American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-10-28
Asserts the Democratic d..
and Its Candidate Are ss sSq
ing a Vote to Power NV
Disingenuous and In.
sound Pleas.
LEFT CLEAN SLATE FOR
WRITING MEXICAN pol,c,
Former President Declares Tbs,
Passage Under ouress Of III. A,, w
son Bill Was One Of the er..,.a
National humlliatlons to ws'as
Our Country Has Even Bear s"s
jected. 'u0

our Country Has Even Been s~s
jected. sua
declaring that the campaign q, ,o,o
Is as important as the camno,,.
1896 and resembles that comna,su VI
that the Democratic party ana ~ ~
candidate are seeking a vote OF nous
Tor disingenuous, unsound, but slir.
Ing reason, William II. Taft sorma.
President Of the United States da,'"
cred the opening address of the No.
Jersey Republican state campaIpn =,
Trenton.
Mr.. Taft said, in part:
THE great public advantage in a,
g~anization and combination OF con.
ital and of w%age-earners we all rsco..
nize. The power they acquire NAV
however, become 80 great as to tenn,
to serious abuse and public in,nrv
and they have done so. Hence, We
have had the antitrust law and tbs
Interstate commerce law, directed
chiefly against combinations OF can.
ital but effectlng In some measure
combinations of labor. Labor Leaders
have sought exemption from such
laws as a privileged class, and in some
cases they have been successful
While MIR. Wilson In one OF his me-
morandums attached to an appropria.
ton bill avowed his opposition to such
class legislation. he united with the
Democratic Congress In passing, At
the demand Of the unions, the Clay.
ton Act, which, the labor leaders
claim, takes unions out Of the llmit,.
lions Of the Trust Act.
"Unwise s~ubserviency to the De.
mands Of leaders Of organized labor
hnds Its browning instance, however,
In Mr.. Wilson's dealing with the
threatened strike of the Railway Or.
ders Of conductors. engineers, train.
men and %switchmen. The orders
claim to control 100000 men, who run
the freight and passenger trains Of
the country, which constitute the
arterial circulation Of commerce, and
are necessary not only to the bust.
ness but to the health and lifc Of the
people. Were these men able to tie
up the railways Of the country, as
they said they could and would, |,
would mean enormous loss In bust
ness, and great deprivation and suffer
Ing to the public. It would mean that
many millions Of other workmer
would be thrown out Of employment
and lose the high wages they are
now receiving, because without com
merce local Industries cannot pro
coed. The Railway unions said t
the railway president "We wish al
eight-hour day. with ten hours pay
and II we work more than eight hours
we demand so per cent more an houl
for the extra hours. II you do no
give us this, we will not only injurt
you, but we will bring disaster to thu
country The railway managers re
fused the demand, but offered to sub
init 1t to arbitration. They said !
would Increase their cost Of operation
$6O,OOO,OOO, and that this would hay'
to come out of the pockets Of the rail
way stockholders, by a reduction o.
profits, or out Of the shipping publi'
by an increase OF rates. The labol
leaders said they had had arbitration
In the past and that II vas not salts
factory that nov unless their de
mands were fully granted, no powei
under heaven could prevent the strike
with It's disastrous consequences
Under the duress Of the threat, tn
President of the United States anC
Congress OF the United States sue
cumbed. 1t was one Of the Creates
national humiliations to which tn
people of this country have ever beef
subjected. II struck most d blow a
the principle of arbitration for TN
settlement of industrial disputes.
"Mr, Wilson as a %publlcist, attacked
the enactment of a federal child laboI
law as nm absurd extravaganza, n
departure from constitutional limlta
lions, and nov within the last SKI!
days he has personally visited Con
gress to urge the adoption OF exact!
such n measure.
"For the purpose Of evading responsl
bllity for present conditions, 1t Is ad
vanced In behalf Of Mr.. Wilson an
the Democratic Administration tina
the conditions In Mexico were an IN
heritance from the last Administer
ton. The last Administration dl'
nothing to compllcate Mr.. wilson's
problems. Huerta had been twelv'
days In power when Mr.. Wilson cam
In. Up to that time nothing had beef
done committing the government u
one policy or another. Had the lie
publican administration been contlh
ued, Huerta would have been recog
nized, but with only twelve days DC
fore the coming In Of a new Admins
t%rntion, 1t would have been entlrei!
Improper and inconslderate for TN
outgoing Administration to commit J''
incoming TO any policy on the suDJec'
Mr.. Wilson cannot shift the blaIn'
g. LA INN