Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-06
Iowa Newspapers
THE WISCONSIN ELECTION.
IDas Moines Register

DeS MONIES tseS4Slttl
The worst blow which could betaH
Americans OF German extraction would
De the election, at the polls next month
of a Wisconsin senator who represents
the war v!eas of Senator LaF'ollettte
Possibly II is not true that the
issue is loyalty versus straight out
disloyalty 1t might oe more accurate
10 say il is between whole hearted
support of America and combination
of lip-loyalty and sullen negation,
II LaFollette man should be sent
TO the United States senate, the result
would be taken everywhere as eVi-
dence that German Americans are dis
loyal No fine distinctions are drawn
in the general estimate put upon the
Wisconsin senatorial campaign. In the
popular mind, il is America versus
Germany. \ senator viii be elected
who VIII either support the president
or aid the kaiser, according TO the gen.
eral view which Will be held concern
ing the results of the contest
Wisconsins menace 10 the Teutonic
element of our population is found IN
the fact that no close inquiry VIII De
made into the motives which prompted
the voters--that and the fact that no
distinctions are recognized between
the German Americans OF Wisconsin
and her parts OF the nation.
The fact that whole counties in Wis
consin failed to include the teaching OF
English in the public schools unti II
was put there by legislative mandate
while no such condition prevails in
German settlements of other middle
western states. is without significance
TO the average individual.
Fairly or unfairly. German-AmeT-
cans everywhere will be judged by the
result in Wisconsin, and the failure
10 elect a man OF unquestioned Loyalty
VIII cause mere mischief than can De
repaired in ten years.
CEDAR RAPIDS ADJUSTMENT PLAN
ICedar Rapids Republican,
What is known as the Cedar Rap
i'd. adjustment plan for the settle
ment of questions arising between EN-
ployers and employees. has been great
ly augmented and strengthened thru
recent revision. A series OF joint con-
ferences have been held and all ques-
lions that were in dispute were salts
factor!ly passed upon. The new ag &c.
nent has been accepted by both secs
and in the labor federation the adopt
ion was made without a dissenting
vote.
In this new agreement as in the
older ones now superseded, il is agreed
that there shall be no "walkouts'
strikes, boycotts or lockouts. nor shan
~ rnYk' ullp
matters In dispute between employers
and employees are being ad5usted-eX-
GLIDING only iurisdictional questions.
When any dispute arises there shall
sc az effort made 20 settle 1t directly.
by the parties interested they can
come TO no agreement then il shall go
before certain commitatees created Tor
that purpose. All this is voluntary
But if still no settlement can be
reached. then it shall De submitted to
compulsory arbitration. before COM
mittee of seven. two from the employ
| ers two from organized labor and
three permanent arbitrators who shat
be connected with neither organization
Their decision is final and all parties
are bound 10 abide by il.
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well in Cedar Rapids thru many years
and it has made this city practically
strikeless town. 1t is one Of the best
contributions to labor discussions OF
| the present time and the plan is oeine
| considered in other cities. while tne
national government has made use %
! the ideas contained in the Cedar Rapids
plan and that in concrete and workable
form
| The men on both sides. employers
and employees, who have applied thi;
| plan to Cedar Rapids industries. are
deserving Of the highest praise ane
credit They have been city builders
in a true sense and conservators o!
| those higher relations that all human
beings ough. to recognize. Labor ane
1 capital. so-caIled. are both entitled Il
consideration and the consideration
1 should be at least equal with lean
ing il anything, toward those who ~liv'
4 by the work OF their hands, since the,
fare confronted with many untowart
i contingencies. The city that has EN-
ployers who can recognize these, high
err human rights is the city that Is en-
titled to gay that It has a scotland tn.
soul of Industrial Cedar Rapids,we hay,
tno hesitation in saying. is contained u