Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-01

! hhu committed 10 crime whatever eX-
cept having served IN HGt rta's cabinet.
Of good character who was at the time
in private HE: and Carranza had al
ready permitted his followers to assas-
sinate members OF the House and men,
oers of the Senate of the Mexican Con-
gress. For full palticuiors refer you
to the speech of Senator Fall on June
I'd last. On April I'd. 1915. the Ameri-
cans resident il the City o. Mexico sent
to the Department of State letter set
ting forth that Carranza's troops had
without check by him arc acting by his
orders, killed men, outraged women and
raided churches. Moreover. Mr.. Wilson
is himself a witness against his present
| ally. ! refer Yen to the letter of Mr.
| Wilson'S own Secretary Of State of June
last. In Thu, letter It ~ explicitly
TENDER. 1915 invaded American territory
at several different points, and engaged
in burning and lootine American prop
erty and killing American citizens; and,
says Mr.. Wilson through his Secretary
Of State. not only were these murders
characterized by ruthless brutality but
uncivilzed acts of mutilation were per-
petrated.' One Of these 'uncviliZed' acts
was committed on September Goth, when
some of Carranza's soldiers captured an
off his head and ears. Exactly twenty
days later, on October 10th, Mr. Wilson
expressed pleasure in informing Car
rama that he recognized him! Since
the recognition CarranZa's troops by his
orders have treacherousy attacked and
murdered American soldiers on at least
two occasions. If the acts above recited
which are merly samples of the course
of conduct Carranza has already pur-
sued-do not constitute intrigue and
:ussassina tion, treachery and Violence
then the words have lost their meaning.
Mr.. Wilson took pleasure in extending
the hand of welcome to Carranza, whose
own hand is red with the blood of muir
dered men and women of his own ma
ton. and whose hands. unlike the bands
Of Huerta, were also red with the blood
of murdered Americans. of murdered
American civilians. and Of murdered
American soldiers wearing the American
uniform. But President Wilson cared as !
little for the deaths Of these men as
he cared for the honor of the uniform.
of welcome to the man guilty of their
murder. : - -
Test OF Character.
81 ask you to test the character and
courage Of Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Wilson
by comparing their attitudes as regards
hoods. which eliminated recently in the
miscalled eight-hour legislation at Wash
ington.
During the last eighteen years. COW
ering the period when l was Governor,
and President, have hitherto on every
important issue supported the Brother
hoods. I am very proud of the fact that
! am an honorary member of one of the
Brotherhoods. / have publicly stated
that during the ten years when I held
high puolic office. I found myself, on
the whole, in closer agreement with the
ganized body, whether of business men.
professional men, or labor men, with
the possible exception of the members
of the surgical and medical profession.
ganized. But it is the duty of every
good American. and especially every
good public servant, in each question
that arises touching the relations Of la
Dor and capital to judge that particular
question squarely on its merit. I equally
Red Terror, and will stand as stoutly
against one, as against the other We
have seen in this country few things
more discreditable to our representatives
and more ominous for the future of the
nation that the spectacle Of the Presi.
dent and Congress Of the United States
being required to pass certain bill be-
fore a. certain hour at the dictation Of
certain men who sat in the gallery with
their watches in their hand threatening
ruin and disaster to, the nation if there
was the smallest failure to satisfy their
demands.
Labor Policy.
"As President I dealt at various times
with both corporations and labor unions.
In every case according to the best Of
poration or union that was doing right,
and against the corporation or union
that was doing, wrong. For example,
stood against the Western Federation
Of Miners at one time. just as I stood
against the richest am most powerful
nf Vol Of
times. I am therefore not asking any
public servant to take stand which
myself did not take when l was in
public office. In particular l ask you
to remember the Anthracite Coal Strike.
because the menace that strike contained
was even greater than the menace Of a
general tie-up of the transportation sys-
TENS of the country; for it meant the
possibility Of actual death by cold to
hundreds of thousands Of our people. At
owners backed by the heads of the
weathiest and most powerful industrial
and railroad corporations in the coun-
try. refused to arbtrate. The men
struck. Winter was approaching. and
'ell disaster threatened all the Eastern
ofs the mine owners in response to my
REQUEST insisted that there was nothing
q arbitrate; and through their counsel
,lso insisted that had no power under
he constitution to act. and that the
public could not interfere through the
representatives of the public with the
way in which they managed their BUSH
less. took the opposite view. I held
hat where the public necessity was Ma
tional and imperative. it became the :
'uty of the chief of the nation to act.
held that IN any such gigantic contro-
'ersy between. labor and capital as to
threaten the welfare of the nation. there
we're three parties in interest viz: the !
the workingmen. and finally
he people as a whole; and that where
he public need was vital. that need {
must control. I specifically took the view
hat before final action was taken on