The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-23
WILSON YIELDS TO FEAR. SAYS ROOSEVELT
HUGHES IS INCAPABLE OF SUCH YIELDING
Former President In Speech to Wilkesbarre Miners About
the Adamson Law Denounces Wilson'S "~Timidity" and
"Fuflity" and Tells Why He Champions
the Candidacy Of Hughes.

and that the conclusions Of that arbi-
tration were accepted by both sides,
and that until their decision was rem
dered the work Of mining should so on
in the interests of the people as IA
whole. When the mine owners, backed
by n representing the most powerful
financial interests of the mi posi-
lively refused TO arbltrate, | proceeded
TO appoint an arbitration commission
without regard TO them; securing the
consent Of a political opponent. ex-
President Grover Cleveland. to serve
at the head Of the commission. saw
the Lieutenant General Of the Army
and arranged with him that II neces-
sary would put the army I'm posses
sion of the mines and would treat him
as a receiver 10 run the mines. and 70
see that neither side interfered with
the running. When fl became evident
That i meant what | said, that both
sides could count on my endeavor 60
do strict Justice. II that they could
also u on my insisting tina the
public needs be Immediately met. thu
capitalists yielded and the commission
Nas appointed.
You know the rest, you miners here.
Work was resumed in the mines i'm
mediately. on the old terms. which
continued until the commission report
ed. The Commission consisted OF as
BILE and as impartial men as there
were In the country. including the head
of the Order OF Railway Conductors,
MIR. Clark. 1t also included among
others. a Federal Judge. a skilled en-
gineer, a trained labor expert and a
beloved friend Of mine. Archbishop
S%paulding Of Illinois. whose interest
in the welfare Of the w~orkingmen was
genuine n sympathetic, and who also
understood with entire ~clearness that
In the long run justice to the working
men could be permanently secured.
only II II was made part of a scheme
to secure Justice for everybody con-
cerned.
The arbitration was successful I
understand that with slight modihca-
tions, you have continued to operate
The mines under It's terms up to the
present day. More important still. II
set the precedent for the course that
ought TO be followed In all disputes OF
this nature hereafter. MIR. Wilson. on
the contrary. has set a precedent which
At AAtARtAA udtiiilH iAAu7A itN y iCIt-
after be followed II Justice is TO b.
done. This IL a vital point Of differ
ence between the conduct OF the Chief
Executive I'm one case and in the other
When fourteen years ago. ] acted. there
was no precedent for me TO follow. and
no established instrumentalities through
which to work. I had to establish the
precedent In order 10 meet a great crl-
sis. ! had to create my own instru-
ment. the arbitration commission. Mr.
Wilson had before him the precedent !
had created. and he had as strume
ready to hand the Arbitration Board
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, with its enlarged powers. But he
failed to follow the precedent. or to use
the instruments which were ready 10
his hand. /. although lacking the agen-
cles Of law for the application Of the
principle. nevertheless applied II. and
established arbitration i'm the settle
ment on their merits of Industrial dis
putes. Mr.. Wilson. with all the agen-
cies OF law subject TO his command,
ignored them. destroyed the principle
OF arbitration in the settlement Of In
dustrial disputes. and put a premium
on securing this settlement by threat
and duress.
Wrong Method Adopted.
President Wilson in his speeches OF
Agust 29th and September 23d has
his own condemnation out of
his w mouth. In them he explicitly
condemns exactly what he has done
and actually demands legislation which
will make impossible the repetition Of
such a proceeding. This is so extraor-
binary an attitude that / quote his own
words. He said he wished ito pro-
vide" against the recurrence OF such
unhappy situations In the future" by
securing "the calm and fair arbitration
of all industrial disputes in the days to
come" This is an explicit assertion
that arbitration of all industrial dis
putes is the right method of action:
and therefore that he had adopted
in the case of the anthracite coal
strike he had an exact precedent In
point. by following which he would
have enforced the right method.
President Wilson further says. This
Is assuredly the best way of vindicating
a principle, namely, having failed to
make certain OF It's observance in the
present to maxi certain of its observ-
ance in the future On the contrary.
this is the very worst way OF vindi-
eating a principle. Indeed. it is impos-
sible to devise a worse way OF vindicat-
a principle. than to finch ignomi-
from enforcing 1T In the case al
issue and at the same time TO seek to
cover the ignominy by vociferous pro-
about applying it in the
nebulous future. The same paper, the
New York Times. from which | quote
the above sentences, contained state
ments from the leaders of the Brother
hoods whom he was befriending, in
they said hat they would never
consent to the legislation providing for
arbitration for which President
Wilson asked. and President Wilson
kept a weak and nervous silence about
this defiance. He did not get the legis-
which he declared was essential
to "vindicate the principle In the flu
lure. All that he accomplished was the
OF the principle In the pres