South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-29
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Shell and Shrapne Asserts Sen Williams in Speech Here

something 20 an anticipated calam-
ity.
Wilson told the men that their
eight-hour demand was right but
that their time and a half for over
time requirement was wrong. AT
present there is a minimum day Of
10 hours and the maximum is Is.
over that they are penalized. Mr..
Hughes says il is not an eight hour
dav because we didn't penalize after
eight hours. Then the 10-hour day
is not a IO-hour day because we do
not penalize.
Eight Hour Day Right.
Hughes has charged that the sit
uation was not investigated. DO you
suppose there is a congressman or
senator who hasn't made up his
mind on the eight-hour day? Is an
eight-hour day right or wrong?
say il is fundamentally right and 1
dare Mr.. Hughes 10 say il is wrong.
II we were forced. .~e were forced 10
do something that was right, but we
we're not forced.
What would be the effect on the
railroads If their employees had two
more hours a day to spend in recre-
alton The result would be that
they would turn over freight 25 per
cent sooner. The dealer would get
il 25 per cent sooner and the con-
sumner would get II % per cent soon
err This would cause more freight
10 be shipped, give the railroads
more money and both the men and
the roads would be benefited.
Promised No Rate Increase.
Mr. Hughes says that Pres't Will
son promised that freight rates
would be increased He promised
nothing of the kind There is moth
ing in the bill to prevent the roads
from reducing the wages at the ex-
piration Of the nine months. but I
say they dare not in the face of an
enlightened public that knows they
should not.
1T would take 10 years Of pay
ments of increased freight rates TO
equal the cost of a strike lasting
four weeks. Imagine the results,
the sufferings Of such a calamity.
The railroads tried to force us with
their embargoes that were put in
force before any strike went into eff
feet Now Mr.. Hughes is going over
the country attacking Wilson for
averting this calamity. If he hadn't
the republicans would have had an
issue to talk about.
Defends AdamsOn Bill.
Sen. Williams then went on to
refute the assertions of Hughes that
the AdamsOn law is a wage increase
law. The increase in pay depends
upon the railroads, according to the
Mississippian who pointed OUt that
the Adamson law does not provide
for a continuance OF its provisions
after a certain period Of time. Dur
ing this period the situation will be
investigated by a commission and
report made. Sen. williams declared
that the railroads needed increased
efficiency in management pointing
out that the American railroad
freight delivery system far below
that of many foreign countries By
a process of reasoning and perez
dent the speaker showed that under
the reign Of efficiency the railroads
could increase their profits far
above the increase in wages given
the men.
Hughes has asserted that the prin-
ciple of arbitration has been sur
rendered by the passage of the eight
hour bill.
Who has surrendered the prin-
ciple of arbitration" asked the
speaker principles and facts are
different things. Arbitration was i'm
possible and / dare Mr.. Hughes 10
draft a law 10 force arbitration. The
18th constitutional amendment,
passed for the freeing Of the dark
les contains this little clause, No
involuntary servitude except for