The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1912-05-31
Trades & Labor Assembly
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ceeded TO call on yarlonS SENATORS LOT
their support and interviewed the fol-
lowing: Cummins of Iowa; Rosah Of
Idaho; Reed of Missouri Swanson of
Virginia; Owen of Oklahoma; Gore OF
Oklahoma; Hitchcock of Nebraska;
Switzerland of Utah, and Norris,
Clapp and LaFallette of Wisconsin;
all thess Senators promised their sup
port and records attest their truth
full statements.
Your close observation will show
few Southern Senators mentioned
the reason for this is, these southern
gentlemen have a game of their OWL
up their sleeve, to pull offnextawinter
| j. e. the disfranchisement of the negro
and they want the help Of certain
northern Senators, perfectly willing
to permit the white man to suffer tc
spite the negro: poor politics indeed
The California Senators are holding
back for fear if these presidents are
established, will lead TO investigation
into the Alien land question in theil
state.
Tuesday afternoon Senator Kerr
reopened his support Of his bill anc
used all the information and dats
your committee had furnished him
with considerable more he had re-
ceived. He showed where men hac
been tried and imprisoned by drum
lead court trial deprived of judicia
rights; reviewing Mother Jones case
proved misuse Of mails, etc. Showed
how children were deprived of al
education on account of $500,00(
being spent in maintaining militia
Not once was the Senator interrupted
by opposition, but frequently question
ed by some Senator who was anxious
to gather valuable Information for hi;
own benefit. The Senator proved
where mail was suppressed and, right:
TO organize stopped.
Senator Chiffon finished tbf da!
endeavoring to kill the bill, but hi
remarks were weak and he continual!
wandered in his appeal. sympathy wa
conspicuous for its absence and public
sentiment against him.
On Wednesday afternoon at 2:O(
o'clock Senator Golf took the floor il
his endeavor to have the bill referred
TO the committee on education
During his remarks, Senator Golf wa:
cross-hred by such heavy guns a.
Cummins, Borah, Reed, Switzerland
The continual humiliation Senato
Golf was put to by these giant:
of law was pitiful to behold. Time
and time again he evaded the question
these judicial and constitutional mas
tiers put to him, and every question
showed public sentiment leaning t.
the Mexicanized West Virginians, wh'
were begging for Industrial justice
the rights to organize and free speech
Wills Senator Kern has been crate
ful in his endeavor to help the poo
suffering West Virginians in exposing
the narrowing conditions in the strike
zone, yet organized labor in this state
must not over look such true friend!
to our cause as supporters of Dir. Kerr
we refer to Senators Cummins, Borah
LaFollette. Reed, Hitchcock anC
Switzerland.
While the vote up to this time haC
| not been taken, your committee felt
safe in leaving Washington Thursday
On account Of the optemistic outlook
We left our case in the hands o!
MesSrs. Holder and Farley who are
pushing the good work hard.
In summing up our report, we fee
it our duty to thank Mr.. Morrison foI
his valuable support and Mr.. Wilson
of the Department OF Labor. A. E
Holder Of the Legislative committee
Of the A. F. of L.. and suggest our
Secretary be instructed to write them
with thanks for the willing spirit shown
towards your committee.
Assuring you that we executed the
duties expected of US to the very best
of our ability respectfully submitted
J. W. SWAMI, Chr'm
HARRY WRIGHT, ; Com.
J. W. HOLDER.