River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-09-21
SEEK PROGRESSIVE
AkDLAB0R VOTES
ON FALSE CLAIMS
Democrats Posing as the En-
actors OF Legislation Which
the indisputabIe Facts
Show to BE of RepubIi-
can Origin.
AUTHORITY ON SOUND SOCIAL
LAW CITES II GLARlNG CASES

Organized Labor Resents This Decep-
ton and Running True to Form Will
in November as at Many Previous
Elections Indignantly Smite Those
Who Without Justice Lay Claim to
Its Gratitude-Even the Much out
ed Federal Reserve Law Is Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
of a Republican Administration.
That ''NO class is more instant than
labor to condemn and punish those
who without foundation lay claim to
| it's gratitude" is the assertion Of John
Williams, ex-commisSiOner of labor,
aprODOs Of certain false claims set
forth by Vance Mccormick, Democrat
ic National Chairman, in behalf Of his
! party.
Chairman Mccormick caused to be
published in the New York Times, on
July 81, an appeal for Progressive and
Labor support, based on twenty
measures enacted by Congress while
President Wilson has been in the
White House." and for which he
claims credit for the Wilson admins
| tration and asks Progressive appr0ba-
ton. Commenting on this statement.
the former Commissioner of Labor
| says:
students and promoters Of sound
social legislation will do we'll to ex-
anime this list for it contains num-
| Der OF items Of unusual interest.
'We may well believe that it was
with great deal of pride that Mr..
Mccormick contemplated the record
Of his party and that he drew vivid
mental picture of PrOgresSives flock
| ing to the support Of Mr. Wilson be-
cause of the things claimed on behalf
of this administrator.
at is pity that in the interest of
! truth, which knows neither Democrat,
| Progressive nor Republican, we must
mar this remarkable statement. New
| erthelesS. it is our duty 20 call atten-
ton to the fact that i'll his effort to
induce support for Mr.. Wilson the
! Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee has fallen into glaring
| error We have no desire to disparage
| the achievements of the Wilson adj
IninistratiCn, but we must enter en-
phatc protest against any attempt
| TO pad the Record.
'Mr Mccormick claims twenty
measures enacted by Congress while
/ President Wilson has been in the
/ White House. This claim we dispute.
More than one-half are measures en-
acted under a Republican administra-
ton and were approved by eX-Presi-
dent Taft, and for others the Demo
cratic administration deserves no
credit.
lest anyone think that this is a
grOundlesS assertion we herewith fur
nish the record which can easily be
verified:
From among the twenty pieces OF
legislation cited by Chairman McCOr-
mick, | select the following:
% Eight hour law on government
work. In effect March l, 1913. Signed
by Mr. Taft.
(2) Eight hour provision for post
office clerks. In effect generally Au-
gust "a 1912.
(3) Eight hour provision applicable
to the manufacture of ordnance for the
government In effect January l, 1918.
Signed by Mr. Taft.
(4) Children's Bureau. In effect
April 8, 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft.
60 Industrial Commission Law to
| investigate industrial relations. In
effect August 23, 1912. Signed by Mr..
| Taft.
90 The PHOSPHORUS match law.
Enacted in 1912, effective as to the i'm
portation of white PHOSPHORUS match
es january /, 1913, and as to the man
ufacture of such matches July 1,
1913 Signed by Mr.. Taft.
/ Cd The Department of Labor Law
creating department with secre
tary who shall be IL member of the
Presidents Cabinet. In effect March
T.. 1913. Signed by Mr.. Taft.
(S) The Parcel Post Law. In eff
feet January l, 1913. Signed by Mr..
Taft.
i (9) The Federal Reserve Law
which. While passed during this adj
ministration. is based entirely on the
vast work of investigation and COM
pilation done by the Monetary Com
mission. during the Taft Administra-
ton. and closely follows, except in
certain details. the legislation recon-
mended by that commission.
(10) The eight-hour law for the
District of Columbia, was fathered
and put through by Republican, Sen
atOr La Toilette.
The antitrust law antedateS the
Cleveland Administration although
President Cleveland never enforced it.
From time TO time, as with al great
legislative acts, it has Deen necessary
TO amend or add to it, and the anti
trust law of the Wilson Adninistra
ton was merely such an amendment.
y logical development of the original