Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-12

plies, for which the government Is IL
able under contract with the railroads,
SO that the total calculable cost of
twenty-six months of government oper-
alton amounts to the staggering sum of
81, 129 600 900, or more than the totaI
appropriation for all expenses of the
government for 1914. This great deficit
must be paid from the treasury Of the
United States and the taxpayers of the
country must furnish the money.
81 am opposed to government owner
ship or operation Of any enterprise that
the private citizen can own and operate
in this country. Such a system always
means an increased expense and a de-
creased efficiency, a larger number OF
persons engaged and a smaller indus
trial output.
1.-The entire delegation of Indiana
voted for the railroad law that was
finally enacted and our conduct in this
behalf is called in question because we
aided in placing in the measure certain
provisions foe the arbitration of dis
putes arising between employers and en-
ployes on the transportation lines Of the
country.
II have no apology to offer for that
vote.
This law does not deny the right of
any man to quit work If he sees fit to
vides that that right shall not be in
terfered with.
But there is a clear line of distinc-
ton between a strike on an interstate
railroad and a strike by an ordinary
labor organization.
IF the carpenters strike, compare
lively few people are affected and, II
order be maintained by the proper
authorities, no life is thereby en-
dangered.
But if the railway employees of the
country engage in universal strikes,
whatever may be their impelling motive,
millions of lives are thereby imperiled
PUBLIC SHOULD
FRoWN ON STRIKES"
In this law there is provided a fair,
impartial tribunal-the railroad labor
board-for the settlement Of all disputes
concerning the wages of those who are
engaged in railway employment.
This is the first time in the history
Of the world that code has been enacted
for the protection Of railroad wage work
ers.
However. since we have created a
tribunal which will render TO the railroad
wage workers a surer and higher justice
than they can never hope to secure
through q strike, the public can and
ought to say to these workers, engaged
as they are in public employment, that
they must not resort to strikes 10 settle
their disputes.
"A widespread and insidious propa-
ganda has been started by our political
foes for the purpose Of convincing the
people of the country that this has been
a do-nothing congress, and that state
ment will be constantly echoed through
out the country during the approaching
campaign.
II measure my words when I say that
no congress in recent years. with sin
{ gle exception, has accomplished as much
/ in the same space OF time as the one now
l IN session in Washington.
ANARCHY SPREAD
1 ALARMS NATION.
Every true friend Of order and liberty
/ has been alarmed at the spread OF
/ anarchy throughout the land.
The president himself is largely re-
/ sponsible for this condition.
/ Being an internationalist he Is IN sym
pathy with many OF these people (ene-
/ mics OF our gOvernmentl.
THE time has come when we must
/ meet with and overcome this deadly peril
TO our institutions.
THE republican party will do every
/ thing in it's power to reduce the present
/ cost Of living, but It must be borne In
mind that this situation can be but
/ slightly affected by legislation.
/ Work is the one remedy.
The republican party stands commit
ted to the policy of exhausting every
governmental remedy TO restore and
maintain more friendly relations in the
| Industrial enterprise Of our land"