The authorship of the bill was early brought out in the following colloquy between Congressman Charles E. Littlefield and Mr. Low: MR. LITTLEFIELD: Right there, Mr. Low, if there is no objection, who are the people that actually participated in the preparation of the bill? Who are the men who actually drew it? MR. LOW: We conferred with Judge Gary, of the United States Steel Corporation. MR. LITTLEFIELD: E. H. Gary, president of their board of directors? MR. LOW: E. H. Gary. The lawyers actually engaged in the drafting of the bill were Mr. Stetson---- MR. LITTLEFIELD: That is, Francis Lynde Stetson? MR. LOW: Francis Lynde Stetson; and Mr. Morawetz. MR. LITTLEFIELD: Victor Morawetz? MR. LOW: Victor Morawetz. At another time, Mr. Low described Mr. Stetson and Mr. Morawetz as "the drafters" of the bill. Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, also had a hand in framing the measure. President Roosevelt openly indorsed it and sent in an emergency message urging, among other things, its passage. Extensive hearings, extending through several months, were held before the Judiciary Committee. Many representatives of capital and labor appeared in favor of the measure. Although Congressman Littlefield, who presided over these hearings, many times expressed his wish to examine Mr. Stetson and Mr. Morawetz, these gentlemen never appeared. Although Mr. Low promised that they would submit a brief, explaining several disputed legal points, they never did so. The burden of discussing the many intricate legal points that constantly arose rested entirely upon the shoulders of Mr. Low and Professor Jenks, neither of whom had had any legal training. Through the efforts of Congressman Littlefield, James A. Emery, counsel for the National Association for Industrial Defense, and Daniel Davenport, counsel for the Anti-Boycott Association, the proposed law was defeated, but the proceedings are of great interest and importance as illustrating the changes desired by both labor and capital in the present anti-trust law. _Gompers Asks that the Boycott be Legalized_