The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-14

LOT sup plying the later without com
pen8ation than there, was for tax
ing the right Of way in tho frs
place, and refusing to pay for Il
because the public wanted Il. y
"The protection to private prop
erty in. the Fifth Amendment pre-
supposes that It Is wanted for pub
lie use, but provides that tt shall
not be taken for such use without
compensation. Similar assumntior
Is made In decisions upon the Four
teenth Amendment. When thit
seemingly absolute protection Il
found to be qualified BY the police
power the natural tendency OF hu
man nature Is to extend the quail
hcation' more and moro until al
last private property disappears
That cannot be accomplished iin
this way under the Constitution
The thirty.six year old fight Of
organized labor 70. prevent installa
ton OF modern, laborsaying ma
chinery in the Bureau Of Printing
and Engraving Is making It's lasi
stand In the Senate. ) It lost q few
days ago IN the House when the
bill to abolish tile last unit Of an
cient handled presses in that es
Enlistment passed by a large ma
[jority. For thirty.six years organ
lied labor In the printing and Gu
craving crafts has fought every
move made to Install now machin,
cry OF the latest pattern and ,inven'
Etion. Every mechanical labor:say
ing device set up in. the bureau
where 5000 are employed twenty
four hours'a day has had to run thu
gamut OF fierce. fight in Congress
waged at the mitigation of organ
| ICED labor. How long and success
fully that untenable position has
been maintained IN. the face 6l
progress and invention, 1t Is only
necessary to call attention again
to the fact that II has been wagei
for 90 years. At present asvisitor
TO that bureau may witness a mod.
efn, press at work, in command Of
one man and a helper, doing a work
to perfection with lightning speed,
and ranged alongside Of 1t an an.
cient piece of machinery that needs
the assistance ofytwelye men to do
a poor job at a rate OF speed that
makes II liable at no time to DO
arraigned before q traffic court
on the charge. OF exceeding the
limit. The human interest involved
ID the "last stand being made Ii
the Senate is that the Jobs OF 21S
heads OF families are at stake
Most of these men are hometown.
ers. have lhad their jobs many
years. and are heads OF families
that are dependent upon their earn.
ings. tits a most striking case Of
organized labor's long. but unsuc.
cessful opposition to the. steady and
relentless march OF progress In the
realm OF labor.saving machinery.
Representative BENJAMIN L. Ros
enbloom OF the First West Virginia
District is back on the Job after
nearly four weeks spent MA hos.
pttai at Baltimore. He had ,a;minor
operation performed, butthe wound
failed to heal as rapidly as had
been expected prior to the operl.
ton. He has lost some poundage,
but says that he feels all. right
again and in good condition To 70,
sumo his official duties. 4
Miss Margaret, debutante 3dauigh:
ter Of Senator. and Mrs Howard
Sutherland, was formally intro.
duced to society by. her parents d
tea given Wednesday from 4 10
z o'clock at the Wyoming. During
the hours named many guests were
received, many prominent repro
sentatives from official life being
among the number. Miss suther
land is an attractive and accom-.
plished girl, extensively acquainted
and decidedly popular IN the young
social set Of the capital. Her sic.
ter, Mrs. g. NJ. Lyons OF Hunting.
ton, W. Va, who was Miss Virginia
Sutherland, came to attend the
coming out" party.
Chase Bare Of Anderson, ". Va,
Is visitor in the city. I;
"A marriage license was issued
here to Willis Richardson Of Hunt
". Va, and Mildred Cham.
bers Of Jacksonville, Fla.
A commission as postmaster at
W. Va. was forwarded by
the Postotfice Department to "A. @.
Evans of.that village today.
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