Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-02

menis for putting the Legislation
through lie Jeff Washington At 4 81
o'clock In the Afternoon for Lonl
llfanch. ~ j.. where he viii be mott
fled formally tomorrow Of his nomi
nation for reelection, entirely conf
dent that his efforts had aycrted IA,
Industrial catastrophe.
Labor LEADERS on Hand.
While The house was at work, tho
three brotherhood heads. at the invi.
tatlDn OF Democratic Leader Kitchln
occupied the ways and means com
lnlttee room near the entrance to the
house floor, and were In constant
consultation with the labor spokesman
~ tho house. They were insistcnt
that the cight-hour day provision go
through without any OF the arbitra-
ton or wagc fixing amendments put
forward during the debate. Repre-
sentative Casey of Pennsylvania was
constantly on the so, between them
and Representative Kitchln and Rep
rasentatve Heating Of Colorado. who
conducted their fight on the floor.
When the vote WIS taken they OBJ
viously wefe pleased
great crowd througed the senate
galleries FOR the night session. Tho
house was Represented by scores Of
members, Including Speaker Clark,
who took a seat on tho floor near
Senator Underwood. Tho brother
hood heads did not advertise their
Er.f
hear the debate
Ncwlands Criticiscs.
IN asking unanimous consent to lay
aside the senate bin and take up the.
one sent over from tho house, Senator
Hewlands criticized congress for not
responding to the proHidentH demand
Tor legislation which would serve as a
protection against o future labor
crisis and declared members feared
TO face the Issue because OF the poliu-
cal outcome.
Senator Thomas also said that con
Greasa. and not the president. was evad-
ing the responsibility Of meeting a
great emergency la way 10 make It's
aohon permanent In character.
Cummings l. Opposed
Senator Cummins made long
speech against the house bill lie said .
the country was confronted with APP /
palling disaster aud ne Was not pre-
pared 10 say that senators should not /
Yield some Of their convictions to /
avert 1t. though II was impossible for /
him to believe the problem should bel
solved In the way proposed He de (
olRred In his opinion, the amendment +
Of Senator Underwood would obso- .
lutcly destroy tho object Of the bill .
and he doubted II 1t would be- salts /
factory 20 the brotherhood leaders /
The Town senator said he believed .
the -four brotherhood chiefs were tn
iclllgent and patriotic men. who .
would DO only what they consider
their duty = acquit them. he said, .
of any motive 81 eoercng congress
N the slightest possible degree
Borah Interrupts.
senator Horah interrupted 90 deny
that the senate had amy freedom Of
action in the matter - say" ne as
serted. that We are threatened With /
national calamity and are expected
20 lcrislatc but urc not given am OPP
prrtuWt, 20 determine whether or not
we arc lcgislutinp right These men
In effect bpNc said 20 us we dotcrm-
me TINT Won Iegislutr. cor we Will bring
that calamity on The country
"a do not defend their declaration
~ q strike aad Senator Jummns i'm
reply and they mu-t take tb, couse.
queuers Of that I think thy> should
have postponed that uuul ID far I'M
vcEisuion could bc made They chose
NOT 10 do $50, bus they have moi asked
compress for IcEisltuon They have
not attempted Go direct this l,sisa-
tidn
Blow 10 Organized Labor
u leave tu his democratic friends
TO euloEizc what they believe 10 De-
the presidents couraee Al any rate,
he made q prupoaa the railroad men
accepted o. and the railroads rejected
u Then thr brothcrhuoBs. think
un"iscN sent out The order for the
strike which , think has STRICKEN or
sanigrd labor me most serious blow
Il ever received
"But the president having failed m
mediation. came 20 congress ann
not sritici4Ins him for tbt think
he came In proper way think hr
ought 60 have come lI. recommend Z
ID q program which u1sp perfectly mn.
icrgtaudabh { m NOT Inclined Go
.oh him OF the ,redt hut hy must nee
member that one of tnu PROPOSITIONS
pleased the brotherhood. Hr other p,
lIpaNpd tho railroads