The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-10-12
HUGHES DOOCES ISSUE
ON EIGHT HOUR LAW
Attacks Wilson'S Plan but Won't
Tell Public What He Would
Have Done.
ONLY WAY TO AVERT STRIKE
Republican Nominee is Asked 20 De
clare " Ne Would Havs Vetoed tne
Bill win Certain Assurance Of
Industrial Disaster.

So busy has hcon charles t.
Hughes criticising the deed, "t the
Wilson Administration that be- hae
had little time. or h1~ |purpu-.ly
eyadcd. telling the public what he
would have done had be been rrrsi
dent under similar circumstances
Lately Mr.. Hughes has urucd hi,
attacks upon President Wilson's sue
cesSful settlement ~ the orl-i, In th.
rnilroal world by causing to De,
passed ny Congress the Adumsop
eight hour hill. NJ. Hughes has char
ncterizcd this action aS "A "surrcu-
der 10 force lie * opposed 10 being
dictated 20 by any power on earth
before the facts are known and H.
would not act until he had had d "fair
Investigation uud candid treatment
Taking issue with the Republican
candidates Multitude the New lur,
Times. In an editorial, asks
WHAT WOULD MIR. HUGHES
HAVE bONE>
"W"ll what way would Mr.. Hughes
have takcnf' continues the Times
"Whar would he have ioncf Here
was Mr.. Wilson's position The
brotherhood ref s'l arbitration. the
railroad presidents would not accept
the settlement Nj. Wilson proposed.
granting the eight hour standard day
with provision for an Impartial inquiry
into MS working. There was uo inN
on the statute book, 10 enforce utn,
,raiinu
THE President knew. knew with
certainty and beyond question. thai
D." could not get such q law from The
Congress NOW IN session. The sure
and inevitable alternative TO his ac.
eeptance OF the ciqht.hour standard
dsy measure was a strike. the sus.
pension OF railway service, freight and
passenger. al over the country. be
ginning on the morning Of Sept. ath.
WoULC tUoEES HAVE DONE ir7
"Mr. Hughes would not surrender
~ anybody ~ the country Then he
would have surrendered the country
10 the disturbance. ir'rn.asurable loss
and peril Of a strike. Would hc. iu
fact. have dom, 'h1tf Had D." been
President confronted lay that si'Gu-
| ton. would Mr. lIuEhr- have brought
on "a strik" toy refusing 90 sign The
hill sruuiiur % w0-" |iurrcasrf There
Wa thr strike I've plain sight. a few
hours away. sure .o come" Would Mr.
llusho, have vetoed the hiIif on the
| contrary. would hr mot hnyr lore Just
What Mr. Wilson did. ,ilu ~
'lhn Republican youdidltr stand
Tor tWo things 'ljr,t. for the prin.
/ .pIr of fair impartial. thorough, can.
diH. arbitration, and srcond Cor
legislation ou facts according To- the
u. v~~,if.r- ~ the ,n-o' M. Wilson
s.ands Tor those two thiras ard, much
more. has pledged himself 10 use all
his influence TO secure them.
"NNhat more culll Mr.. Hughes do
Wolld " be- too much TO- ask tho Re-.
publican rn1lida'r to rut - little com
mon fairness into hts ,prorhN~f Is
hc afraid lo tcll tI~ uudirucr~ what
tho President actually dtl urge upon
Congress
~ % 1fuo champion ~ arbitration
President Wilson recommended that
arbitration Judgment, Dee made roe
ORD, nf n court NJ law. IN order that
their Interpretation and enforcement
may not lic with the parties 20 IA,
dispute. hu' with an impartial aud
authoritative tribunal u was hi,
purpose in this recommendation tC
provide against future emergencies
to prcyUut the recurrence of sucl
dangers as then confronted him an,
the country