Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-15


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will propose 20 make II unlawful un.
til the government. a, the fair and
impartial representative OF all the
people. undertaken 10 stand between
the railway ware worker and the
railway corporation ana do absolute
1ustice to both. My. proposal has
bean and now II 20 substitute the
| justice of the government for the
Justice which the railway un ons
hope to secure thru the strike. My
purpose is to reco.niso the etc -nal
truth that the labor Of a human be.
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iu.t,ce without lighting for adequate
thr, disorder ana vio.
lence and without ,mnosinr mon the
mill,ons OF helpless people the & nm
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ap'eu
rasr wages Suarantesd'
turn for moment to the rules
which the law we have just p,lssed
establishes for the guidance Of the
railroad labor board In adjudicating
disputes between the men and the
companies. Senator Cummins at this
It is the first time in the history Of
man that a great government has
assumed the task of protecting a
class of wage workers by guarantee
ing fair wages thru judicial
tribunal. The chiefs OF the railway
|brotherhoods are bitter now. bat !
am confident In the belief that II VIII
not bs lons before the rank and hie
VIII underHtand that OF all the work
I have done In their behalf my
Efforts to prevent strikes In tTans-
portation AGENCIES y the most
healthful. and progressive.
am conscious that am not adj
dressing many labor union meE and
It - natural to Ask you who are
farmers, merchants. manufacturers
ana Shippers ana consumers bow
strikes among the railway men Anect
you. lou ought TO know. Tor you
have Witnessed many OF them and
feit their consciousness. There - one
IN progress now which taken In con-
nection with q shortage OF equip
ment - costing this country every
Gay more tnan any day OF the Ger.
man war 10 you not believe that
we can mo some way TO do Justice
wienout plune,ne tne country into
'ne noslo1s whch atteho psralysts
out system OF transportation.
lou must neiieve II or you wouio
uesp~ls u tue tuturo
Majority Of People Law Abidfna.
A very common superficial and
fippant comment upon the anti
strike provisions Of the railroad bill
q It passed the senate 10 that It
wouid make 100000 OF men law
eno tnas We could not put
them IN jail. OF course We could not.
Let us remember, however. that all
isW y based upon the experience OF
lnankina wnicn teaches US that the
over Wnemins majority Of the people
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