The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-29
Trying to
DiScredit
His Work
Big Employers of Nation Don't
Fancy the Way Attorney
Went After EN-.
THIS QUIZ NO FARCE
Walsh Handles Country's Big
gest Men on Witness Stand
Without Gloves

Walsh has tread upon nam~roa. toe.
simultaneously In many parts Of tbs
country. Tho revelations. Of tho Rsck-
f~iler xanm~n tactic. In Colorado msds
tho employers Of Gunaa-n wroth every
where. u was entirely 20 be esrecs~d
therefore. that the fmpieyrrs' Assscts
than Of Washington. fe.ter psr~nt 81 ens
Of the m~anc-t strikes In recent seattle
htstsry-th- teamster. strtke-shauid
also have wired President wiisca 10 mrs
Walsh. The star ordered FROM tie Wash
tngten csrrcspsadens m article dissass'
Ing the causes underlying the s,tses Oh
Walsh Hove ~ Ia
BY FREDERICK N. KERRY
WASHINGTON. May 29.-TAE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES VERSUS THE CAUSES
OF INDUSTRIAL UNREST
Frank p. Walsh. chief attorney for
the plaintiff.
That Is the title which should be
given 10 the proceedings OF the U.
6. commission on Industrial rela-
tons which has Just concluded its
hearings IN Washington and Is now
hard at work formulating It's final
report to congress.
There has been q great deal OF
effort put forth in various quarters
to change that title OF tho case.
Nearly every one OF the big en-
nloyers OF labor who appeared be-
fore the commission would have
preferred TO leave tho word
causes" out OF thu title.
Criticism far and wide has been
ieveled at the head OF Walsh. the
chairman OF tho commission. be-
cause he did not mako the case,
The People against Industrial I'm
rest"
Walsh sticks to Job
But Walsh would have none OF II.
He has stuck 10 the letter and the
spirit OF the law creating the com
mission.
'Our business he has said IN
effect. rs 10 find out the CAUSES
OF Industrial unrest: our business
is not to ALLAY Industrial I'M
restl"
And because he has taken this
position, every effort has been
made and will be made 20 discredit
him and the findings OF bis con-
mission.
The commission was created by
congress primarily because con-
xress wished 20 dodge the question
OF industrial unrest IL is 4 favor
tie method which congress- has OF
lodging troublesome questions.
Put when President Wilson came
into office he named the present
commissioners. and the commits
sion chose Frank r. Walsh as
chairman
Then things began to happen.
Walsh began to call before the
commission people who really
knew or were supposed 10 know
something about Industrial I'M
rest" He went so far as TO sum
mon and examine real working PEG
pie.
Gay WaIsh 10 mot Nice"
Then Walsh went even further.
He summoned the heads OF big
corporations. large employers of Ia
Dor, capitalists, bankers, and pro-
ceeded to find out what they did
not know about labor conditions In
their various properties.
And he was not polite about II.
He went after these men Just as an
attorney for the plaintiff would 60
after a recalcitrant witness for the
defense on discrimination. His
methods were declared 10 be mot
nice"
The witnesses protested. Some
newspapers protested. Politicians
protested.
But Walsh did not waver a hairs
breadth.
And the result IL remarkable
The record contains the facts.
/ Walsh succeeded where other In.
vestigators failed.
Now the country rs waiting 10
see what will come OF II all.