The sun., 1916-09-05
8 HOUR SURRENDER
WIDELY CONDEMNED
Jacob H. Schiff Sees Great
Harm to Organized
Labor by Haste.

'"N 'hNiPNc VI obN SoN
s~urrendering to the demand Of the rail-
way brotherhood for an eight Jour day
increased yesterday as an appreciation
came Of the far reaching effects which
the success Of the so.called blackjack
methods used by the labor men may
have in future wage disputes.
Leaders IN American public life
bankers. lawyers. railway presidents.
statesmen and others-deplored the new
principle. that Of intimidation. which had
supplanted Tho principle Of arbitration.
tion.
Typical comments Itelesraphed TO THE
Sun In response to a request for a
statement on the action Of labor lead
err. in forcing Congress to rush through
such important legislation as an eight
hour law. are given below
Cot. Resseveit's Method.
Theodore Roosevelt, MY action in the
anthracite coal strike 10 the method. In
my opinion. by which such situations
should be handled"
eo VS. Nv EVtNrss toth 10Y"
yer. The action Of the President and
the enaction by Congress Of the so-ca,led
eight hour day Law applicable to rail-
roads engaged In interstate commerce
constitute to my mind a complete and
abject surrender OF the rights. not only
Of the railroads and the owners Of their
securities but Of the entire nation as
we'll. upon the demand of a comparative
ly insignificant number Of men engaged
In one particular class Of labor. and the
fact that such surrender was made under
threat makes II all the more unwise and
unjustifable."
at throws wide open the door TO
similar demands and similar threats and
II 10 easy to see the unfortunate and far
reaching results which may follow in the
train OF such a precedent. Nor IL the
situation improved by the attempt ~
dress in the false clothes Of an eight hour
day a clean cut demand for an increase
OF a amounting to approximately rs
per e in favor Of a class already
among the most literally paid In the
country. I condemn the action without
qualification"
Jacob II. sehih. banker and phiian-
thropist. II consider the action Of the
labor leaders in forcing the eight hour
law from Congress a most serious blow to
democratic institutions. as we'll as OF in
ca'cuiaoie harm 10 the cause or or
sah'seo iaoor. IL 10 certain to act AZ q
boomerang"
B. r. Bush. president Of the Missouri
Pacific Railway: W. have always con.
sidered legislation in favor Of any par
ticular class violativa Of the nrtnciries
OF our constitutional government. For
stronGer reasons special legislation
forced by threats or coercion 10 inimical
10 our free tituuo The President
the or Congress who voted
for the eight hour law within the time
hmi under the demands Of the labor
representatives no doubt felt that such
legislation was necessary to avoid the
widespread public sunering incident to a
strike.
Legislation forced BY such coercion
rather than the result OF me cool deliber-
alton OF trained citizens prompted by q
patriotic desire to serve our common
country could not reflect the justice Of
the subject matter. Our stockholders.
CREDITORS ana employees STAND Tor a gov
or law. not OF force
John HAYS Hammond, a mining enRi-
n.er and f~nancler 'As a true friend OF
organized labor I declare against the ar
bitrary action OF the labor leaders I'm
,h.ir demands FOR nrec,pitate lepisla ,ion
IN IN. enactment OF The eisht hour law
h.li.yIny thar such procedur. will estah.
lish n dangerous precedent in the adj.
ius,msn, OF Industrial, disnuta. ana wIii
rear, IN nonuiar oninion ~ IN. ds,r,nsnt
M tho Labor cause an we'll az ,o thaJ .v.
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Vent u tecuIrenve o' aho'ner holdup'
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sue VI inc r".no"us n.'knt ave meant
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"us ,.s mad. ,as.
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dian ~, which Congress refusal ~ nas.
To- mil, az cops,,t utionaI as tho a;gh,
ho,r I'm Moreover ~ doe. No, torhtt
s,riklnc. but only demands co,nnuIsorv
investigator before a strike /. called
rsnu.., 10 wss Cermanw i'S,,a.s ,s
SOM Of her requests IN July. 1914. but
neither Is Justified In Its methods OF
attack.
y one gains In the end through bold.
ups, There always - a reaction. BY Its
high handed methods OF the past week
lspor VIII some time lose All mat It has