Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-03

engaged therein for injuriea ,...,..z
through lack Of necessary safeeanriS.
k-The recognition, by incorporates. ~
| trades unions, orders, and such other -
ciations - may be Organised BY the vorf.
protect their rights.
6-The enactment Of lava to oompel or.
porations to pay their employees weekly. s.
lawful money, for the labor of the precodfno
week, and giving mechanics and iaborer. +
first lien upon the product of their labor "a
the extent Of their full wages.
Z. The abolition of the contract systam On
national, state and municipal works.
8. The enactment of laws providing for
arbitration between employers and empioyed
and to enforce the decision of the arbifra.
tors.
9. The prohibition by law of the employ
ment of children under L. years of age in
workshops, mines and factories.
10. To prohibit the hiring out of convict
labor.
II. That a graduated income tax be
levied.
The first demand was complied with by
the establishment of this bureau in 1885.
The second was antagonized by the con:
stitution of the state, which provided in its
bill of rights that "no distinction shall ever
be made between citizens and aliens in ref
erence to the purchase, enjoyment or de.
scent of property" An amendment is now
pending and viii be voted upon at the
coming ger eral election, providing that the
rights of aliens may be regulated by law,
thus giving the legislature power to act in
the matter.
The third oeneralSzes too much to be an.
swered concisely, but it may be stated tina
IN 1886, lew was enacted exempting three
months' personal earnings of debtor from
garnishment where such earnings were re.
quired for the support of the debtors fam.
debtor to this effect, the court is bound to
release all monies withheld under such pro-
cess. It cannot be charged that unjust
technicalities, delays and determinations
against tae laboser in the administration OF
justice abound in our Kansas statutes.
Regarding the fourth. in 1883 the legisla.
ture enacted a law locking to the safety OF
persons employed in mines, and this Law
was amended in 1885, and it is safe to pre-
dict that in the near future equal provision
will be made looking to the safety of per-
sons employed in the manufacturing aud
building industries. Railroads are now BY
Law made liable for injuries to employees re-
ceived through incompetency or careless
ness OF co-employes.
Answering the fifth, it is only necessary to
state that under our general incorporation
law every labor organization in the state
can become incorporated by simply fling a
copy of its charter in the Office of the secre-
tary of state. Upon application to that Of
fcer blank will be forwarded which only
requires to be properly filed out and re-
turned to accomplish this result.
Ivru H. IL ~k b. nek
sion, in 1887. passed law to encourage CO.
operative societies, "a copy of which will be
found upon page 319 Of the Third report Of
this bureau,-by which it was provided that
twenty or more persons might organize
and incorporate a cooperative society, and
that such society shall enjoy all the rights,
privileges and powers conferred by law on
other chartered companies, and that each
shareholder should have but one vote IRE
spective of the number OF shares such share
holder might own.
The sixth asks for weekly payments by
corporations. This demand was endorsed
by the republican party in its late state con-
vention, and bids fair to be enacted into
law at the coming session of the legislature.
Regarding the second demand in this sec
ton, it may be said that mechanics ana la
borers have long had in this state q first lien
upon buildings, ETC., which they have aided
to erect
The eeventh demand has not yet been
granted. The contract system on state aud
works still prevails.
Of the eighth, it may be said that law
providing for method of local arbitration
between employers and employees was en-
acted in 1886. This law, however, did not
go 80 far as to say that the decisions of the
arbitrators should be enforced, as doubts
were entertained as to the legality of a law
providing for compulsory arbitration.
Answering the ninth, our mining law pro-
hibits the employment of children under IL
years of age, or under 16, unless they are
able to read anc write aud furnish certif-
cate from school teacher that they have
school for at least three months
during the year. 1t is the hope of the COM
missioner that this law may be extended to
include children employed in work shops
and factories. As to the tenth and eleventh,
the hiring out of convict labor under con-
tract is permitted, and the etate has taken
no action in regard to the levying of an in
come tax.
To recapitulate, it may be said that the
6rst, third, fourth, fifth. sixth, eighth and
ninth demands have been wholly or in part
with; while it is highly probable
that way will be made in the direction Of at
least q partial compliance with the second
the seventh and tenth, in the near future,
The eleventh, requiring the levying Of q
graduated income tax will probably not
soon meet the appreciation of our law max
ers, but there is good reason to believe that
additional legislation will be had bringing
The fourth, sixth and ninth into full accord
with the demands" made by the Knights
Of Labor, thus complying wholly or In Q
great part with ten out of the eleven OF
Them, a record that will compare favorably
with any of the other states of the union.
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
Has . Quiet Day, He WIN Re-
ceive Railroad Men To-day.