The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-28

on their way to Chicago where Rev.
Linden will have the pastorate OF
the Emanuel Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peterson
of 927 Twelfth avenue, are the
parents Of a daughter. Mrs. Peter
son was Miss Alvina Fisher before
her marriage.
DR.. ]. E. Hawthorn and wife and
three children, and c. Ryan of
Luck. Wyo, are visiting in the city
for few days with friends.
cause under the Cummins bill it
would be necessary to convict
trade unionists by a Jury of their
peers, which would be very diff
cult. while under this bill (this one
for which you voted it would only
be necessary to secure a restrain
ing order or an injunction.
Now, as to the commission known
as the labor board, among other
things the bill provides that all
nine members of the commission
must be in no way connected with
either the railroads or the en-
ployes' organizations, which, as a
matter Of fact, in its actual opera
ton, will make this board to all
iptents and purposes public
Board. for the reason that the rep
resentatives of the railroads are
forbidden to have any connection
with any railroad company and the
representatives of labor are for
hidden to hold active membership
in any labor organization. That
being so, how can it be assumed
that the three representatives of
labor are really and actually rep
resenting labor when they are for
hidden to consult with them on
matters of interest to them?
Another statement to which /
| wish to direct particular attention
is as follows:
in this condition the conference
report came to the house and the
senate. Then, for the first time,
| the contention was made that the
defeat of the anti-strike clause was
! not sufficient, but that the thing
desired by the railroad brother
hoods was government operation OF
the railroads"
Favored Longer Control.
! l am not acquainted with your
source of information, but l must
say. in all fraakness, that it is at
least very uatrustworthy, because
every man. woman and child OF
ordinary intelligence in the United
States has known for more than a
year that labor was bending every
effort to extend the period of gov
eminent control for at leastyatwo
years in order that a thorough Or
Derby and sensible solution of the
entire railroad question might be
worked out by the American peo-
pie. aided and assisted by congress,
and l feel that you have made a
grave error in making the state
ment that when the conference re-
port came on the floor of the house
that this was the first time that
labor had made the contention for
continued federal operation of the
railroads.
However. aside from these de-
tails. may l not, for just a mo-
ment, again call these matters to
your attention, as l did in discuss
ing them with you personally one
hour before you cast your vote on
this measure on that memorable
Saturday afternoon, when the house
OF representatives did its part to
place upon the statute books Of the
United States this vicious legisla-
ton. l will say to you frankly, Mr.
Graham, that l cannot conceive
how you propose to answer the
questions that will be asked of you
by your constituents in the Four
teenth district; and while, Of
course. that is no concern Of mine
and while ! presume that you care
for none Of my sympathy, never.
the less. l cannot help but sympa.
thize with you for the many en-
barrassing questions that will be
asked you by the workers, the
shippers and the farmers of your
district When the farmers of the
! Fourteenth district and other dis.
tricts begin to realize that this
measure means an increase in
their family budget of about $3.50
per family per year, then the ques-
TONERS will become more and more
insistent, seeking the reason WHY
and l say to you in all frankness
that as far as l am able I shall
endeavor to see that there will no,
be any scarcity of questions.
Understands nanuer