Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-01-05 | Page 8 | Daugherty Issues Sweeping Ruling Against Agreements to Force Open Shop Plan

DAUGHERTY ISSUES SWEEPING RULING AGAINST AGREEMENTS TO FORCE OPEN SHOP PLAN I IW I W WASHINGTON TOY Jn Jan Agree a S Ii ments Airree-ments meats monts and contracts contract h In for their purpose the n ot or an n open v ho labor labo l hor C polle policy ate alo r held to con con- c con tra lra ene the tho conspiracy clauses of the tho Cla Clayton ton act ct under a 0 of o Attorney ney ney General Daugherty trado known knon hero here today While occasioned by i s tT tf sit situation SIt SIt- SItuation relating to the th e ec- ec ei ch of San o the opinion IS declared to be sweeping s In Its Ita scope and an 1 to co corer er or for lor the Iho Information mation e c e f federal eder l district attorneys all allpha phases pha es of combinations affected 1 eIther t y labor bor against employers or t tersa rs The rUling was nas 1 as I d as of o spa spa- cl l Interest at t this time timo In ht flew of the tho repeated reports that several pro pro- projects projects pro project of of more moro than size might bo be undertaken with Ith clauses In the tho con con- con con- contract contract contract tract setting forth i a definite policy polley to- to toward to toward ward ard employment It was learn learn learn-d n d today that th t the rUling was wa drawn dra after the attention of ot gov- gov government cov ov- ov officials was vas directed to formal for for- formal for formal mal charges that members of the San exchange had hall agreed among them eh eq not to sell tell construction to contractors who vho fa 0 preference to union labor abar la In filling their roster of ot workmen I Documentary e eId evidence Id a which was rM declared decla 01 to support the tho charges 9 and I alleged to show how that thai pressure was DoI ML brought to 10 bear hear on cOll contractors m em- employing cm plo Ing union labor w war attached when hen the charges 1 ero submitted to certain members member m of congress and to the tho department of o justice I The rhe United 1 States State ut erney at It Sill tits 8 Instructed to t ote and tako er er actIOn seemed necessary nece sary on the that such lluch an agreement would Mould or c-or cop a 0 clear case caso ca o of o alleged conspiracy C