The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-23
WILSON YIELDS 10 FEAR. SAYS ROOSEVELT
HUGHES IS INCAPABLE Of SUCH Yielding
Former President In Speech to Wilkesbarre Miners About
the Adamson Law Denounces Wilson'S "~Timidity' and
"Futiity' and Tells Why He Champions
the Candidacy Of Hughes.

and hat the conclusions of that arbi-
tratlon were accepted by both sides.
and hat until their decision was rem
dered the work OF mining should go on
in the interests of the people as "A
whole. When the mine owners. backed
by and representing the most powerful
financial interests of the country. posi-
lively refused to arbltrate. ! proceeded
to appoint an arbitration commission
without regard to them; securing the
consent Of "a political opponent. eX-
President Grover Cleveland. TO serve
at the head OF the commission saw
the Lieutenant General of the Army
and arranged with him that II neces-
sary / would put the army In posses
sion OF the mines and would treat him
as a receiver TO run the mines. md to
see that neither side interfered with
the running. When It became evident
that / meant what | said, that both
sides could count on my endeavor e.
do strict Justice. and that they could
also u on my insisting that the
public needs be Immediately met. thu
capitalists yielded and the commission
"a appointed.
You know the rest, you miners here
Work was resumed in the mine i'm p
mediately, on the old terms, which
continued until the commission report
ed. The Commission consisted OF as
able and as impartial men as there
were I'm the country. including the head
Of the Order OF Railway Conductors,
Mr.. Clark. 1t also included among
others. a Federal Judge. a skilled en-
gineer, a trained labor expert and a
beloved friend Of mine. Archbishop
S%paulding Of Illinois. whose interest
in the welfare Of the workingmen was
genuine and sympathetic. and who also
understood with entire clearness that
in the long run justice to the working r.
men could be permanently secured.
only il 1t vas made part Of a scheme
to secure Justice for everybody con
cerned.
The arbitration was successful
understand that with slight modihca-
tons, you have continued to operate
the mines under its terms up to the
present day. More important still, #
set the precedent for the course that
ought 10 be followed In all disputes OF
this nature hereafter. Mr.. Wilson, on
the contrary, has set a precedent which
he himself admits must never here
after be followed If justice is 20 b,
done This Is a vital point Of differ
ence between the conduct OF the Chief
Executive I'm one case and in the other
When fourteen years ago. ! acted. Their,
was no precedent for me TO follow. and
no established Observation-Disclosures through
which 10 work. ! had to establish the
precedent in order to meet a great cri-
sis. ! had to create my own instru-
ment. the arbitration commission. Mr.
Wilson had before him the precedent
had created, and he had as instruments
ready to hand the Arbitration Board
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, with its enlarged powers. But h
failed to follow the precedent. or to use
the instruments which were ready {,
his hand. ], although lacking the agen-
cies OF law for the application OF the
principle. nevertheless applied II. and
established arbitration in the settle
ment on their merits OF Industrial dis
putes. Mr.. Wilson. with all the agen-
cies OF law subject to his command
ignored them. destroyed the principle
Of arbitration i'm the settlement Of In
dustrial disputes, and put a premium
on securing this settlement by threat
and 1nracg