The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-09-21

on FRIDAY, september l. oeudtOr
Rorah OF Idaho made what was ad-
mittedly the greatest speech delivered
In the senate during the dis
cussIon of the Adamson bill, the pas
sage of which granted the railroad
brotherhoods an eighthour basic day
at present rate of pay. and thereby
ayerted a strike and nationwide tie
up.
The Associated Press telegraphed
striking excerpts from, Senator Borah's
speech to all parts of the country
The full text of his remarks has just
reached Wallace, and is as follows:
Mr.. President, / would make any
reasonable concession to avoid the
calamity which would undoubtedly
dated for Monday. | would make any
concession except that involving
principle which / deem fundamental
There are some things of course, the
in money or surrendered because of
material loss. There are some things
the value of which no man would per-
nit to be measured against the loss of
political friends or of political power.
Mr.. President, great deal has been
said in the chamber in regard to or
ganiZed labor. l presume that every
one who has given consideration to
h ir re-
industrialism will concede the virtue
of organized labor, will concede its
beneficence and it's worth not only to
those who are actual members of the
organization, but the radiating ipflu-
ence and beneficence of unionism
throughout the realm of labor, even
though it be unorganized.
entertain, along with my collea-
CUES, profound belief in the virtues
and the beneficent worth of organized
labor. l have had my faith in organ
lied labor pretty severely tested sew
eral times in my life; but notwith-
standing these tests and experiences, l
still retain the firm belief that organ
lied labor Is an essential and most
vital element in the lettering of the
conditions of the working men.
Not Afraid of Unions.
But, Mr.. President while l respect
organized labor and believe in it, l am
not afraid of it. l am not afraid of it
because of my confidence and my
faith in the great body of the work.
ingmen. In all my experience | have
never known a proposition fair and
just to- be rejected by the men who
actually perform the labor.
1t has been said that these labor
leaders here were powerless to with
draw this strike order; that they were
not in a position to render ineffective
the order which had been sent out.
will not here and now dispute that
proposition. | might be in error, and
l do not want to pass judgment upon
men SO highly certified to in character
as the leaders of these organizations,
although | have my own opinions as
to that proposition. / will concede,
however, that contention to be true
But we seemed to have overlooked
the proposition that there were those
who could have rendered nugatory
that strike order, and that was the
great body of men of whom and for
whom these representatives here are
merely the agents. The men who run
the trains, who do the braking, who
fire the engines, the rank and file of
that noble class of men, could have
rendered it nugatory. 1t was within
their power to relieve their leaders,
to put at ease the public, and to have
done Justice to themselves, and | have
never doubted but that they would
have done so had it been properly put
up to them.
Joins No Indictment.
will not join in an indictmen'
against the intelligent and, l believe
loyal men who operate the trains OF
this country by saying that they
would not have terminated this strike
as soon as they were assured That tine
executive and congress were entering
in good faith upon the investigation
OF this tremendous question.
1t is my candid opinion, and speak
Mr.. President, with some experience
concerning these matters of organized
labor. that If congress had passed
resolution at the time the presiden
passed this matter to congress statini
that II was entering upon compre
hensive investigation and consldera
ton of this entire question in GOO
faith for the purpose of arriving at al
intelligent conclusion, passing upoi
and measuring the rights OF each an
all the parties to the controversy an
that 1t proposed to proceed with I'll
consideration until it should be maj
w worked out to a fair conclusion 10
all narties. the men who are operat
ing the trains of the country Woul
have acceded to and accepted the goo
faith of congress in that respect. The
would have quickly responded to sue
a manifestation of purpose upon III
mart of the government, governmef
which they respect and honor
Asks Pointed Question.
Do YOU tell men that the men wh