Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-20
Republican Candidate DecIar-
eS the AdamSon Bill Is Leg
iSIatio0 Without inquiry IN
to the Merits Of the Case,
DOES NOT FIX HOURS;
IT REGULATES WAGES
Wording Of the Measure Is
Ambiguous in Places, He
Declares Excuses Present.
ed for Its Passage Futile,
r.y uo.~,s Iooss., .,Ser., ,s.ssO ~r.s

tSv uasEtNs IouasAt prUcist tsAsEo VISA
Springfield, H. Sept l9.-Churles
r. lmghcs addressing an audience in
the arsenal here tonight, renewed his
luttack on the administration for pas
Usage of the Adamson law. In the face
@, the threatened railroad strike. Mr..
Hughes discussed and called futile
reasons advocated "or It's passage.
quoted from President Wilson's ad-
: dress 10 congress ON the subject chal-
4lcnged the statement OF Representa-
( tive Adamsnn that the law was passed
ia meet an emergency and cited a
declaration attributed to Grover
Cleveland in support Of the contention
that the law WIS "a surrender to
Ilufce"
I'VE have seou,' Mir Hughes said,
I"Nhat appears to be the considera-
: ton of immediate political cNpediency
! 1T the expense Of public welfare.
MI Adamson said, 1T Ia hasty leg
iiemtion. admit TO meet an emorgen-
: cy Nh Hughes continued what
emergency The emergency OF force
ito which the administration had ca
IiWlated
What Cleveland sad.
senator Underwood SAID. we have
u, information on which to leeislato
'hu To- nv rates W wages "h''h VIZ
are E'''s '' '"" ''' ATTEMPTING 70
"o.
contrast inc "1''on o' 'n' "ul''l'l-
@,''"'oh' I"' h'Hil'le' alue" WIN
"hai "'f S.'a Nl 'HoNof 'l'Neihhu N
iNA'' Nuh I'Ale'l 10 i'nor 'eslsI''
il"n, .Ail l'EIHlalleh ON the SUBJECT
sh"uid be calmly ana ueIihtra''} ull-
d,rtahen with NO purpose Of satisfy
ING unreasonable don"hds OF SuIhlhF
trortlstu advantage
1T Is idle TO excuse the action by
the request for additional legislation
with respect to the future That leg
'islaton WAS not obtained We are
dealing with what WIS demanded and
.acuallv enacted
we kaNc am unlu4ifIablc attempt
e. use public sentiment with respect
ITO am cight-hom working day in or
idcl to Justify bill which does not
provide am cight-hour day. but relates
s,lcly To- an Increase in wages We
have seen tho choIrc of what seemed
TO be the easier way. which escaped
the necessity OF determined stand
for principle. We have sccn what
appeared 10 nu m, consideration OF
Immediate polilicYI ,zprdIrur, at the
exppner of public welfare"
Nh, HUGHES aftor declaring that
a,hc INST interests of labor are the
concern nr an" ana ASSERTING that he
/ l,sirnd ia geo sorr and whnlrsome
conditions M work adcouate oppor-
t,rItics rnr cducotion ana recreation.
, rp3sanpble hours of labor ana fair
. v,,,rs said In mart.
Eorcr niII
: -vbo Adouson min ia II force hill
II ,,.,s rcrisI,tinn without inquiry.
, y.,tI,ont lnovlndre Tho domnpd bv
,tna administration for sucb legislation
..es mo r,teo of reace wae ~ humiIiat.
inc spcr,nclc was nor onH a scri-
ou. misuse of official mower but a
dcpIorphIe ahdication Of moral au-
har,C
orbc ovcuscs nrogentcd arp futile.
THO Adamson min ia not "a hin proyid-
mo fo,, ~, oirht-bonr day II does
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