AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACT.
American Employers Freed From Liability. (Received 5.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, January S. The Suoreme Court of the United States, by' five votes to four, has decided that the" Employers Liability Act is unconstitutional. In giving this decision the Court explains" that Congress exceeded its powers when it imposed a liability upon common carriers (tran?port companies' by land and sea) for injury to employees. The Labour party has resolved to agitate for the proper protection of the •workers.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 9 January 1908, Page 5
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80AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 9 January 1908, Page 5
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