Show Tribute Paid to Hughes Hughe byLa by La bor Leader Unswerving Devotion i to Duty His Foremost Trait Says Miles T M. M Dawson DaSon EW YORK No Nov i. i In l.-In In a a. statement N NEW V made public hero here today Miles Ines M. M Dawson a l member of ot tho tim advisory advisor council of or the thc American Association for tor Labor Legislation praises Governor Hughes and shows how President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son eon tricked the railroad brotherhoods In the matter mallor of ot tho the Adamson so called cl hour eight hour ht-hour law The foremost trait of ot Charles E E. I Hughes is unswerving devotion to to duty sn says 5 Mr Ir Dawson That ex explains explains ox- ox plains his character and antI his career It explains for instance wh why ho is so slow to accept new responsibilities He lie expects to fulfill them At Alban Albany while he was governor was Vas tho the open door Ho lIo received In inthe tho the big room before all who ho gathered there all comers corners upon public business friend or foe toe rich or poor powerful or friendless and ho lie listened and observed ob ob- ob- ob served There no no private conferences no visitors upon public business except in iii public Tho The backstairs both literal and ind figurative disappeared Ho lie welcomed wel wel- corned o open criticism of ot pro proposed legislation leg hog tho the sharper tho the better Thus mistakes could be bc remedied or If Ir too toolate toolate toolate late for tor that the faulty bill could be bo vetoed Thus legislation was brought to such perfection that little of ot it failed of Its full purpose Tho TIm railway brotherhood demanded an nn hour eight-hour day with time and a halt half for tor overtime and the they refused to arbItrate arbi arbI- Had a n. proposal been made mado by bythe bytho bytho tho the railroad managers for eight hours at ten hours' hours pay leaving out the time limo and a half hal for Cor overtime the tho brotherhoods brotherhoods brother- brother hoods floods would have C rejected It and struck rather than stood for or It Tho Time brotherhood leaders Instantly accepted this very proposal when made matle by tho the President though the they would have ha re ro rejected re It had It been mado made b by the nina man agers aselS Time The brotherhoods have as yet yot nothing nothing- but lut tho the prospect of or increased wa wages for tor the time real rc hour eight-hour day the they mUtt must give hattIe battle Every ery item o of I Wilsons Wilson's legislative o program intended to C bo ho put through in III the tho short session is ono one which tho brotherhoods expect to fight tight When did Hughes hold back labor legislation to tho the very cry last hast days os o.'s of ot hii his term of ot office as the child labor bill the workmen's compensation for tor federal employees and others that have ha been held hold by bv this administration and then thou passed under under pressure of ot political necessity Hughess Hughes's unswerving devotion dove devo ion tion to t dl duty r also explains what will bo be bohi hi his tI coU course d during url no the world readJustment readjustment readjust readJust- ment confronting us headed Clear-headed simply not given to catchwords catchwords catchwords catch catch- words ever er seeking nd advice co and AlId criticism cism he will realize In himself his cabinet and con Congress Nelsons Nelson's ons on's famous saying Haying nt t Trafalgar suitably paraphrased para ham phrased America expects every cry man manto manto manto to do his duty duO |