South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-26
COMMODITY AND COOPERATION"

prest Wilson'S address at Shadow Lawn calls for
little comment Like the most of his addresses 1t Is
plain 10 the point self-explanatory easy to under
stand and sufficiently exhaustive that there is nothing
TO add lie is so different from Mr. Hughes on this
point When Hughes talks there is world of oppor-
tunity for comment 1t takes much to explain what
ne was or what he wasn't driving at
Labor is not a commodity but cooperation said
Wilson. Hughes would have believe, from his inter
probation Of the eight hour law for instance
that labor is "graf" lie indicates that at the point
Of a gum congress was forced increase the pay Of
certain railroad hurts him awfully That was
when he was in Bend. other points in the
northern part of the He has since made more
startling discovery. even than that
NIr Hughes is panied. shamed, and specifically
Inundated" he says the discovery that the afore-
said bill conveys boon to the many thousands Of
transportation employees who weren't about to strike
Mr Morgan. Mr.. Penrose. Mr. Crane, and other we'll
known friends labor doubtless. feeling the same
pains and shame We have no doubt but all the op-
ponents of laws prohibiting the moral and physical
slaughter of children i'm shops and factories also
panied those transportation men weren't in it,
However the omission wholly without cure
The transportation thus overlooked strike for
the eisht hour day. The time for it is ripe. They
would be upheld 10y Mr. Hughes and the professional
abor-crushers who weeping hot tears of pain
and shame. We suggest this to Mr. Hughes with
out charge. whose speciality seems to be diagnosis,
strictly. lie find more diseases of liver, kidneys
heart and brain body polite than any other
ever mentioned n history and totally without cures
What AIr. Hughes would have done in the Mexican.
submarine ana railroad strike crises he does not know
or won't TELL If does know. suggest Let
the railroad transportation men strike for the eight
hour day now. while they have the sympathy of Mr..
Hughes. Wal-st and the railroad magnates,
II delay the matter until Mr.. Hughes and his
hackers elected president they may find that the
cure for what ais them rests in the guns of L..
:. troops called by Prest Hughes at request Of
the high hnanciers who now panied and shamed
because the poor transportation men were overlooked
by the Adamson legislation.
We thus mention it passing because. as explained
10y Prest wilson requires great stretch of com
mon 'he part of those who TO inform
themselves that the Adamson bin is merely emer-
gency measure. calculated 10 avert strike and
Ing application of the principles dispute, afford
opportunity an Investigation OF conditions
such application leaving congress TO apply its remedy
after the investigation is made.
Mr. Hughes rallied piufuHy here hasty Iegis-
laton and then with the same breath growIed and
grumbed because arbitration provided for at
the same time. What done done too hastily TO
hear him tell IL. and what wasn't done wasn't
done hastily enough. u would have required just an
other breath 10 have explained his audience the
truth That truth that the Adamson law was pass
ed 10 avert slrlAe and TO auord congress time and
opportunity study the situation. and an
effective was settling disputes in the future
when Hughes FOR instance. becomes president II
ever or some other Wall tool
The Adamson law is enforced cooperation between
capital labor while a commission investigates and
congress legislates more permanent end. an
effective ana nag Of truce II hurts of course
but the railroad interests. Mr.. Hughes.
need carc2
Mr. Hughes ia his FOR the presidency seems TO
be 3 'eopmodity" and "a cooperation" both.