The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-26
CAMPAIGN LIE BRANDED.

Several months have passed since the last cleo lion when Woodrow Wilson was elected President o the United for second term and great man. Of the differences which that time separated the people have since passed into nothngness but it i not yet too late brand a campaign lie the par of Republican politicians throughout the country the assertion that President Wilson Adamson law through congress as political measure to get the labo the polls That was decided when the United states supreme the highest tribunal in the land declared that the Adamson law is constitutional. ant therefore be put in full and effect throughou the country.
 Shortly before election nationwide railroad strike the of the four big brotherhoods train threatened. One of their demands was tha eighthour day be established on trains and tha they receive pay for hours All efforts look to a settlement between the broherhoods and the railroads proved unavaling Likewise. all of the ef forts at mediation in the matter utterly failed.
 It then. and until then, that Presiden Wilson stepped into the breach. He waited until the strike almost upon the country before doing so but when it that nothing else could possibly be done he forced issue through congress, having introduced by Representative Adamson making il legal for the railroads compel the trainmen worl than eight hours per day without compensation
 But the contest did not end here For the rail roads, holding that the law as passed was unconsti tutiona took the up the received verdict in their That after election, ant when the law declared unconstitutional by Kansas City federal the Republican politicians all ove the country again the cry that the forcing he law through congress had been merely campaign the part of the President and the Democratic campaign managers Even labor thought it had beer 'bunked' of it's by Democracy, but it tc have better evidence of the good faith of the President
 Of course, when the government carried the case to the supreme court it given out the opinion of the Republican politicians of the country that the decision of the lower would be affirmed that the administration merely making good it's bluff when the carried up. Everything gone through with in the formal before the supreme court judges but when it came to deciding the case the supreme court, as it always is, in hurry.
 All of this resulted a week or so ago in a resump ton of threats strike the part of the brother hoods of tranmen again causing fear throughout the country of a nationwide tieup of the transportation ia cities and business. Mediation seemed to be of nc avail strike ordered for last Saturday, only be postponed until night at the earnest soci
 
 Saturday night that the railroads had practically agreed the demands of the trainmen, and the danger of a strike therefore averted.
 And the decision of the supreme court regarding the constitutionay of the Adamson law The court that it is constitutional which means that the rainmen unless properly compensated, will never work again for than eight hours per day It also means victory for the policies of President Wilson for in addition proving his good judgment it brands of by unjust methods falsfiers of the worst kind.
 The decision of the supreme court also means a great victory for organized labor. Laws have been passed before recognizing in great measure the labor element of the country. but the passage of the Adam law and it's being affirmed by the supreme court will undoubtedly be considered of the greatest vic tories known in the history of labor
 In fact, labor derives all the benefit It has been said in the past and is one the contentious of cap tal that to give in to labor the least would be to give in altogether Labor says the thing about capital and so it goes But it is be hoped that labor will try take advantage of the friendness the administration the of trying take undue advantage of capital. It should remember that the iron hand which helped stands just ready to help capital in the of unjust demands and should accordingly, for in the light of everything he has help the conditions they exist today between labor and capital, President Wilson nothing that is not right.
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