The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-21

! cations; and | again warn those VINO
insist upon appealing from the eS-
messed wish OF the representatives
4 whose duty II is to inform us, TO
their future successors, that such q
course involves serious consequences
to those organizations. No greater
injury could be done to organized Ia
Dor than to have It said that its rep
resentatives here can not be depended
upon. when we call upon organized
labor and take ii into our counseIs
mon a problem of economics and bu.
mainly, shall not for slight cause
presume to injure those representa-
t;ves in the eyes Of the world or In
the estimation Of their local lodges,
Such course to my mind would as.
sumo that their organization is both
unreliable and ignorant. II we con
suit them as organizations we must
do &C under their rules and laws.
would hesitate a long time to encour-
age rebellion in their ranks, even IL
had stronger reasons than have yet
been submitted to sustain the idea
, that these representatives of labor
have without sufficient information
or designedly misrepresented to us
the true attitude Of their organi2a-
TONS But this question is more far
reaching than organizations, it Is
more important than politics, it Is
bigger than the dollar.
1t marks the awakened conscience
of humanity, appealing for women,
children, and the helpless. II is the
cry OF the heart that we are cur
brothers keeper, and that If we in
dulge the propensity for rapid transit
and large tonnage, the soldiers who
are killed and wounded in the fierce
struggle must not be the only losers.
The bill is form of enforced insur.
ance or pension to the soldiers of
interstate commerce. l have appeal.
ed to those soldiers to help me in my
efforts to carry out sincere plan &c
make the average of all better AMI
more secure. They have answered
with their approval of a plan that
has been tried. l am willing, indeed,
to be one of those who vote for his
measure, and without rejecting upon
those offering the many amendments.
I have decided, as have those repre-.
sentatives, that most of the amend.
ments pending will endanger the pas.
sage Of the bill. The present bill, as
amended by the committee, is, in my
opinion, stronger and more likely to
pass than II would be II amended in
the particulars proposed. The bill is
the result Of long study and investiga
ton. 1t has been practically agreed
upon, as | understand, by the rail.
roads and the representative of the
labor organizations. These represep.
tatives are not suspicious because the
cry OF humanity has been heard by
the railroad officials. They do not.
for that reason, question the correct.
ness of the data that shows that II
will be expensive to the railroads,
Figures made before the railroads
acquiesced are the same after The
acquiescence.
In other words, this bill is satisfac.
tory to both sides to a long contest
for the principle which it enacts.
Amendments. under these conditions,
are dangerous, and for this reason,
end not because / am personally op-
posed to some Of the amendments,
shall vote against all the radical
amendments. ! want a laborers' com.
pensation act passed at this session,
ana | agree with the representatives
of labor here and with the petitions
and letters received from my own
state, without a single dissenting
voice, that the bill as it is has the
best chance of passage. For the sake
OF the thousands falling daily, to give
hope to their dependent wives and
children, and to atone for a mistake
of civilization, this bill, in my hum.
bic judgment, should be passed with
enthusiasm.
My known respect for the Senators
opposing this bill and for those tryinc
to amend 1t will be sufficient guaranty
that no offense is meant when as
sert that many of the arguments pre-.
sented here are the same that have
usually appeared when State legisla.
lures have in the past undertaken to
enact legislation of this kind. Many
CT them, If not all, were answered by
the arguments before the committee