Evening times-Republican., 1920-10-30
.CLAPP DEFENDS
RAILROAD BILL
FORMER COLLEAGUE PRAISES
SENATOR ALBERT 8. CUM.
MINIS POSITION.
CHARLES e. PICKETT ALSO
EULoGIzEs IOWA CANDIDATE
clapp- Pickett Rally, Closing Repub.
liean Campaign in This City. At
tracts Big crowd-vviison League
and Wilson Egotism Points of
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Speakers Attack.

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Iowa press which has attempted to
| make the " per cent railroad guar
antee the leading issue In the Iowa
senatorial fight, praisinS Albert Is
Cummins, his former colleague, and
larralgning the democratic party for
IT'S reign OF waste and extravaganza
and the president for his autocrattc
ambitions, Moses Il. Clapp, x-seliil-
tor from minnesota, FRIDAY nignt al
cressed big crowd at the odeon,
appearing In the last republican rally
Ol the Campaign. Cnar,es, T.. Pickett.
of Waterloo, former member OF con-
gress from the Third Iowa district,
giving attention to the leading is
sues OF the campaign, divided the
speaking time with senator Clapp.
Senator Clapp spoke OF Senator A.
B. Cunmins as long time friend.
and fellow iawmaker. Last spring
Senator Clapp came to Iowa to speak
in the primary campaign for his col
league. ana has come again TO speak
for his friend.
The lire story of Albert b. Cum
minis Is closely associated with the
long struggle OF the state and nation
to regulate the railroads and the
fight of the railroads to escape reSu-
iation Legislatures of Minnesota and
Iowa were pioneers In the creation of
trailway commissions thru legislative
action.
Beginning Of Railroad Fight.
These commissions were empow-
cred to regulate interstate commerce.
The action of the legislatures was
the signal for hight wnlcn went TO
| the supreme. court OF the United
states, where the lawmakers were
Iupheio. Thruout this long slruggie
] one Of the leading figures on tne sIoe
arrayed against the railroads was A.
1 b. Cummins.
I "Wnen the war broke out" said
Senator Clapp. ''our government took
tover the railroads and Tor two years
and two months it hanaged-no. 1
should say, mismanaged--tne roads"
| This period OF government control
Resulted in a loss of $1,000, 100000 to
the roads. Cummins, as chairman OF
| the Interstate commerce committee
! OF the senate, became "a leader in the
work of framing legislation necessary
isfor the relurn OF the roads to private
EDwnerShip. @Ea.tsf ~ ~ YI#,I4t al
I Cummins Friend Of Labor.
X IF ever there was an honest friend
tof labor said Senator Clapp. lit was
Albert B. Cummins." Up to the time
lsof the framing OF the Cummins- Esch
! bill the only weapon in the hands Of
4 t,> ln cr,.ilS
| however, is one which invariably
to his opponent.
! For LABOR to be forced to strike is
to cause labor to PIT the empty
stomach OF wife and cnild against the
| loss of profits to the employer" de-
cIared the speaker. The strike. he
1 continued, drove the striker to star
walton, while the worst it did to the
| employer was 20 reduce the divl-
| dends.
| Ine Cummins -Esch bill provides
| that when labor and the railroads
laI to agree each may select mem
bers to a temporary board of arbi-
tration, which will review and pass
on the case. The law also provides
for permanent tribunal to which
1.-The labor difficulties are referred
when the temporary arbitration fails
to effect a satisfactory settlement.
Fear citizenry Membership.
The plan is a wise one, the speaker
continued, because, first OF all. it
looks to public welfare. Thru it's ap
rlication justice is done and at the
same time industry goes on uninter-
Iruptedly.
Labor submits to the president a
list Of names from whlcn three are
chosen as members Of the arbitration
commission. A similar list is sub
mitted by the railroads from which
thNee more names are chosen. Three
more members are selected by the
president from the public.
!, The workman does not strike. He
makes his complaint and is repre-
sented before the board Strangely
enough" Senator Clapp said, some
| labor leaders object, believing they
will not get justice from the three
board members representing the
| public. If out of the broad equation
/! of the American people we can not
| get justice it is time to write the
obituary of the American republic.
| Time will come when labor will
memorialiZe the name OF Albert Cum
Minis.
/ Guarantee to Railroads.
Brother McAdoo left child on
| the republican doorstep" continued
/ Senator Clapp, in speaking of the re-
turn Of the roads to private owner
ship. The roads were turned over
and for six months the contracts OF
| the roads were, to be met, what the
roads failed to earn the government
being obliged to make good. The
/ guarantee to the roads was fixed in
the aggregate on a group Of roads at
51a per cent. The speaker challenged
any man to find line in the law
which assures the roads of a guaran-
tee UP to 012 per cent after the six
months period, which ended Sept. l.