The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-12
LAW
AS PASSED WILL
STANDON MERITS
Adamson of Georgia Says
Republicans Will Find the
Proposition as Passed
a Real "Boomerang
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, September 11.-tspec' n
Representative Adamson of Gef
author of the eight-hour day bill
enactment of which by Congress 81
the threatened strike of railroad .. ia
tives tells The Age-Herald that tina
law, even from political standpoint viii
rebound to the interest of the Democrat,
party.
The republicans, according to this au
thority. will very soon find out that ''the,
are monkeying with boomerang anc
will Immediately thereafter disconti1iu,
their method of warfare.
IF for no other than political rea
SON. stated Mr.. Adamson, the enact
ment of that law was wise. The repub
It soon enough
HUGHES FINDS ISSUE
While other democratic leaders enter
tain views Identical with those of thu
Georgia congressman, Candidate Hughes
considering the new statute an Issue,
has made it's discussion the prime fea
ture of his campaign speeches.
He declared that Congress, through The
direction and insistence of the President
legislated too rapidly at the command O.
organized labor; that Congress and the
President purchased peace sat the pric,
of principle, and surrendered, for pc
litical expediency. the dignity of the ma
) t. 49, -
republicans that in insisting on the hur
ried enactment-without an investigation
into alleged merits-of a measure &C
quiescing in the demands of labor unions
the President proved himself a consisten
advocate of peace at any price
1t is yet to be proved that the republic
ans will find the issue "hot brick" ant
drop it "soon enough
ADAMSON SATISFIED
Mr. Adamson is satisfied with the situa,
ton. He contends that society sanction.
the eight-hour day--that the creation q
such day was an act of justice. Ths
democratic argument, further. is to thu
effect that the legislation averted thu
most serious catastrophe in the history
. of American industry: that the legislation
temporary In character, eliminated dis
aster the effect of which would have
been permanent. President Wilson. moved
through the gravity Of the situation
has issued a. formal statement to tho eff
feet that in December he will insist or
the enactment of the remaining features
Of his programme-feat which in theil
<orc nd bo
will render the adjustment OF the diff
ferences entirely equitable
The democrats charge that Candidate
Hughes, in critlcizing the settlement, de
clares by indirection that he would not
have averted the strike-would have per
mitted the enactment of the grimes
tragedy in American business life. Can
didate Hughes in his position, according
to the foregoing authority, is consistent
in his campaign of criticism; is apparent
w regretful that the strike did not oc
cur even as he is APPARENTLY regretfu
that Wilson prevented war between tht
United States and Germany, and the
United States and Mexico.
VOTE OF LABOR
Mr.. Adamson has said that In his opln-
ion the enactment of the eight-hour day
bill will prove helpful to democracy. Its
enactment. in his opinion. will induce or.
ganized labor to support the democratic
ticket. If his opinion is correct, then Il
is safe to add that the assaults Of Can
didate Hughes will weld organized labor
to the stand of democracy-l For, tr
criticizing the settlement, he Of necessity
criticizes the position which organized
labor assumed.
1t is regarded as reasonably certain that
Candidate Hughes, In driving into the
democratic fold the hosts of labor, is
drawing into his own camp the operators
of railroads-"big business" in general
Democrats declare that big business
las result of the manipulation of Wall
street-has always been with Hughes As
to whether or not that fact was instru-
mental In inducing the President to stand
for labor the leaders do not say.
KETTLE OF FISH