South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-05
HUGHES IS FLAYED
At LABOR PICNIC
Praises President For His e.
forts to Assist the
Working Man.

i would rather be the bloody
King Herod, gasping for cool breath
at the caverns of hell. haunted by
the cries of the innocent babes he
caused to he slaughtered, than TO
be the living Charles Evans Hughes,
republican presidential candidate,
who was party to the eviction Of the
members Of the Danbury Hatters
union" declared James Henderson,
international representative of the
international association Of machin-
lists. who addressed members Of the
South Bend Central Labor union at
Lake park, Hudson lake, yesterday
afternoon.
The speaker referred 10 the de-
cision against the Danbury Hatters
union upon. which was levied a
judgment of 100000 several years
ago. under the Sherman antitrust
law. The hatters had gone on a
strike and printed an article in their
official organ, asking union men not
TO buy Danbury hats. The employ
ers sued the union and it's mem
bers for damages. asserting "a con-
spiracy" TO destroy business. The
employers won the case and 1t was
appealed 10 the supreme court,
where the then Justice Hughes. was
among those who upheld the lower
courts decision. The employers at
tempted TO evict the members of the
union from their homes to secure
payment of the judgment and were
only forestalled when organized
labor paid the judgments.
Have the workers forgotten the
Danbury matters fine Of 100000? -
asked Henderson. Have we forgot
ten how the court attached the
homes Of the members of the Dan
bury Hatters union and threatened
10 evict them unless the judgments
were paid? The case was carried
TO the supreme court of the United
States and the Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. the present nominee for
president. is one of the men who
ordered that this blood money be
paid.
Different With Standard Oil.
well. it has been paid and the
interest demanded but we hope Mr..
Hughes will receive his reward with
defeat on election day.
Have we forgotten that a federal
Judge once fined the Standard on
Co. $4,000. 900 and that John u.
Rockefeller asserted then that the
grass would grow over the grave
Of the Judge before it would be paid.
Well. the Standard Oil Co. has never
paid the fine"
Henderson's speech was listened
to by a liberal crowd. Although the
slight showers early in the afternoon
kept many away from the lake re-
sort. the crowd numbered hundreds.
A program of athletic events was
conducted during the day, prizes
being given by the Ellsworth store,
the Refs company, David HurWlch.
the Lamb Shirt Co, and other local
concerns. Henderson is better known
as "Pitchfork" Henderson and his
scathing criticism Of capital and
skillful argument did not belle the
nickname
Iauds Priest Wilson.
Priest Wilson has done more for
union labor during the four years
he has been in the white house than
any other president for generations
continued Henderson. He has father
ed foster and promoted more legis-
lation for the lsboring man regard
less OF unionisnn. than has been
enacted in years. The child labor
bin had lain on the shelves Of con-
gress for a quarter OF a century.
Wilson took an interest in the bill
and today il is Jaw
Il will quote yoC some figures
compiled bv Pres't Elliott of the
New York. New Haven railroad re-
garding the eight hour day for the
working man. The figures were Sc
cured upon the basis that there are
80. OOO. 900 working men in the coun-
try today who are employed 10 hours
daily: 300. OOO. 900 hours per day or
sS.6OO. zoe. 900 hours per year. With
an eight hour CAV these $4,000. 600
would work 74SsO. 900. 900 hours per
year. leaving 1S.720.0O0.000 hours
for other men. This would mean en-
ployment for 400. 900 more men.
Whore would the men ha secured p