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Show GREAT STRIKE J ISJ5ETTLED M But the Farmers and Consumers Will Have to Pay for Class In tho words ot the distinguished Senator Sherman of Illinois, tushloned fl after tho typo ot Abraham Lincoln, concurred In by Senator Clerk of Ar- kansns, the most prominent democrat In tho Senate, und against tho vigor- lous protest ot tho distinguished H Democratic Senator Himlwlck ot . Georgia, President Wilson and tho Congress of tho United States, has "scrvllly surrendered to tho four brotherhoods whoso ultlinatlum hud been delivered." H During tho dramatic debate Senator aaH Shorman said: "With their hands nt tho throat ot H congress, these railroad union men aro endeavoring to force Us to submit laaal to their H "I will never submit to tho domln- H atlon of any class of men In this coun- try, be they labor union leaders or re- l prcsentatlvcs of employers. H "Tho congress ot the United States Is to bo put In the position of servile- H ly surrendering to four brotherhoods jH whoso ultimatum has been delivered." jH Senator Kenyon of Iown summed up 0 H as follows; H "This question should bo decided In nLV a spirit of patriotism, nnd non-pnrtl- Hrl eanlsm decided by a consideration of S'l tho question as to how it will affect Blfl tho good of tho greatest number and bmI not by n consideration of how many Ufffl votes It will affect. Bl "I voto against this bill for two roa- !E9fl sens. First, it doos not glvo tho men bImI what it purports to. It is not an'oiglit SH hour day bllh It Is a moro tempor-'' (Continued on pnge four) yaH GREATJTRIKE (Continued from pago one) ary makeshift that leaves them at tho end of nlno months In tho samo condition condi-tion thoy nro at present, it Is, In my judgment, a sham, a fraud and a humbug. hum-bug. "Second, I vote against it because, congress has had no opportunity to consldor Its effect or to Investigate the facts upon which tho legislation for a proposed eight-hour day Is based bas-ed . "No opportunity Is given to consloV er Its relationship and effect upon tho wages of others, or as to whether the Burden Is to bo passed on to tho shippers ship-pers and consumers of tho country or can bo saved by economical railroad rail-road management. "Tho verdict oftho future, especiall-ly especiall-ly of labor Itself, will In my Judgment verify" tho statement that tho best friends of labor today, aro tho' men who oppose the passago of this bill." Senator Hardwlck of Georgln, one of tho most prominent of tho Democratic Demo-cratic members, said: "Let Us do real Justice here. Let us treat both sides fairly. I am for this legislation as far as It goes, but It does not go far enough. Theso railroad rail-road employees come to us and say: Legislate In our favor by n certain dato or wo will paralyze the nation's trado arteries.' What do wo do? We nro, coerced into doing their will. "Suppose the railroad presidents camo to us and Bald: 'Legislate us Increased freight and passenger rates or wo will stop operating all trains In this country. What would we do? We would not bo permitted to be coerced," Senator Houston of Wisconsin asked: ask-ed: "Why don't you Republicans stop criticising and offer something to avert this strike? I think -wo all agree the main question of chief Interest In-terest Is to avert this Impending calamity. cal-amity. So we shall do it in the only possible way by legislation." Senator McCumbor of North Dakota protested against tho bill as it now stands, saying it would bring an Increased In-creased burden of shipping rates to tho farmers. Senator Sterling of South Dakota declared tho strike legislation was "tho price of perfidious peace" He asserted that If congress would stand firm "tho country might suffer, but sacrifice would receive Its return 'in liberty." 'Senator Weeks, of Massachusetto said: "Tho brotherhoods have forced congress con-gress to stand and deliver.' If we tako action for one class of labor, what is there to prevent all other classes of workmen from using tho same tactics?" Just reflect for a moment on tho nbovo words of tho helpless, powerless, power-less, Senator Houston of Wisconsin, and then blush for tho pitiable place that tho President and tho present Congress haB placed ltBClf and Its country in. Because tho Republicans Republic-ans could not offer something to nv- left the strlko, it apparently became necessary for tho president ad the Democrats to surrender to tho four brotherhoods, and they gracefully did it. Had tho Republicans had 'thclr way, Judging from tho way Jhoy voted, vot-ed, the strlko would havbeen on now, and by now tho four brotherhoods brother-hoods would havo known their size, and strength, and It is sato to say, 1 that by this tlmo they would bavo re sembled tho slzo of a mouse as com-prcdv com-prcdv with tho lion which Mr. Wilson Wil-son and his servllo followers have magnified them. Tho four brotherhoods, brother-hoods, representing a class of unionists union-ists who aro tho best paid laborers In tho world, havo wrung from tho President nnd Congress their deslron. Sorry spectaclo. As ono prominent man said on tho Btreets of Logan last Saturday, Sam Compcrs is President of tho United Stntes. "Hut after all, who Is to pay and what will tho harvest bo? Thoro Is but one answer to tho question and tho entire hand Is given away In the Intervlow of Mr. W. 0. Leo, heod of tho tralnmon. Ho Bays: "I do not know what tho future mny bring ob a result of tho eight hour day legislation. legis-lation. It Is probablo, of courso, that tho railroads will ask for Increased freight rates. If thoy can show that they aro deserving of them, tho brotherhoods broth-erhoods will help get them. Certainly tho brotherhoods havoco-ercod havoco-ercod tho President and Congress and nro satisfied, and aro now ready to help tho railroads to get tho freight rates raised, so that every farmer and also every other producer and every consumer will settlo tho bill. Every farmer and every producer will pay an Increased rato on everything ho"hlps, and ovcry farmer and consumer con-sumer will pay an increased rato on oil ho consumes. Verily, thanks to Prbsldent Wilson, tho far'mer ' will iwy. j |