The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-29


W Wa. Ora rton. " Va Tursdny. Sept
rs, 1920. u.ln \ VI When N" tram
pulled In, Senator Harding waS Er"rt"d
by a large gath"rinE nnd "a man with a
deem bass voice cried ont. W" don
want any League u Nations. whlCh
was enthusiastically arp'aua'd ny '"'
. crowd. a..
Sentinel introduced senator Harding an
I feel doubly honorcd in bong dele
gated 10 say the word OF welcome |"
our distinguished guest and introduce
can DIV sly the word Of welcome,
Senator Harding. N the words OF
native poet that 49,.
In West Virginia IN" skies are r'"''
The Fields are green ana hearts "'u
true. -
\ glorious welcome awaited You ~
West Virginia.
This year. my friends. the nara worn
ing country newspaper man mas '"'I'
In for snmr need II reward We at"
Coins a. elect newspaper mar. a.
president of tho tinted states 'hI' Se",
and as Ia i.,rsl"uS b"Ht" 49, nave "'.'
voice. la ik.. ais ~ant O." say that f"i
the last Tow months t"". hHN' near"
voices IN the al. ""i f"' ia" past i'"
Usaka la 80, Il Ii""do'""S l"""s "a" '"''
ia one Ia d'tI,i e" ." shat '"' N"''
loan po"I'l" iut' az t. Il" col" .''' INV
SAD naaI
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van FonaImr Nr,,." :. iI"'hi"g. 'h''"'
or tho Nnriu" ,iirr l." ~hl h' ~"
nest president 81 th' "''' "'''''
asnatoY uarIlnR's address"
NV West Virginia fri""d' ! -" %
WAYS delighted ." gr"'' - ''''"N '"""
,rvn.n nrd -" Always Ul'I :" H'"
aIearp nm Win fnVl" pr's+ur" !" x"
On hut | am fruuk ." "t' " 10 vow
hard To talk nEainTt g." rr"G S'"p",
However, I had ralh"r not NAV" ~" 'A,N
ana know thpt tn" trains ~" r''''N Z"
g. In thIs country. hrCausU irnnSp"t'.'
lion ~ the most important RE"n'y !"
American lilo g., .
So | am going :" talk |" you I"r
rnoment because you ar" rallroau
noInt - about transportation. whlch Is
one of the subjects Of very great un-
terest TO railroad workmen' IL mas
been said that go"dly nnrnoFe 81 81
way workers are unfrtendly 20 'nr ~"
noSlIran campaign or It's candidates h'
cause of tho Cummins -Esch 'AM.
want 10 tell you what the NuhHi''9
Esch law IL. That is the nlIi s, IN, t',s
the railways 70 their owners AFTER gov
ernment operation during the war pet.
lod I confess the law was necessarily
passed somewhat hastily. but IN spL.e
81 that fact, and in spite or the ire,
mendous importance OF the measure. l
IIha 10 look railroad workers right IN
the face and stack my reputation on the
statement that IT is the BEST most pro
gressive. most helpful legislation dc. =,
Iny with American railways and tho
man employed Herewith that mas even
enacted by the congress or the lniteu
states or the legislature OF any state
(Applause) -..o,o
impresslon about this Legislation. some
people may toll you. Hs | have heard IL
stated, that the railroad b,Il Su'i"h', ~
.capltai It's return but did nothing loT
you, On the contrary. II guaranteed
capital a return for "A period OF SIX
months, during transition from gov
srnment operation back TO private own
srship again. Md what did II Huhr'h'
tee 10 capital \ return or hNr ana "A
half nor cent - that tn" railroads
could recapltaliZr themselves and re-
store their properties I" "H'Ct"h'S
What did the law do for you. Mr.. W orh
Ineman, at tho same time II Guarah,
teed that your pay could not De- Fs"uc'u
during the same period.
Furthsrmorc. somebody may hay" told
YOU that the railroad law Is inin''ai %
> organized labor. Why. the 'uinm.hS
Esch bill does not prevent COllcCtiNC
d. bargainlnE-.it facilitates 1t. TINS o'll
does not take away from any man tue
rlEh, TO QUIT hts employ mcht. You can
not take that right away from any mar
or 0woman any where in the nltcu
states, That is An inalicnahlc right
ON the contrary. 1t did something bct,
ter, and the railway workers OF InlS
country are coming TO realize II. Ins
q
roads to their owners PROVIDES a trlou
nal 10 which every railroad workman III
the United States can take ms SreS
auce, IL he has one, have II immedialeIS
heard, and have IL adjusted.
- / want to tell you. my countrSmen
IsRnow nothing comparable To this grea
n advancement, whereby a group or oouS
OF workmen can go TO rccoGniZeh "u
thority. be instantly heard, an1 I,ta'is"
lately granted ample justice. tAppiauSeJ
And who in the United states ASKS
moro than justice" That - the undcr,
living foundation Of clSillZatloh' ahc
therefore IN restoring me r"''soau uS :, ~
hear grievances. both as 10 wages an'
working conditions. AID provide tor Jus
lice, with the government BACK OF IL
TO, the men working for the American
= live in Just such a town as yours
and I have said to the railroad work
men there. and say II 10 ralIreac
workmen everywhcre that / omin nh -
railroad, workmeD have, as they shouI,
have the best working conditions OF
any in tho world like the provision
in the CumminS- E.sCh hill that gives L
our railway workers the best cOhdi'ioHS
Of any in the world
do not like Ia prefer any single
Nciass. but II there IL one group or "or"
hTien In America that ought 70 be hett''
provided for than another II IL Tue Nh
. erE,,tn rallwa; operator. Why W hcf
.Nou and | step upon = train TO 20 =
distance, We put INTO the hands OF tht
train crew the safety OF our hyeS. " hct
i trayel want To know that the engine
man and the fireman. 1 want to KNOW
that tho track man. j want TO know thd
The chr rrpuirrr | want To know ina
The man In the tower. | want 10 Know
that every body engaged IN railway op
crationS Is working under conditions
mat enables him To- EI," Of hiS hes
10 the service at tn" American people
q IN TRANSPORTATION. Nnd thrr" II anoth"I
phase OF this legislation. But let m'
ask IL this i coal mining town.
. MIR Holt. Yes. Sir
Senator Harding. RI" 'umm.ns.Es
bill In dealing with IN" coal situation
made ono prov iSiOn that lC IN" admin
FixtratIon werc now carrying Il out ~
n ought to be doing. there would b" al
INFINITELY better situation Throughout
the coal mines OF tniS country. Lei M
tell you what the provision is: When
ever there IN IA shortage OF cars In I'M!
country then the distribution OF ears
TO the coal mines must not be ~ tn
whim OF the railroads. must not b" Il
The within of favored ""ai operator
hut the cars shall hc distributed pre-
rata among the mines OF thus country
In this way the workmen IN one mtn'
mail have their proportion OF cars JUS
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