The sun., 1916-10-06
Qaeatton Of Pay Only.

What happened was that the broth
erhoods demanded not shorter hours Of
labor bdt that in computing their pay
eight hours should be assumed as a days
work. and they should rave the same
pay for eight hours that they had been
getting for ten, with extra pay for the
additional, time above eight hours. The
question became a question OF the
amount OF pay pure and simple. The
universal opinion Of our country has been
that such questions ought to be settled
by arbitration. Labor mas been In favor
Of that. The most intelligent and broad
minded employers have been for that.
Disinterested citizenship has been for
that.
Don't for a moment think that this
was merely 4 question between railroad
corporations and the men who run their
trains. II passed far beyond that. The
railroad companies render an absolutely
necessary public service. II II stops
business stops and ruin and starvation
begin.
THE railroad brotherhoods include
only about one-hfth OF the employees Of
the railroad companies. How about the
other four-ffths: They are not so we'll
paid as the brotherhood. The majority
OF the brotherhood are already receiving
greater compensation than the average
OF the clergymen. the teachers. the law
ytrs the doctors, OF the country. why
should not the other four-ffths hold up
the Government upon a demand for
higher wages: They also are able to
stop transportation. For all that the
Government OF the United States has as
certained or knows. the four-ffths not
included In this legislation ought to have
their wages Increased and the one-hfth
ought not to have them increased. The
difference Is not OF ascertained rights
but that The one-nfth has exercised the
power OF compulsion n the four-flfths
have not.
But II the railroad rates now have been
Justly fixed by the Interstate Commerce
creascs OF pay 10 their employees the
rates must be increased and shippers
and passengers must pay more and the
whole public must pay more. for Into
the cost OF practically every material
thing that we use In life enters the cost
OF transportation, TIL higher the cost
Of transportation. the higher must be
the price we pav, So, in the end, the
public pays and the question is. Are
held up by compact. organized
minority"
The weakness OF the Democratic
party. Mr.. Root said. Is that II In national
only in form and profession. II does
not think or feel nationally. It's acts arc
not inspired by the spirit of American
nationality,
And now. as ever. the first thought.
the first solic!tude. the inspiring motives
are to be found in their State interests,
their local interests. their neighb0rhood
interests, while second to these and
subordinate to them Is their conception
of the majestic conception OF the nation.
When the Democratic Congress re-
lected Secretary Gayrison's plan for u
national citizen force to supplement the
regular army and substituted for that
the absurdly inadequate provision for
bringing In the National Guard, and
when the President. abandoning his
former position. went with tho Demo-
cratic Congressmen, n the Secretary
resigned II was because the Democratic
party chung TO the local privilege of ap-
pointment OF the officers of militia By
III" Governors Of their States and was
unwilling that the officers Of the great
national force upon which We must de-
pend II war comes should he appointed
By tn" national Executive, That would
have been impossible II the Democratic
party had been inspired and actuated by
the spirit of American nationality and
had Thought fvst ~ tho competency and
power Of the nation In arnaA
When Mr.. Wilson an( Mr.. Bryan