Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-19

cannot repeal what has been done by
this abdication of authority" Mr..
Hughes continued, "and, further, your
question shows that you do not fully
understand the terms OF the Adamson
bill.
Under the Adamson bill-it goes
into effect the LIST of January-then
there is a provision that for six
months or nine months there shall
be observations OF it working. Six
months is the minor period. min,
months the maximum period, and
then the wages, which are to be upon
this new basis, shall continue to he
paid until thirty days after the report
Of the commission.
Now, sir, this will have been in
operation for very long time be-
fore | should even take the executive
chair, if elected, and will have COM
pleted its purpose before congress
would have its session in the follow
ing December.
To Act According to Justice.
II do not suppose that any ques-
ton OF repeal would be involved, but
! do say that when that question
arises, if it does arise, if ! am elected.
| will follow the principle that now
state and have just stated OF ascer-
tanning the exact facts and what JUS
tice would dictate ought to be done
at that time"
How, Labor Has Won.
Il think that labor, when it takes
account of the whole matter, will
realize that it has won its victories
in the past representing the plain peo-
pie OF the country by the processes Of
reason. Those are the processes which
count in the long run. We can have
disturbances; we can have agitation
but we won't have stability in that
way. We won't have basis for Amer
lean enterprise in that way 1t is more
important that we have stability for
the working man than for anybody
else in the country. That is the very
foundation OF the bright prosperity
that we hope to enjoy, and desire
to say this, that | know of but one
way OF dealing with those problems
We have education, we have schools,
we have newspapers, we have every
variety Of instrumentalities for learn
ing what is going on in the world, and
what ought to be done. Let us have
confidence in organized public judg-
ment. Let us have confidence in the
processes of reason. At any rate,
think it now ought to be demon
strated in this country that that is
what the majority of our people in
sist upon. Show me an industrial
grievance and | will go to the very
bottom OF it with the desire justice
shall be done according to the facts.
Show me a grievance affecting cap
ital and ! will go to the bottom OF it
with the desire justice shall be done
according to the facts, but ! won't
move an inch for labor or capital be.
fore ! know what justice requires.
(Applause.)'
Il am very glad to take this OPP
portunity, inasmuch as am not per.
haps as well known in Iowa as ! am
in New York, to read what organized
labor said Of my record in New York
(Applause.) When left the COVER
norship to 60 to the bench, organ
lied labor, through its organ, the Leg
islative News, in its issue OF October
1910, summarizing my record as gov
ernor, had this to say
| interruption by a man with biz
stick in the gallery. Cries OF Isl
down. Further interruption. Crie'
of "Put him outl")
Friend Of Labor,
| The stenographic record Of the pro
ceedings showed Governor Hughe
had been enumerating the many law
| for labor enacted by the Republican