New Britain herald., 1916-09-25
THE ETGHT-HOUR LAW.

Et is going to be very difficult for @ critics of President Wilson to #swer his version of the eight-hour
 U law offered Saturday at Shadow
 &Wn. It will be very hard for Can
 late Hughes to make this question < issue of his campaign unless he &uld invite the antagonism of every
 n in the country who in working # a living by the sweat of his brow I'd every manufacturer who believes Sputting the best foot forward. The
 idea of labor Is rapidly passing. Ne 1aborer will no longer be looked &on as a commodity, or as mere &bl whereby so much wealth Is &C., 8mulated or produced. In the new 8manity that Is following in the ALke of the Wilson administration # laboring man will be a true part 8r of his employer, working hand in End for the betterment of the es- 8plishment with which he is connect S It is coming to that
 8In discussing the fight between the Mlroad executives and the operators @esident Wilson told how he had Smiliarized himself with all the facts the case and had not asked the Ssputants to meet him until he was zEare of what should be done. He $bew the demands of the men and 8lieved that the eight-hour day with specified rate for overtime pay was &t arbitrable. He did believe, how Fer, that the question of wages was different matter and should be ar- Atrated. He took the case to Con- Sess and there met with the support some seventy Republican members the lower House and no opposition all from the Republicans in the Rnafe. It is inferred that these men greed with the President even before sb went before them in joint session. Fhatever complaint they are making ADw is therefore political theatricals. Hr. Hughes will not dare to demand he defeat of any of these Republican Songressmen who supported the Pres Rent, although he asks that the man the White House be thrown out. As if to cnnoh the whole case Igadnst his contender the President
 fought forth the decision of be Uni6ed States Supreme Court the so-oent gas case which lad it's origin in the state of New Fer4z. Incidentally, 1t was Charles tvans Hughes who as counsel got to-
 etfer the evidence upon which the legislature reduced the price of gas New York city. Tn that case the las Trust was made to reduce it's
 rice just as the railroads were made to grant the eight-hour day The Gas Trust contended that the ac- ion was confiscatory. The case was aken to the Supreme Court where the rust was. told precisely what Con- .ress recently told the railroads. Pres dent Wilson dresses the courts reply h this lucid tyle:-'Nobody can tel intil you try to manufacture gas al 10 cents whether it is confiscatory ol 4ot Go ahead and manufacture gas Ind sell it for 80 cents, and then, il ! proves impossible to conduct youl business on that charge, come back .nd a re-adjustment will be made. Bu
 here was no need for the Gas Trus
 o worry It did not have to come pack It made gas at 80 cents anG made money too. It has been pros 1ering ever since. The railroads have oeen asked to do the same thing, tC work out the eight-hour day, because nobody knows how much it's operation will cost until it is tried out. Then i
 t is found to be confiscatory the Con ress stands ready to order read