Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-12

such conditions" says the report. This
has been most effertually and emphat-
icaily shown by the activities OF the
4o,tst0 local unions IN preparing fo- the
primaries aud elections that viii take
place this year.
Congress has failed TO meet the re-
spens,siisg placed upon il by i great
Il has proved its inefficieacy in a
CREST crisis II has proved that only
those sa8 are wels-t0-do or control great
interests can inluce Congress to listen.
Those wAo favor subsidies for railroads
anl snip owners; those who believe IN
paving h8es 70 the nratteers IN food the
fines assessed against Them those who
believe IL relieving the business If the
well-to-tie :rota taSatjon by substituting
the SIZES tax, aUd those who believe in
compulsory labor find ready listeners TO
their demands for legislation
When i sufficient number of members
of the Senate banded together in an ef-
fort 70 obtain at least some relief for
the farmers the privileged few iume-
6iatety bean to denounce them. Moth
ing can be expected from the present
Congress except legislation giving for
tunes to those who already possess them
and adding TO the burdens OF the people
BY higher a.ti higher taxation.
These facts are slowly penetrating
the minds Of the people They are be-
ginning to realize that the change they
thought they wanted AMI for which they
voted has been an Injury instead OF a
benefit. Therefore Ii Is expected that
many changes will be made il the per
sonnet u the Senate and the House and
unless there is change TN such person
mel tile people can prepare themselves for
sill greater and greater suffering and
Injustice
iSTI-T8BOR
LEGISLATION
More than four hundred bills have
been introduced IN the sixty seventh
Congress which directly or Indirectly at
feet labor. Ninety per cent Of them are
inimical to the interests of labor and the
people The result has been that 90 per
cear of the work done by labor in Con-
eress has been to defeat pernicious leg
islatton. There is little sentiment In
favor Of beneficial legislation. This is
SO apparent that the statement is often
made thar If the United states tanitol
could be transported to the England of
tho fifteenth century, half the memoirs ~
Congress would be to the manner bora
THE Idea seems 10 prevail that the
outcome Of tHs ia2n election means that
every liberty of the people can be taken
away provided some individual or group
If individuals representing the privl-
legged few desire il for their own especial
benefit
"Canstrnctire legislation Is taboo. The
fact Is that since March 4, 1912 the coun-
try has rim itself"
REPORT DISCUSSES
GENERAL SITUATION.
pa.r 5r4sr ha IaIn
the report says:
I'VE have passed through a year OF
cnusual strife ard OF unusual industrial
depression Our movement has been be-
set not only by the work Of opponents
who have been more active and more de-
terminea than ever. hut it has had TO
contend with an Industrial situation
which caused thousands IF our members
To lie Idle during 4 great part of the
year i i with no little satisfaction, in
view Of these circumstances. that we are
able 10 lay h.fare This convention re-
port If achievement n report Of solidar-
ity. report Of constructive planning and
report that can only inadeuuately por-
tray the militant spirit with which our
movement has come through the con-
ficts OF the year. The audacity OF those
who have made 1t their business to at
tack IN every possible manner the yoIun-
tary organizations OF the workers has
had no parallel In cur country. We can
not refrain from pointing out the fact
that those who have been most agrres-
sive and most without conscience in their
attacks on the labor movement have been
those who likewise have been most ag-
eressiye in their attempts 10 plumber or
suhyert the agencies Of eur Governuen;
and the democratic institutions Of our
country.
LABOR NOT
ONLY SUFFERER.
Labor. as labor. has not been the
only sGTerer. There has been a gen
eral feeling IN the part of predatory in
terests. and it has cen explicitly so ex-
pressed, that they are in the saddle and
propose to play TO the utmost the role
OF conqueror. Thus, what our movement
has been compelled to meet has been a
condition IN which predatory powers
have sought to break down all resist
anco in every quarter and TO enrich