The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-21
OPPOSING FACTIONS
FULL OF CONFIDENCE
Neither the Place
Nor the Time for
Hot Air Display

Arbitrary distinction between capt.
tai and labor, the division Of the hu-
man f. mily into two great classes. ar
rayed for the most part against each
other in the drive for the common oh
jective Of happiness and contentment
was deplored yesterday in the house
Of delegates by Big Chief John w.
Cherry, delegate from the city Of Nor
folk
Broad Of shoulder and built along
lines that take him above the atmos-
pherc hreathed by his smaller fellows.
the representative from the city by
the sea wears always the smile Of uni
versa4l brotherhood. He has a dis
tinct dislike for tho petty auarreis
that inperil friendship and a better
ufadersea nding among all elements that
ge intn the making Of a homogeneous
society,
Delegate Cherry arose II support
the motion Of Floor Leader r. Hol-
man willis, or Roanoke, that the COM
wit.ee on roads he discharged from
turther consideration If the Willis
hiN. providing for the construction of
SHEDS. al th~ order If this State Cor
uoratIou Commission. 20 protect rail-
road ear workers from Indictment
weather.
4 don't like the attitude ~ many
people these days" Delegate Cherry
declared striking the only War-ii +"
note IF ajs speech If measure IS
introduced here designed to make
easier the lot Of the man who works
WITH his hands II Is Immediately
branded by unthinking folks as ia
hpr' h.i. AS II that il good and suffi-
cisrt reason for It's death.
All # US are lahorers Whatever
We dc rs work 10 earn our living. II
Some ~ us have had better advant-
ages than others. we labor with our
heads. because we are better fitted for
work al this snrt Men who have had
less opportunity earn their living by
tho use Of their physical strength.
One Is no more truly a iaherer than
the other But if any distinction is
70 he made | am ready always to
lend an ear 10 The man who may have
had harder time than another in
supporting himself and his family. 7,
therefore, hope thc house will dis
charge the committee and give the
aiil q fair chance on its merits IN the
faaor Of the house "
Mr. Willis declared that IL tho bill
romans ON thu fles Of the commit
tee which had postponed II indef-
ni'eiy. it wonld offer good opror-
iunity to some rod ~mouthed an,
archist 10 @av thai legislation intended
/ tn hefp labor is srnntheretl in the yir-
ein'a rcnSraI/ assembly.
Colonel Parkc Deans called aften~
tion To- the act that the chairman ot
tho committee. Delegate Tiffany. was
absenf ON account of sickness and ex-
pressed tho opinion that it w0ul% not
hc courteous To him 10 discharge the
COMMITTEES until the cha lrman might
He heard
Mr.. Willis said he had assurance
1T djScourteous. nor would other mem
hers OF the committee This express
st0u was concurred in by Detcra te
Gibson, a member o. the committee
The committee was discharged by
vote of 60 To ~
The house has dome a very gen
erous thing Delegate Albert O.
Roschen rose 10 announce And while
II is in such a mood I wish TO call at
Iontion "a the fact the bin introduced
hg my co}Ieage, Mr.. Wilcox and my
self. providing for n commission 70
Investigate and report minimum
wage ter women workers, is sleeping
in committee, I would like also 10
get that an the floor Of the house"
+ Delegate Brown. chairman Of the
appropriations committee, in whose
files the bill in question is. objected
Uut rn the floor simply 10 give some
members an opportunity for hot air
display.
] Tho house thought Mr. Browns
objection valid