Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

passaas Under OuroSs OF tho Adam :
sen Bill Was One Of tho Greatest
National Humilistiors TO Which Our
Country Ass Ever Been Subjected.
y as important as the campaign OF
1898 and resembles that campaign IN
that the Democratic party and its can
didate are seeking a vote OF power for
aisingenuous unsound. but alluring rea.
sons. William II. Taft. former President
OF the United States. delivered the
opening address OF the New Jersey Re
publican state campaign at Trenton.
Mr.. Taft said. in part
The great public advantage In or
Sanization and combination OF cap
ttal and OF wage-earners we all recog
ntze. The power they acquire may,
however become so great as 10 tempt
TO serious abuse and public injury.
and they have done So Hence, we
have had the antitrust law and tho
Interstate commerce law directed
NA-Nhe NHAAliNN tNinhiiihAlNI- OF cup
ital but efecting in some measure
combinations Of labor Labor lenders
have sought exemption from such laws
a. privileged class. aud in some cases
they have been success ful While MIR
Wilson in one Of HIS mcmorandums at
tached 70 an appropriation hill avowed
his opposition 10 such lass legislation.
he united with the Democratic Con,
gress In passing. MT the demand OF the
unions, the Clayton Act. which, the la
Dor leaders claim. takes unions out OF
the limitations Of the Trust sct.
UnwIse subserviency 10 the demands
OF leaders Of organized labor finds its
browning instance. however, IN Mr..
Wilson's dealing with the threatened
strike OF the Railway orders OF con
ductors, engineers tralnmen and switch.
men The Orders claim TO control 400
o00 men. who run the freight and pas
niger trains OF the country, which
constitute the arterial circulation OF
commerce. and are necessary not only
20 the business but 70 the health and
lie OF the people. Were these men
able 10 tie up the railways OF the
country. a : they said they could and
would Il would mean enormous loss
in business. and great deprivation and
suffering 10 the public. IL would mean
that many millions OF other workmen
would be thrown out OF employment.
and lose the high wages they are now
receiving, because without commerce
local industries cannot proceed The
Railway unions said TO the railway
president. We wish an eight-hour day.
more than eight hours we demand so
per cent. more an hour for the extra
hours. IL you do not give us this, we
VIII not only inture you. but We Will
bring disaster 10 the country" The
railway managers refused the demand.
but offered 70 submit II to arbitration
They said il would increase their cost
OF operation $4,000, 900. and that this
would have 70 come out OF the pockets
o. the railway stockholders. by a re-
duction of profits. or out Of the ship
ping public by an increase OF rates
be labor leaders said they had had
arbitration In the past and that II was
not satisfactory, thai now unless their
demands were fully granted, no power
under heaven could prevent the strike,
with its disastrous consequences. Tn
del the duress OF the threat. the Presi
dent of the United States and Con
gless ot the United States succumbed
1T was one OF the greatest national hu.
mbiati0n- 10 which the people OF this
country have ever been subjected 1t
srruck most blow AT the principle OF
arbitration FOR the settlement OF In
dustrial disputes
Mr. Wilson az a publitst attacked
the enactment Of federal child labor
law as an absurd extravaganza, and a
departure from constitutional limita-
uous. and now within the last sixty
days he has personally visited Con
gress 10 urge the adoption OF exactly
such "A measure
For Che purpose of evading RESPONSE
billy for present conditions. II Is ad-
yanced I'D behalf OF Mr.. Wilson and
the Democratic Administration that
tAc GvNHltlNNS IN Mexico were an IN
heritancn from the last Administration.
The m>t Administration did nothing
20 compicate Mr. Wilson's problems
Huerfa had been twelve days ia pow
e. when Mr. Wilson came In Up to
thai time nothing had been done com
mittiDg THE government 10 one policy
Or another Had the Republican Ad- +
ministration been continued Huerta
would have been recognized. but with
only twelve days before the coming
IN of new Administration II would
have been entirely improper and in
considerable for the outgoing Admins
trati5u 90 commit the incoming TO any
policy On the subject Mr.. Wilson can
not Shift the blame FOR his bunders
IN Mexico He had clean slate upon
which to write hen he came I'm
The President has kept us out oi
war but would you like 10 have him /