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Show S Hughes. Sympathetic, With De- S l g,'mah'd of LaboKwhJch' Are ""j A ., pjroved to De Just, j-" 5 I c i """ "" -i II ft ."I am sympathetic with every 5 demand to Improve the condl- ? tlont of labor, to secure reason- 8 ! S able compensation for labor. 'SI ? am In sympathy with every ef- S fort to better human conditions, c c and particularly the condition of 8 8 those who toll In Industrial pur- 5 suits, In railroad pursuits, In all 8 these great activities that are essential to our prosperity. But g I i When you have a proposition to 8 i change the scale of wage you g jj; have a vital proposition which 8 i requires examination. You must e I at least know whether the de- S 3 mand Is a Just one. S 3 "Labor, of course, should not 8 3 desire anything but what Is Just. J. S I do not believe labor Intends to ij 3 ask for anything but what la v 3 JusL What Is Just can be ex- 5 5 amlned and will survive Inves- 2 3 tlgatlon. Nothing Is lost by hav- 3 3 Ing the process of reason applied 4 2 If only that which Is Just Is i 3 required." Mr. Hughes In His 3 2 Speech at Portland, Maine. S |