South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-19

representatives Congress supposedly representative of
the people is the which presidents reach the
people and that is the employed by Pres't Will
son.
II is the only that would have been open to
Mr. Hughes. Prest Wilson went to the people or as
close them could get stated the facts put
the responsibility where it belonged
And The peoples representatives in congress acted
The record shows that IS OF 131 republican
bers Of the house-75 to 56-voied for the Adamson
law. and that would have put the bill through that
body had a single democrat voted.
So far the lower congress concerned it
is much a republican law it democratic law.
In the senate. republicans many of them still
OF predatory wealth under the old state
elective where literally bought.
declined 70 with excepdon-L@a
Toilette
This body more in touch the aristocratc
OF the republican nominee be the only branch
OF congress that he ITO with" the
closer representation of the American people.
exists in the house.
In all probability. what Mr.. Hughes is. that
had been president he would have the strike pre-
cpitate. have gone the people behalf
the with guns and bayonets stated the facts
in powder blood. put responsibility
United states army-or national guardsmen.
Which exactly reason having the trouble
is having maintaining regular army and recruit
ing the national guard.
have had our Caumets our Lowells and our
Ludows with the forces wealth backed by govern
mental thther by the capitalism,
and since the railway presidents etc, seldom
choose a military life. instituted ranks,
becoming rather difficult get young men, who do the
lighting for their country when fighting necessary.
and in the shops between lights any
chances on being called out by brazen putOcrat, TO
shoot down their brothers
But says Mr. Hughes. Il would have given attention
to this matter when it placed before this
was before Prest Wilson by the chamber commerce
of the United States away last July"
Well Prest Wilson gave attention to the matter also.
tie gave attention by referring to the depart
ment of labor the of which is handle such
affairs and which in turn received the Erdman law.
under obliged to act from the Taft repub-
hcan administration.
That act provides board of mediation conclia-
tonnot arbitration except by agreement Of the par
ties-whch far the republicans dared TO go
under Mr. Taft; a system which in this case proved
an AFFECT failure.
This board did do investigating. They had the
strike under advisement for months 1t could
not bring The parties together and then the president
took hand. but he also hindered by the absence
of legal machinery.
II here that Prest Wilson placed the matter be-
fore the American people through a message
gress and congress- the peoples representatives took
not only the advise of the president, o.
chamber of commerce of the United States and host
of people back home. exercised
Hughes seems possess and passed the Adamson law
a surrender Well if it was it was a sur
render TO the American people
OF course M. Hughes would have starved had
the strike gone Possibly with the aid of his Wall
street friends he might have worried through it, but
he might not be touring the country today special
The issue then would have been, why didn't Pres't
Wilson force the passage Of this Adamson law.
prevent the strike?
You bet bottom dollar that Hughes
wouldn't have the Ajamson law repealed, would
stop investigation for which it provides either