Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-10-27

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 Tout
ed Federal Reserve Law Is Based
Entirely on the Statistical Research
of a Republican Administration.
That mo class is more instant than
labor to condemn and punish those
who without foundation lay claim to
| its gratitude" is the assertion of John
Williams, ex-commissioner of labor,
apropos 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
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 approba-
the former commissioner of labor says:
students and promoters of sound
social legislation will do well to exam
inc this list, for it contains a number
of items of unusual interest.
"We may well believe that it was
with great deal Of pride that Mr.. Nc
Cormick contemplated the record OF
his party and that he drew vivid
mental picture of Progressives fiocking
to the support of Mr.. Wilson because
Of the things claimed on behalf of this
administration.
ct is pity that i'll the interest of
truth, which knows neither Democrat,
Progressive nor Republican, we must
mar this remarkable statement New
ertheless it is cur duty to call atten-
ton to the fact that in his effort to H.
duce support for Mr.. Wilson the chair
man Of the Democratic national COM
mittee has fallen into a glazing error
We have no desire to disparage the
achievements of the Wilson admins
tration, but we must enter emphatic
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 any one think that this is a
groundless assertion, we herewith fur
nish the record, which can easily be
verified:
"F'rom among the twenty pieces of
legislation cited by Chairman McCor-
mick l select the following:
"Q) Eight hour law on government
work. In effect March 1, 1918. Signed
by Mr.. Taft
500 Eight hour provision for post
office clerks. In effect generally Aug.
"a, 1912.
"(3) Eight hour provision applicable
to the manufacture of ordnance for the
government. In effect Jan. /, 1913
Signed by Mr. Taft.
go Children's bureau. In effect
April 8, 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft.
90 Industrial commission law to in
vestigate industrial relations In effect
Aug. %, 1912. Signed by Mr.. Taft
"(6) The PHOSPHORUS match law
Enacted in 1912, effective as to the i'm
portation of white PHOSPHORUS matches
July 1. 1913, and as to the manufac-
ture Of such matches July /, 1913
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
"C0 The department of labor law
creating department with secretary
who shall be member of the presi
dents cabinet. In effect March 4, 1918
Signed by Mr.. Taft.
"(S) The parcel post law. In effect
Jan. l, 1918. Signed by Mr. Taft.
"(9) The federal reserve law, which
while passed during this administra-
ton, is based entirely on the vast work
Of investigation and compilation done
by the monetary commission during
the Taft administration and closely
follows, except in certain details, the
legislation recommended by that com
mission
600 The eight hour law for the Dis
trict of Columbia was fathered and
put through by Republican. Senator
La Toilette
"The antitrust law antedates the
Cleveland administration, although
President Cleveland never enforced il.
From time to time, as with all grea.
legislative acts, it has been necessary
to amend or add to it, and the anti
trust law of the Wilson administration
was merely such an amendment, a log
zeal development of the original act
CID The Commerce Court was actu
ally abolished during the Taft Admin
istration, although it has not been
demonstrated that it's abolition was g
wise step.
"Any statement hereafter emanating !