South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-27
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

ed as president. Since ! have been
thus trusted by those who knew me
I think that il is not a vain boast
that I interpret fully and fairly the
contests. concepts, hopes and ideals
Of the working people"
Labor Entitled To Laws.
Here I hold" he said in answer
20 question regarding the benefits
gained by labor under the demo-
cratic and republican administra-
tons, displaying a booklet, in my
hand a 16 page pamphlet contain.
ing only the titles Of the laws pass
ed by the congress Of the United
States and signed by Pres't Wilson
in the interests OF the rights 10
which the toilers are entitled"
He had already shown that fol-
lowing the failure Of organized la
Dor 20 secure relief from adverse
conditions from the judiciary, the
executive and legislative branches
of government and the presenta-
ton Of their case TO the democratic
and republican conventions. the re-
publicans had supported the con-
tentions Of the courts. while the
democrats wrote in their platform
/ essentially the things asked for by
the federation"
The Clayton bill will not permit
the remembrance OF the Danbury
matters outrage
For the first time i'm the history
of the world has such "A fundamental
principle as this: that the labor Of
a human being is not q commodity
nor an article of commerce been
published in a law" exclaimed the
speaker in defence Of the Clayton
. bin and citing part Of the measure
He also mentioned and treated 70
some length other bills favoring the
cause of the working people and con-
cluded with the following eulogy:
Wilson Spirit of Justice.
In any of the statements Of
Pres't Wilson uttered from the time
of his inaugural speech TO the speech
at the dedication of the American
Federation of Labor building, YOU
viii find that there breathes a spirit
Of freedom and justice TO laborersI
and TO the masses Of humanity"
He went on 20 show the number of
I
that were vetoed by Hughes during
his term as governor of New York,
/ flaying him especially for rendering
an opinion, while seated on a fed
eral bench declaring that il is in the
power of the courts of equity TO reg
ulate freedom of speech. He con-
cluded with this challenge:
II ask you 10 look in any Of the
, speeches of Hughes, even in his
speech of acceptance. for an item
for a single statement-in favor of
labor and its rights
says Wilson Bigger Man.
Since he has been president, Will
son has changed. Divorced from the
/ theories of the college chair, ne now
/ believes that the greatest asset of
this republic is its men, women and
| children. Mr.. Hughes. too. has
/ changed. He shows a disposition TO
| repudiate now even those few bills
/ lettering labor conditions of which
he once approved
In answer 10 the assertions that
| the employees had demanded legis-
latiOn Mr.. GOmpers said This
/ say upon my own knowledge. that
the railroad employees did not ask,
I nor even suggest the passage of an
| eight hour law" lie demanded fur
! Their 10 know why Hughes failed to
make any criticism until after the
] passage of the law, asserting that
/ there were enough republican votes
cast for the measure 10 have defeat
ed it,
But Mr. Hughes declined to make
a statement SO that if the bill had
not been passed. he could have
damned the president for not secur-
ing it's passage and now he is damn
/ ing him because he did pass the
law"
He explained that tariff questions
] which composed a large part of the
I acceptance speech of Mr. Hughes
are no longer the real questions He
showed further that the only prac-
/ tiCal effect of a declaration of war
upon Germany following the sinking
/ of the Lusitania would have been an
/ apology for the crime and the prom
Use never 20 do such a deed again
and this only after horrible bloody
war. the same result that has al
ready been accomplished by peaceful
means.
The wrongs committed against
/ Mexicans by citizens of the United
states have been greater by far than
the crimes attributed 10 them against
us. Most Of the revolutions in Mex
leo have been melted and promoted
/ by capitalists who have interests in
| Mexico" Though short every SEN
tence OF the defence offered for the
policy of the administration in the
Mexican question was pertinent.
Gompers spoke before the students
of Notre Dame university Thursday
afternoon. Owing to the fact that
Mr. Gompers was pressed for time
the lecture was short He said in
part.