The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-28
THE CAUSE In IOWA.
MANY EXCELLENT LAWS on THE
STATUTE BOOKS.
A Monthly Bulletin Issued BY the
Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.

w. e. Offences, commissioner OF
the bureau of labor statistics, has fur
nished US with a file of the Labor
Bulletin, which is issued monthly.
The reason given for publishing this
neat eight-page sheet are set forth in
the following terse language: Once
every two years the commissioner Of
labor publishes in book form a statis-
teal report of the work done by hi:
department during the biennial peri
| cd, but owing to the length of time
which has elapsed between the COM
pletion of much of the work and the
! publication of the report, its practical
value to the laboring classes of the
state is very greatly diminished. La
! Dor statistics, in order to be of any
! genuine value to laboring people, must
be up TO date, and published at fire.
quent intervals. Therefore, the labor
commissioner has determined to issue
a monthly bulletin which will have a
three-fold object: First, to publish
labor statistics ait the time they are
received by the commissioner. thus
| giving the wage-earners of the state
whatever advantage knowledge of
the present condition of their fellow
Workmen may be ito them, and afford
ing an opportunity for the correction
of errors which would be impossible
were the first hint the public had of
the statements made to the commits
sioner that which appears in his Off
cial report. Second, ITO call general at
tention to the advantages different 10
calftieS of the state have for the es-
Establishment of manufacturing indus
tries, TO the end that Iowa may, as
nearly as possible, manufacture her
own products. Third, to assist in the
work of the free employment bureau,
and afford a reliable medium of COM
munication between those seeking en-
ployment and those desiring to hire
workers"
Among the laws of Iowa is one in
regard to apprentices, one relative to
tribunals of voluntary arbitration,
regulating the Weighing Of coal at the
mines where work is paid for by
weight, prohibiting the truck" pay
ment system so far as mines are con-
cerned, a mechanics lien law, making
Labor Day a legal holiday. protecting
unions in the use of labels and trade
marks, requiring employers to provide
seats, when practicable, for female
employees, and also one in regard to
blackhsting, the gist of which is as
follows: IF any person, agent, COM
pany or corporation, after having dis
charged any employee from his or its
service shall prevent or attempt to pre-
vent by word or writing of any kind
such discharged employee from OBJ
tanning employment with any other
person. company or corporation, ex-
cept by furnishing in writing on re-
quest a truthful statement as to the
cause of his discharge, such person,
agent or corporation shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor,a and shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars nor less than one hum
dred dollars, and such person, agept,
company or corporation shall be LA
Bile in penal damages to such dis
charged person to be recovered by
civil action"
Below are given a few of the an
gwers ITO the question, What, In your
opinion, will most benefit the wage
earners of the country generality"
which was asked by the commissioner
through circular blanks:
A printer makes the characteristic
aetySy everybody strike"
Harness maker-Do away with all
factory work.
Cigar maker-Stop tenement house
work and foreign emigration.
Common laborer-F'or the govern
ment ITO control all public works.
Cigar maker-Free raw material
and tax on imported manufactured
goods.
Printer-A thorough organization of
all trades and general uniting1in one
central body.