The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-12

instrun;entaliiiGS OF commerce relating
TO every industry in the land and 10 the
prosperity Of oil our people. What |
object to is government by hnldup. be-
fore you know what tho truth is. Cap
plause). l object to any surrender o.
the eXecutiv 10 durcss. whether II is by
la Dor or whether il is by capital We
cannot stand that kind OF thing in this
country.
Sounds q warning.
Let me suggest this to my friends.
tho w0rkiEEncn. and ihOS" Interested In
this bill: Some times haSly lcEI. latlon
breeds very extraordinary surprises. II
you arc going Ia put in an cigh'-h"ur
day as a EaSiS for wIges. as a rigid
basis for wages. how about the man who
completes his tour in less than eight
hours" How much Is he going l." Ect
undrr those conditions. if you have a
rigid eight hour basis for paying wages"
Further, labor has stood for many, many
years for thu principle If collective bar
gaining. The Federation itself has by
resolution 0pp0EC,' the idea of the rcgu-
lation Of wages by law. DO not forget
that If wages can be raised by law, they
can be decreased by law. DO not forget
that if legislation passed overnight at
the demand Of lorcG IS In determine
wage scale. ii might determine II IN
manner, in n way that you would not
like at all. You have struggled TO have
collective bargaining. is it wise 10 sur
render that principle" You have fought
and worked for the principle al arbllrn-
tion Of industrial disputes. | stand lor
The principle Of arhi' ration OF intruSiTai
disputes. tApplaucsl That principle is
in it's essence Il principle on fair inquiry.
an impartial hearing, and decision ac-
cording to the facts. We'll. homcDp"y
says VIC cannot get fhlr arDltHali"n'
We cannot get a fair tribunal Wei.
then let us improve the machinery. IT
you do not like decision in the court
house. are you going 10 pull down Inc
court house and fight II out over there
on the green, or are You going 10 I'M
prove the processes Of free government
50 they will work /" Il better advantage.
The prinCirl" OF q fair inquiry, ul luuE-
mcnl acc orunE Ia the facts. Is prlnCi-
pic essentially that labor mas won IN IN"
progress of Cna institutions. There arc
no persons III tho country who rcprcS"h;
50 completely ;hc victories over every
form Of tyranny and force as Inc plillh
people who steadily through the ecu
turtles have been lighting In cScurr INC
0npnrtuniIirS they now cnJCY. On lh'lr
hrhalr | obirc' to giving th"m UP ]
heard four wears ago eloquent discrurScs
on tho now freedom. OBJECT |" h'iE
introduced IT, IN" new slavery. ZAP
plauSc). And tha' Is II" ldlr ShEErSti"H.
II il prs~ihir - develop very swiftly
tho idea hat W" arr 10 Z" governed ~
tho success Cr tins group or that group
in holding or pressing force instead 81
the judgments Of reason. We can Iah'
tho lime that * n"H"SSafN--Alhi DC
I,..yr in being prompt in thcS" matters
,y, ian TAXI. the ;im, that is necessary
t0 S.n nat * right. and ma gives us
tho pr, sSurc NJ Il general r"aS"hapl''
forward movement. which Is IN" way We
have Won all IN" successes 81 our poo
pic.
"lr there is = grievance. ;,n industrial
y rir,nn,.r tnLI rrlE"S before N" ~ when
! am in any way r"lar"d. I promise I"
60 To the !rntI"n' NJ II :" lind ne iA''
fact and thor t. do all III IN! power 10
have action according I" lhr tuS'iCt ~
INC case whether j.. is a matter hil'S
ing labc:. or whether II is ii matter ~
fcr,inc capital. Bat. VIII NOT <" I
single inch IN ar: dlr'rii"n Wh"r" 90
not know what Ire jUSilr" "t IN" cas-
rnuuiroS That ~ American government.
and ,hai is " very ,SrinuS matter Tor
rlr rnusi,I"rHiin ion haCau$" We can S"iN"
ANYTHING il, tins country II "" IT.! 10
deal with matters III /" rlGhi way.
Preserve American ErighJs.
81 want 10 -"n N!nr:i1"n rights mann
tanned throughout the world. t\rrIauScl
Inc dignity ur American Cili@"nS!iP
ynain,ain"d throughout TN" world. tNi-
r!aurs) | I"Sir" the sag that iil''>
which wr honor ncrc. I" protect ne ''''-
2,rs of hi country Whcr"E"r they are
ja,"ufiIv cr.;a".d n their "ccurainnlS.
Nrplu,tScD W.. want American mar
L%rS W" want : Development OF Amer
lean trade. We also want an 'Ni'hH'"n
Of our trade. and Americas ent"rIflS
80, .rirI throughout the world. OF "i;'-
!.H do that-y"u cannot 1t" tha' IL Eu,!
;.Il every clerk. "Tery Dn"k keeper. every
engineer, eveiy h"ni"r. every h'l' ""H''
that when h. GcC., mt" 4 I;lhd WIZ w,
only thing thai may Silhl n'lN''" . i,.'''
and ruiu or death. is tn" American Tag.
nr ,hr mower that u represents. mat
g., y.,r., h1yn any protection, h"c3!'IS' u"
has .,r,l. r. make money. tNnILauE"''