The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-24

at all to say to The World, I'd say
/ the veteran statesman paused, ponder
ed and another third Of the cigar was
bitten off, If l had anything at all to
say. I'd say tell The World TO -,
and the statesman used a word no CEN
sor would pass.
Il am not paid contributor Of The
/ World, I am under no obligations to
I The World, I am too busy campaign
ing to stop and prepare copy for il.
/ Why, my boy" he concluded I'll the
! Lord does not care any more for The
/ World than l do, we'll, it's lost. that's
all"
Congressman James ". Hustled Of
Peekskill. n. Y, sent the following
/ telegram:
1T was up TO congress to avert a
strike. II would cause extraordinary
and unspeakable circumstances. felt
it was my duty and the sense OF my
constituents and my conscience to
vote the way / did. "
Congressman Thomas W. Miller Of
Wilmington. Del, said that he voted
for the Adamson bill in order to avert
the threatened strike of trainmen,
which would have been a national
disaster"
Congressman J. Edward Russell Of
Sidney, o., said his vote spoke for it,
self, that he believed he did what was
right and that no additional explana-
ton was necessary.
Congressman Halver Stevenson Of
Crookston, Mimi, telegraphed:
Il would say that after the presi-
dent decided in favor Of the men the
prospect was that the strike would
prove effectual and not only cause
suffering, but a greater loss to the
public than the dispute involved. VIII
son was not Cleveland.
Edward Cooper, congressman from
the Eighth district Of West Virginia
wrote in reply to The Worlds request:
Il voted for the bill because we
were faced with what l believed to be
an impending calamity and, although
in my opinion the questions Involved
should have been given free. full and
open discussion, l preferred to vote
to avert what l thought would create
condition equal to civil war.
ION the straight proposition Of an
eight-hour law for railroad employees
l believe eight hours are fair num-
Der Of hours for men engaged in run
ing trains TO work, but ! am not IN
favor Of fixing the price of labor by
legislation and feel the laboring men
themselves are opposed to such legis-
lation"
Representative Robert NJ. McCrack-
en- of Boise, Idaho, wrote as follows:
In reply to your inquiry, l will say
that my chief reason for voting for
the AdamsOn eight-hour bill was to
avert a national-wide strike which
would paralyze the commerce of this
country and bring disaster to the for
tunes Of thousands of our people.
I'm my opinion. the bill should have
! had more consideration before final
action was taken upon it, cannot
help but feel that ultimately we shall
see that we made mistake in acting
upon this subject without having in
our possession all the facts relative
thereto"
Congressman B. K. Foot of Lewis
burgh, Pa, replied as follows
Il voted for the Adamson bill to
aid in averting a nationwide strike
and to spare the consequent entail
ment Of incalculable loss to the pub
lie. The situation was so critical and
disaster so imminent on account of the
intermeddling of the president that all
other considerations were abandoned
in the presence Of an emergency which
called for almost instant action.
Il favor an eight-hour day for all
labor where it is desired and can be
applied to the mutual advantage of
employer and employee, but just how
the eight-hOur principle could be ap-
piled in the running of railroad trains
is complex question the railroaders
and the railroad managers themselves
are better able to adjust than the
president or congress, and I predict
that now, as during the past forty
years, in Pennsylvania at least, all
differences will be amicably settled
and there would be nothing for early
consideration but for the butting in of
the president"
D. A. Hollingsworth. congressman
from the Eighteenth Ohio district,
wrote as follows:
MY reason for voting for the Adj
amson eight hour bill was that, in
principle, l favor an eight-hour work
day where reasonably practicable, and
this being a simple emergency meas
ure to avert strike that threatened
to tie up the business Industries OF the
country and cause widespread want,
restitution and possible starvation to
many innocent women and children, /
thought my vote justified on humani-
/ tartan grounds if no other.
1T was the only effective means Of
fered at the time of averting such APP
palling disaster
No one pretends that it is a per-
manent settlement Of labor troubles,
and ! regard it as most unfortunate
that any political party should at
tempt to make political capital out of
the action of congress.
If in fact the measure be of doubt
full constitutionality, as some good
lawyers claim, that is matter the