Show ROOSEVELT COMES GOMES TO LABORS LABOR'S AID Will See That Laws Are Enacted Enacted En En- acted For Relief of Wage Earner CONSULTS WITH LEADERS Important Conference Now Being Held at National Capital Washington March larch 18 Alarmed 18 Alarmed its as asit s sIt it has never nover been and stirred by th the succession of or adverse decisions by the United States Supreme court as well as the general trend trene of ot lesser federal courts to extend the scope of or In Injunction injunction In- In junction organized labor Jabol Is la preparing to appeal to the voters for redress atthe atthe at atthe the ballot box Congress will be memorialized to pass pas remedial Je legislation Leaders in congress ss will bo be urged by a specially appointed appointee labor labor- committee to see to it that this session shall not adjourn without the er cr er Into law Jaw of bills to be submitted nn and Indorsed ee u by labor Pending action by congress an ad address address ae- ae dr dress ss will be sent to o every labor union In the tho United States State and Its Insular possessions setting forth the prevailing pre conditions of or or organized labor b by reason reMon of the supposed hostile attitude of ot the courts and congress everywhere will be urged to hold them- them themselves themselves selx selves In r readiness t eln ss to seek a n remedy at the th the polls next November If Ir thIs tills congre con congress con con- gre gress greus s shall fail fall to act Important C Conference This decision was vas reached today at ata a conference of ot organized labor held Inthis lq In this city There w were e represented at this conference unions There are aro more than delegates delegate in attendance Including delegates from tom labor bodies with national labor Jabor or or- Among them are the un- un railroad brotherhoods the national organizations organisations of ot o farmers and Miss Anne Patterson tho the only woman de delegate who represents the International International Union Label league Samuel Gompers president nt of or th the American Federation J. of or Labor who wh has led the movement 16 to t obtain rell t by legislation from th the tha adverse decisions deci ions Ion o t tho the courts court presided He ou 1 lined brt the efforts th thai t 1 A I I'd d t t j lh 1 b x 1 xie ie J 1 1 1 T til VI tA 5 S. S rs con Committee Acts Members of tho the executive of or the federation authorized th the draft draftIng drafting Ing of ot proposed relief bills burs that hav haYd resulted from tho the recent conference held with President Roosevelt Jt mem mem- beis bers of the thu cabinet and leading busnes business bus burl ness nes men called Into consultation b bj tho the President This legislation Is now being shaped by a special committee selected by the President ent and when perfected will bo be returned to the la labor Ia- Ia bor bot leaders for fot their Indorsement As tho the present conference will be In session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion for tor some days It will have tho the opportunity of passing pt on these bills This was Mr lr Gompers's Gompers' idea as he did not care to assume the responsibility responsibility of acting acting- on legislation of such reaching far Influence The le legislation desired includes amendments to the Sherman trust anti-trust law that will prevent Injustice being done eone through the law which holds that holds that labor unions ar are trusts trust In restraint of at trade limiting the scope and restrIctIng restrictIng restricting restrict restrIct- ing the Issuance of ot Injunctions r re removal rE- rE I moval mo of ot the legal ban against boycotts boycotts boy boy- boyI I cotts lockouts and strikes which have been held to be conspiracies and the enactment of ot a constitutional employers employers' employ employ- ers ers' liability law Jaw I President Will AVUl ill Urge Action It is expected that President Roosevelt Roose noose velt et will forward to con congress ress next Monday Monlay Monday Mon Mon- day lay or Tuesday drafts of bills coverIng coverIng coverIng cover- cover Ing this legislation with a n. message urging action by congress sg The bills will be referred to the house committee commit commit- tee ee on interstate commerce 4 I |