Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02

twenty-five miles whenever called out,
whether they were used after report
ing or not But the Adamson bill
enacts fiat basis Of eight hours for
the purpose OF paying compensation
while on the other hand II does not
establish an eighthour work day.
"oold Brick for Labor" He Says.
81 think It will be found that the
Adamson bill is a gold brick for la
Dor. That is not any eight-hour work
day bill There was not any eight
hour workday proposition involved in
Il. There never was. Things that are
right can walk in their own clothes;
we can have things that are right II
we 90 at them i'm the right way.
I'VE have won great deal in this
country in getting free institutions.
and when you summarize IL all It
merely means the rule of public opin-
ion. after discussion, according to
what we think are the merits OF the
case. It does not mean a rule Of
force at all. That will knock every
thing out
~ am for the merits of the case and
/ am for proceeding according 70 the
rule of reason ] will 60 TO the last fact
to find out what ought to be done, and
I will do it, according to what i believe
ought 10 be done, and ! won't bulge
an inch for anybody in response to
forcef
In discussing the tariff Mr. Hughes
told the mine workers at Linton and
Brazil that nothing was more important
to them than the prosperity of the iron
and steel industry
Demand Created By the War
ave know that on account Of the
European war the exports of iron and
steel Jumped in year from S25l 100000
10 over S62l 900, 600" he said, ian in
crease of two and half times because
of the great demand created by the Flu
ropean war. That was a demand caus'
ed in very large part by the needs Of
munitions it also was caused in very
large part by the fact that men on the
other side were taken away from their
pursuits and productive activities, and
were put in the trenches, fighting.
'Now when that demand for war ma
terial ends. when the war orders come
TO an end under our present policy,
which as embodied In the Underwood
bill passed by our opponents, you can
see yourself going back TO work for one
or two or three days per week.
"This il severly practical propo-
sition. We know what happened TWEEN
tv months ago. There are some who
saw. why America is ready Look at
great, ntrong America. Can't America
stand anything Well America was
lust as strong as it IL to-day. You have
cot TO have something besides this great,
strong. America that we talk about. lou
have got 10 have business policies that
protect the industries.
1T is a perfectly absurd thing that
any intelligent man should stand be-
fore the American community and
talk about tariff for revenue only.
You cannot run the United States in
that way. The nations on the other
side are learning the necessity Of
protecting their interets. Even Great
Britain, who. on account OF her spe-
ciaI conditions, favored the. free trade
policy for so long, has come 10 a pro-
tective policy.
And what will you see when this
war is over? In the first place, you
will find that nations over there have
learned a great deal They learned
more in the years of this war than
they learned in a long period before.
They have learned how to cooperate.
The Government in each one of
the countries is back of II. doing all
they can TO stimulate their business.