Evening journal., 1916-10-10
POSTNASTERS MUST
AID CAMPAIGN FUND
Demand for 10 Per Cent. OF
Salaries Causes National
Political Scandal
DECLARE GOMPERS
HAS MISRE RESENTED

EOnlIluuinE ~ per NthNs " hA~t'
annual salaries to the Wilson cam
paign fund has proved the sensation
or the campaign. This attempt was
made by means of a circular address
ed to County Chairmen by r. Bonna
Ridgeway, member OF the Finance
Committee Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. from Postmaster
General Burleson's state-Texas. To-
give further punch" to his demand,
MIR. Ridgeway stated in his circular
that he wrote "at the instance OF
National Committeeman PoindeXter
who had lust conferred with the Ma
tional Committee i'm New York. mean
ing Chairman Mccormick. with whom
Mr.. poindexter had just been in con
ference. The county chairmou were
warned that II was against the law 10
write to postmasters or Ia demand |
such a contribution IN the postoiiice.
but were instructed 10 .waylay them
elsewhere. 20 demand the 10 per cent.
assessment and TO tell them that II
President Wilson Is reelected there
will be permanent organization OF
our force throughout ihe country, |
aud a note Will be made Of the 10y |
alfv OF those appointed who contrib |
utcd. as well as the dislOyalty OF
those who refused 20 contribute II |
is not withou. significance that the |
Post Office Appropriation bill just !
passed carries an appropriation OF
sl 600 600 FOR compensation of post
masters" When the Republicans hrst
procured and made public a copy OF
the circular. i'm which local choirmen
are instructed To "act intelligently" so
as 20 avoid running afoul Of the law
chairman Mccormick gave out a
statement saying, These charges are
the most arrant nonsense and are alb
solutely untrue. They arc in line
with the campaign OF misrepresenta-
ton that the Republicans have been
making from the start Mr. Nc
Cormick then learned that the Re
publican National Committee was
furnishing facsimilies Of RidgewaT's
circular to the daily press. He i'm
medlately abandoned his denial, ad-
mltted that the circular had been is
sued. but contended that its distribu-
lion had been stopped. From numer
Gus points. however. including the
state Of Washington, comes word from
postmasters that the assessments are
being made Postmaster Childs, Of
Spokane. among others. admits that
he has paid per cent. Of his salary
Into Mr. Wilson's camnaign fund
Hughes on Adamson Bill.
Governor Hughes continues TO pour
hot SHOT into the Administration be-
cause fthe Adamson bill Asserting
at Newark. that u was nothing less
than deception to call it an "eight-hour
bill" Mr. Hughes quoted the state
ment OF Senator Underwood. OF Ala
)ama IN the Senate debate. Replying
o .anotber Senator Mr. Underwood
~
lf the Senator would 90 and CON
sHl4 with any of the gentlemen who
fppresent the employees and who have
been contending here In this mat
ter thy would tell him candidly. as
they told me. that the question Is a
question OF wage: that they are not
contending for an eight-hour day
that q man shall work only eight
hours; they do not want that"
Mr.. Hughes is showing up IN con-
elusive manner the absolute hypoc-
risy OF President Wilson's persistent
misrepresentation OF the Adamson
bin as an eight hour" bill What is
the purpose Of this attempt to make
the public believe that this bill fixes
an eight-hour workday?" inquired
Nr. Hughes, answering his own Ques-
lion thus, "Nlanifestly. in order to en-
deavor 70 justify this extraordinary
action OF the Administration in its
ablect and humiliatlng surrender OF
principle IN demanding and securing
this legislation without any proper
Inquiry. as the price OF peace. Evi-
IDENTIFY. Il is felt that a wage increase
could not be justified in this manner
What is fair and right can afford 10
be described correctly and can stand
on its merits" Referring TO President
Wilson's assertion that the eight
hour day has the sanction OF the
Judgment Of society" Mr.. Hughes de-
manded 10 know. n that were true.
and the bill had been an eight-hou
bill how President Wilson dared 10
limit the eight-hOur benefit 70 20 per
cent. Of the most highly paid railway
employees and leave all the others to
work FAR longer hours. He also
warned The labor men that the Adam
son bin was very likely 20 prove a
boomerang 10 labor because with
eight hours made The basis Of a DAYS
work. those men who complete their
rms in less than eight hours were
N grave danger Of being compelled
% turn 70 other work and put In the
tuil eight hours.
IcmpeTs' INSTRUMENTATION.
There Is developing a serious ques-
Ton among labor leaders az n
whether Samuel Gompers has not be-
trayed labor and the Federation nj
Which ho is the head. by advocatine
ne Adamson bill and supportine
president Wilson because OF il. I'M
November. 1914. the American FEEDER.
alton Of Labor adopted tho following
resolution:
Resolved That the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor as in the past. de-
clares that the regulation OF wages
and hours OF labor should be under
taken through trades union activity
and not BY legislation. except insofar
as the employment Of women and chill
dren. health and morals. and the cm-
ployes OF he National. State and Nlu-
nicipal Governments are affected"
This same resolution was approved
again in November 1915 How Mr..
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