DECISION ORGANIZED LABOR Supreme Court Holds That Railroads Are Allowed to Discriminate Washington ton Jan 27 Organized Organized habor la ha labor labor bor in all parts of or the country countr met one ono of the most serious defeats today under tho the decision of or tho the United States su supreme supreme su- su preme court declaring section ten of tho tile Erdman act net to bo be unconstitutional This law provides that no Interstate commerce railroad should discriminate against either cither union or union non-union men The Tue court decided that railroads have havea a right to discriminate against union men and arid might bar them from employ mont because o of their connection with a a union If It they desired to do no so Tho The de decision do- do was practically unanimous I Justice l Moody took o na no part In t the tho fn i I discussion because s of the tho fact that t ho had participated a In the tho l case while I son I ln IngIn tho Jf Presidents President's l cabinet e Jn I l Jio AIo Alc f JOni Con in t VW wt r i i 11 I only l i f W.- W. irl OT g t r b t nt state carriers were vera being recognized as rights The rue g gErdman Erdman act became effective e Juno 1 I 1 Section ten which was waR tho the on only section was passed upon In the tho decision rendered today prohibits nil ill railroads t engaged K In iii Interstate commerce from noun dismissing threatening to dismiss K or discriminating against an nn because of ot his membership In Ina ina a labor organization This Is la the law which provides for tor the governmental arbitration of labor lahar disputes on Interstate interstate Inter inter- state railroads and tho the one under which Knapp of or the tIme Interstate Commerce commission com corn mission and Commission of ot Labor Neill have succeeded In settling several disputes disputes dis dis- between railroad operators and their ll By Dy expressed decision of oC the court the part hart art of oC the law providing providing pro pro- viding for arbitration Is left on the hue statute ml only that section referring to discriminations against t unions being stricken ou out t. t I |
