Anti-Injunction Bill; Complete Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, on the Bill (II. R.89) Entitled "a Bill ... ʻrestraining Orders and Injunctionsʼ in Cer
2012 · 488 pages
2012 · 488 pages
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...and commerce. A bill similar to this was reported by the Judiciary Committee in the last Congress (H. R. 8917, Report No. 2007), but at the time of making the report the attention of the committee had not been called to the provisions above referred to in the English statute, but had, in fact, as the result of the partial statement of the counsel, been diverted therefrom. For that reason no allusion was made to it in that report. The operation of this law in England, as might well be expected, has proved to be entirely satisfactory to the employers of labor. A short extract from a very able and instructive review of the legislation and its operation, made by A. Maurice Low, esq., who went to England under the auspices of the Department of Labor, and made an exhaustive and thorough investigation of the subject, may prove instructive: EFFECT OF THE ACT OP 1876. The passage of the act of 1875 was hailed by the workmen with great satisfaction. It was regarded by them as concediug all for which they had so long contended--the right to enter into a legal combination to thwart or restrict the efforts of their employers; to more narrowly define their rights, and to lighten the punishment which they might incur in case of any violation of the law. The employers did not regard the law without apprehension. How far these hopes on the one side and fears on the other have been realized is a striking commentary on the effect of judical interpretation of statute law. Dealing for the time being with the law as viewed from the standpoint of the employer, the fact stands forth in bold relief that the law which the employers dreaded twentyfive years ago they would not to-day repeal had they the power. This is not the opinion of a single employer. It is the composite opinion o...
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