Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-07-10

atbr Of iAs United States tst this
country entered TIE World ezs<
One Of the conspicuous mourners
was Hell HaHid Dawes, ean1nland=
ing general g tie Minute Men Of the
Constitution The soul Of Dawes was
tern witt anguish, i We-are 70 believe
what he said for publication
Another gentleman whe wepE long
and loud was Roy Q. West. secretary
Of the Republican National Commit
tee.
To obtain decent contrast - this
hypocritical pretense, International
Labor News Service obtained state
ments from some genuine friends Of
sepator Il Toilette and his family.
workers M6nrn True Friend
B. M. Jewell, president Of the Rail-
way Employees Department Of the
American Federation Of Labor, said:
'He died as he lived. expressing
love for the confidence in the Amer
lean people. Thus ends the life Of
another great champion Of humanity.
30 me the outstanding character
istic Of his life was his sympathy for,
understanding OF, unwavering loyalty
to and vigorous championing Of the
problems and cause Of the American
people.
''The workers Of America mourn the
loss Of great, true friend whon
they had learned to love-"
Saws La Toilette Never Faltered
John Fitzpatrick, president Of the
Chicago Federation Of Labor. made
the following vigorous statement;
zone of labor's ablest advocates
and sta0nchest supporters has come
to the end Of this life's activities =
rRobert M. La Toilette was known
throughout the entire civilized world
as Americas greatest modern states
man.
None Of his peers, past or present.
in this or in any other country, ever
had to battle against such tremendous
opposition Of press, pulpit and power
full financial and corporation influence,
which was exertsd to the fullest ex=
tent to destroy his usefulness to the
people and the nation.
I'm spite of all this, Robert A. La
Toilette kept steadily to his coprse,
year in and year out, until the prof
iteers, food, land, oil and railroad
gamblers, financial pirates Of Wall
Street, labor baiters and labor skin
ners, crooks, no matter how high their
social and political standing. and,
most unspeakable Of all, the kept
press, hated and feared even the mem
ton of this great mans name.
Every malefactor in the country
breathed a sigh Of relief when he
learned of his death, while on the
other hand every man and woman
who loves democracy, equality Of OPP
portunity, who loves home, education
and American ideals, and all those
ready to make any sacrifice to pre-
serve our American institutions, hui
man liberty and the right to enjoy
the abundance the Creator provided
for us will mourn this great patriot
% ~ = near anu Npo+ A~A@tAfC AAe@o
passed to the Great Beyond
Fought Always For His Ideals
Donald R. Richberg, attorney for
the Railway Employers Department
Of the American Federation of Labor,
and who was closely associated with
Senator La Toilette as the latter's
counsel during the presidential GAM
paign of 1924, said to international
Labor News Service:
Senator La Toilette has always
been to me the great unconquerahle,
man who rode through every de-
feat with the courage and joy of q
victor.
"He used up his energies remorse-
lessly in fighting for his ideals, rely
ing on the zest Of battle rather than
Of victory to sustain his spirit.
"About year ago, when urging me
to undertake q public service invclv-
ing hardship and material Ioss,d he
said, somewhat as thought summing
up his life philosophy: BH
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