South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

may have been entertained as TO the truth of
sructon placed the law then because OF the heat
OF the campaign here. brief repetition Of it,
| The Adamson law provides for eght-hour day as
the OF wages for employed in the opera
ton of trains engaged in interstate commerce That
as congress could go. jurisdiction stops
with interstate commerce
After establishing the eight-hour day a basis OF
wages mind you the president empowered to ap-
point commission of three investigate the opera
ton and effects . OF the eight-hour standard
workday and the facts and conditions affect
ing the relations between such common carriers and
employees during period than six more
than nine months and within thirty days
thereafter to report tits findings president and
congress"
That investigation under way. notwithstand-
ing that eighthour principle does not become eff
fective until OF next year is upon
And meanwhile while The six nine months of in
vestigation is proceeding. the establishes MINI,
mum wage for tranmen. beginning January frs.
Of the money eight hours that paid for
ten with proportional pay for time worked each
day in excess eight This scale maintains only
for one month filing Of the report OF the
mission when expires by Limitation, the apparent
presumption being that during that month congress,
acting upon the report will make other provisions con-
sstent conditions that the eghthour day has
produced.
a
pending investigation the operations of the act
but evidently egged on by sem-publc for the
measure. engendered by a demogogic and brainless
political campaign that itself amuck in part, at
by employing the the railroads seemingly
do not care for peace as result of such nvest
CATION
Maybe they fear it, in the light of last years net
earnings and feel that they defeat their train
mems demands by other processes
old
friendships will reverse frequent previous decisions
proving OF minirnum-wage and eght-hour laws in
special case made of this order-or is it that real
izing that public opinion is half the battle in strike
the bitterness engendered in the campaign and still
tertained by the defeated who find it hard to
give up. is being counted upon to render the strike
nugatory?
To be frank about it, half inclined to fear that
this latter possibility wel-ngh probability an that
is exactly where. as suggested in the outset a
revolution turks in the background
1t will be sorry for America when craftsmanship
enters into such controversies this
1t should be sorry day for the institution that at
tempts appropriate it in time of crisis
The brotherho Of trainmen ought 70 have.
all the best of it with the public in that they will
ing take the consequences duly statute.
both pending the investigation and what results from
it. though there be things in the administration
program which they opposed having enacted into
law
We do not presume to how the public will stasd
if the crisis comes between the parties in contest
but unless miss the relegation of
private ownership of the factors Of transportation to the
limbo antiquity-and a corresponding further plunge
into the adoption OF socialism.
For doubtful If the government OF the United States
will allow that strike proceed for long the mpov
ershment of the people and just happens that
the government is in the hands of who will not
WELD it exclusively to the aid and comfort of those
who have plenty and against those who have
Nothing under the could be palmer by way of
excuse for the Wall millions poured into the
paign fund of the minority party during the recent
presidential with seeming determination.
all hazards to make it the majority party.
Capital sees the direction n which arrogance is
hurting it. American hnanciers not fools without
control of the government they fearful for they
hate give up. 1t is the grip of greed-the magnates
love of power and ease" They woefully mistake the
temper of the American people if they think they
visit upon them in these times when plenty might
well abound, anything of impoverishment
or starvation.
1t need not be case of siding with labor against
capital in such a crisis as is threatening. 1t need
be Of siding with capital against labor.
1t is of the American people against both cap
ital labor Neither capital nor labor, when it
comes to a showdown. have any rights which the pub
lie is bound to respect We the people, are pretty
nearly the whole thing something like sovereigns
when the notion be, and every principle OF
Americanism that. when the inefi-
ciencies of government tend toward popular disaster
Candidy like the atmosphere. 1t
what sitting We are optimistic Of the outcome, but
less OF the process. We peace world
thing to be thankful for with this approaching
Thanksgiving day-but how about being at peace with
ourselves?
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