The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-11-25
UNION MEN ARE
STRONG IN HOUSE
Seventeen Congressman
Belong TO Order.
COMPLETE RETURNS INDICATE
That These win Hold Balance
Of Power In Questions
Coming Up.
LABOR MATTERS NOW PENDING

Washington, Nov. 21.--Organized
labor will hold the balance of power
in the next Congress.
Complete returns in the hands of
South Trimble. Clerk of the House
of Representatives, show that IL
members of the new SiXty-fourth
Congress are bearers of union cards
and are members of organized la
Dor.
These men are Frank Buchanan.
of Illinois. William Cary, of Wiscon-
sin, John Casey, of Pennsylvania,
John Farr, OF Pennsylvania, G.. G..
Helvering. of Kansas, Albert john
son, of Washington, Edward Keat-
ing, of Colorado, John Key, of Ohio,
David Lewis, OF Maryland, Nicer
London, OF New York. James Maher,
of New York, John Nolan, of Califor-
mia, e. F. Roberts, of Nevada, Isaac
Sherwood, of Ohio, Charles Smith,
of New York, and Carl Van Dyke, of
Minnesota.
The Democrats have majority of
Is in the House, according to the
complete returns. They will have a
total of 233 members, the Republic
ans will have 1913, the Progressives
z, the Socialists /. and Independent
L This gives the Democrats i5,-
more than enough to control this
House.
1t will be evident, therefore, that
the organized labor element, consist
ing of II members, can WELD the
balance of power in the House, II
they will organize, regardless OF
party lines, and combine to defeat
anti-labor legislation or to filibuster
to force concessions for the work.
ers.
1t will be recalled that during the
last session the labor group" as it
is called, for the first time in the
history of legislation, threw aside
partisanship, met and agreed upon
a demand for the "labor-eXemption
provision in the antitrust act. At
ter having their fight as good as
won. an eleventh-hour shift of posi-
tion occurred, In which the labor
people were induced to accept less
than they could have secured by
standing fast in their demands; but
the total result showed that the
workingmen' representatives can, II
they will, secure many valuable con-
cessions for the workers.
There is every indication that
President Wilson will be compelled
to call special session of the
Sixty-fourth Congress next spring to
consider labor legislation. 1t is
quite true that there Is no present
intention on the part of the Demo-
cratic politicians to do this. But
the mass of labor legislation unfin-
ished which is piling up ahead of
the Democratic short session, must
be disposed of in some way. The
best solution Is a special labor ses-
sion AS a matter Of fact, President
Wilson will have great difficulty in
forcing through the conservation
program which was left hanging in
the air by the last session, to say
nothing of labor legislation.
or the labor bills which have pass
ed one or the other Houses of Con-
gress. but whic hfailed of passage
at the last session, there is now
pending the seaman's bill. the immi-
grafton bill, the foreign convict la
Dor bill. the domestic convict labor
bill, the bureau of labor safety bill,
the child-labor bill, and the work
mems compensation bill. In addi-
ton. the House labor committee has
reported out a bill abolishing the