The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-05
GREAT STRIKE
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end of nine months In the same condi.
ton they are at present. 1t is, in my
Judgment, a sham, fraud and hum
bug.
Second, vote against it because
congress has had no opportunity to
consider its effect Or to investigate
the facts upon which the legislation
for a proposed eight-hour day is bas-
ed
mo opportunity is given to considr
err its relationship and effect upon the
wages OF others, or as to whether the
burden is to be passed on to the ship
pers and consumers Of the country
or can be saved by economical rail-
road management.
1.-THE verdict ofthe future, especiall-
ly of labor itself, will in my Judgment
verify the statement that the best
friends of labor today. are the men
who oppose the passage Of this BILL
Senator Hardwick Of Georgia. one
Of the most prominent of the Demo.
cratic members. said:
Let us do real justice here. Let us
treat both sides fairly. l am for this
legislation as far as 1t goes, but 1t
does not go far enough. These rail-
road employees come to us and say:
Legislate in our favor by a certain
date or we will paralyze the nations
trade arteries What do we do? We
are coerced into doing their will.
Suppose the railroad presidents
came to us and said: 'Legislate us
increased freight and passenger rates
or we will stop operating all trains in
this country What would we do!
We would not be permitted to be
coerced."
Senator Houston Of Wisconsin ask
ed:
why don't you Republicans stor
criticising and offer something to
avert this strike? I think we all
agree the main question Of chief in
terest is to avert this impending cal
amity. So we shall do It in the only
possible way-by legislation"
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
protested against the bill as 1t now
stands, saying it would bring an in
creased burden Of shipping rates to
the farmers.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota
declared the strike legislation was
'fhe price of perfidious peace" He
asserted that IL congress would stand
Arm "the country might suffer. but
sacrifice would receive its return II
liberty"
Senator Weeks, OF Massachusetts
said:
"The brotherhoods have forced con
gress to stand and deliver II We
take action for one class Of labor
what is there to prevent all othel
classes of workmen from using the
same tactics?"
Just reflect for a moment on the
above words of the helpless, power
less. Senator Houston of Wisconsin
and then blush for the pitiable place
that the President and the presen
Congress has placed itself and III
country in. Because the Republic
ans could not offer something to av
,ert the strike, 1t apparently became
necessary for the president ard the
Democrats to surrender to the foul
brotherhoods, and they gracefully di'
1T. Had the Republicans had ''thei
way. judging from the way they vot
ed, the strike would hays been or
now. and by now the -four brother
hoods would have known their siz
and strength, and 1t is safe to say
that by this time they would have re
sembled the size OF mouse as com
pared with the lion which Mr.. WI
son and his servile followers hav
magnified them. The four brother
hoods, representing a class Of union
lists who are the best paid laborer
in the world, have wrung from tn
President and Congress their desires
Sorry spectacle. AS one prominen
man said on the streets of Logan las
Saturday, Sam Gompers is Presiden
of the United States.
But after all, who is to pay ant
what will the harvest be? There 1
but one answer to the question ant
the entire hand is given away In tn,
interview of Mr.. w. G. Lee, head o
the trainmen. He says: Il do no
know what the future may bring a
result OF the eight hour day legis
lation. It is probable, of course, tina
the railroads will ask for increased
freight rates. II they can show tina
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