The Washington times., 1916-09-05
Passage Of Measure Sure to
Become Big Issue In the
Campaign.
WILSON COURSE ATTACKED
Members Requests for Permis-
sion to "Extend Their Re.
marks In Record Significant


a railroad strike before the winter Is
over Is the scare which Congressman J.
Hampton Moore n pennsyIvania R.pub-
licsn. has Haunted before members of
congress who hurried through the rail-
way eight-hour law.
The nassape NJ tho e,vb,-hour IN w Inv
the l,emocre,,o can.ras. .. .,,oony
certain to become one of the big politi-
cal issues of the campaign. Both in
the sonata a,a H.. ,se 4. h.,.,.d
d,scnsa,os a 'ouse mere rs ue'"seu
publicans are on the warpatb because
OF the nassae. ~ what ,hor col, ,.,nare.
shift legislation" that may not avert
strike for more than q few months.
Ind,catine ,hs nar, ,hs a,a,, 'hnmr Gov
troversv =. - o"e ,a par. =. '1e me, e,snJ-nour con-
members OF the House have been grant
ed unanimous consent TO ..extend their
r.n,arrs a., A.. n,,, 80
hour law. This action was taken be-
cause OF numerous individual requests
Hr,s or suSh prN.ege and the House finally
"o s'"''a' 'ea'e.
Moore Starts Debate.
A lively. though belated, debate over
the eight-hour bill was precipitated in
the House yesterday afternoon by Con.
sressman j. Hampton Moore. Pennsyl-
.ahia nepuDmcah' VINO declared that the
Adsmson bill is a temporary measure
and that a railroad strike I'm the dead
OF winter" is entirely possible. The
rresident, said Mr.. Moore, evidently be-
neyes ne pas received some political
aoVantage IN the passage of the ADAM
son Dill. although he asks for six reme-
aies ana received only two legislative
pTovIslons.
,tt.n aM was inereiy starter; that
Siard tba t,,',ra = 10 IolioW 70 sare-
pras;dont i"'"'e' as eApresse uoy the
Tbe author ., tho o,n,,- AL,
the iepisia tion or tho cn,,rse e'',er ne tpa tUa
President in tho r.iIrood noe, 49,, or .ne
Mr. Moore said n was nadent th.s;,
the President ha d!butteS ,p. wh,e, tbe
negotiatine and the 1,b,er ExoS,,s,, Te,d haS
superseded the board OF mediation and
Cancellation specifically named TO aid in
such disputes. 'u ~ "'" ''
Attacks Administration Course.
In a speech attacking the Administra-
tons course, Conpre.sman Moore said
"fs tho pres,don1 90 .a,I.,,a, ,..,,,, .h.
law so mote 1t be. The President Is
satisfied only to this extent, and so are
gentlemen on that side OF tho House.
that they know n ia n n,atashi,t Ia m,
which viii cover up their tracks until
after election. hut Tor one nronosn 70
let the facts be known as FAR as NV
feeble voice will carry throughout the
'ana; I,.. ala ,,, puo.,,o,. ems, ,...o.
came before tho Congress baying failed
as'mediator. after taking the matter nut
of the hands of the Board OF Mediation
and Cancellation? He said
~ was seeking to compose the pres
ent in order to safeguard the future
"That was not a makeshift PROPOSE
ton: he wanted to safeguard the flu
ture.' What was the matter with him
Was he scared about a strike that was
going to happen at o'clock this morn
ing? / do not know whether 1t was
going to happen or not There have
been a good many rumors that 1t was
all understood; that II would not have
happened at all. the gentleman from
Georgia told us on July 10 mat ne
knew al apout IL 1onr montns ago. me
PRESIDENT toi1 us ne Knew. apGuI =, J.,
year aSo. Was ~ sn,aSea na v1 pf,nS aIs -, ~
lnls . slock Loo ,' a' SLIM 'a'aii''
Ny 9us' , ne'oo re H. 90 ,,,.y otrLo q,
49, w To- ,,I s rnnr, Sna hui Som b,~,
.t aot swaS fror, ~. nrosnect nS .
.trile comins unon us somewhere ir
midwinter. When coal is scarce and
49,. Iii h. u,o,t 1iffi,,,,ty IN gattip a