The Dickinson press., 1916-11-04

Mr.. Wilson his absolute neutrality among all the nations at war,
his intense devotion to peace, his deep desire to serve all the peoples
of all those countries impartianEy. Any single act apparently against
any one of these countries, is made only in pursuance of his duty
as President of the United States and his duty to mankind.
1 know positively he bears no ill will to Germany or to England,
or France, or Austria, o any of those countries at war, but he does
understand and is opposing that invisible government, that unseen
hand which caused this war. 1 believe those same selfish forces
that caused the war are opposing the Presidents reelection.
AN FOR WILSON because he caused to be passed a large
number of wise and humane laws, most of which had been promised
by the politicians of both parties for many years without fu6nment.
No one class has been favored, no one disregarded. He has
served the United States a whole.
Among these laws are:
THE FEDERAL RESERVE LAW, which wrested from Wall
Streets its monopoly of finance, released credit, forbade usury and
dispened the fear of money panics which hung over every business.
1t has done away with the concentration of money in the hands of
a few men in Wall Street, and distributed it among twelve Govern
ment controlled reserve banks throughout the country. The pas
sage of this law alone, from the viewpoint of the honest business
man. should enthle Woodrow Wilson to reelection.
THE E1GHTHOUR LAWs-The eight-hour day issue has sud-
denly sprung into great prominence.
1 say to you from experience and not from guess work, that
the eighthour day will help both employers and employees. We
have had the %eght-hour day in force in the Ford factory for nearly
three years and it has been a complete success from every point Of
view.
lam FOR WILSON because he favors the eighthour day.
The President has declared that he is in favor of the eight-hour day
in all kinds of business, except a very few in which it is impracti-
cable, as for instance, farming.
The President has been criticised for the passage Of the
Adamson eight-hour law, which applies to railroads, but that law
averted the wholesale ruin which a universal railway strike would
have brought. A strike had been ordered. 1t meant the closing of
factories, violence and the enforced idleness of millions and the loss
of millions of dollars. Neither side to the struggle took into con-
sderation the one hundred million people who would have to bear
the burden. Every business man in the country was trembling with
fear. The President acted as the representative of all the people and
the strike was prevented and the principle of an eighthour day en-
dorsed. Seventy-four Republican Congressman voted for the bill
and no word of protest came from the Republican candidate, al
though the Law was under consideration for several days.
MI. Wilson showed great wisdom and courage in preventing this
strike, which would have paralyzed the nation. M r..
The Commission which has been appointed to study the effect
of this law will, I hope, report that with increased efficiency the rail-
roads will not need higher rates. But in any case this action u.s. l
believe and hope, the first step towards the government ownership
and operation Of railroads. xxx @# @za.*s
THE RURAL CREDITS Law, under which the farmer is en-
abled to borrow long time loans on small payments, at low rates
Of interest; and it promises an annual saving of ~$15oYoooooo to
These rural credit banks are now being established by the Com
mission in various parts Of the country. 4
THE CHILD LABOR LAW, which prevents employment of
young children IN factories and stops the coming of dividends out