Show matter mechanic has a to Ds criminate against labor organizations washington jan 27 tho constitutionality tiona lity of the act of congress of juno 1 prohibiting railroad companies engaged in interstate commerce from discriminating against members of labor organizations in their employment wag called into question bythe case of william adair versus the united states which was declared favorable to adaar by the circuit court of the united states the opinion af pf the supreme court liander down today was by harlan and held the law to bo repugnant to the constitution the court head that adaar as master mechanic of the louisville nashville railroad company had a right to discharge an employed because ho waa a member of a labor organization joist aa the employed tad the right to quit auch employment because of his membership in such organization such a course tho decision added might be unwise but regarded as a mere matter of right there court be no doubt congress could not under the constitution order or authorize a violation of the contracts under the guise of protecting commerce justice mckenna delivered a dissenting opinion favorable to alp law in which ho said the courts dedsion is along very narrow lines justice holmead also expressed tho opinion that the law shoula be construed as constitutional ie thought that the right to make contracts had been stretched to the liml by tho courts decision in this case that congress had a right to so legislate aa to encourage labor organizations was another suggestion of justice halmes |