The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
A PANAcEA FOR POVERTY,
I. Frickstad's Proposed Act Of
Congress for the Remedy
of Evils.
Why Stanford why Not Socialist
University Since Socialists
Built It I?

I. Frickstad has submitted to the Amer
lcan socialists bill which he believes pro-
vldes remedy for the troubles of the un-
employed, and, indeed, all the ills of pov-
erty. 1t may be called to the attention of
the National legislature soon.
Tie bill was read by the author in the
course OF paper on 1.-THE Problem of the
Unemployed, at meeting OF American
socialists and met with great favor at the
hands OF the audience. 1t was entitled
IAN act to enable citizens of the United
States to cooperate, under Government
supervision, in the production and ex-
change OF wealth" and provided:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled" that.
Seetlon l. The Secretary of Agriculture shall
hereafter be known as Secretary of Industries,
anu he shall be the official chief of the Bureau
OF industries, composed OF the following
officers: The Secretary OF Industries, the Com.
missioner OF Agriculture, the Commissioner of
Manufactures, the Commissioner of Commerce.
and the commissioner of Public Improvements.
Sec 2. The Secretary of Industries shall
have general supervision of all departme nts
connected with the Bureau OF Industries, and
shall be the official representative of the said
bureau in the Presidents Cabinet.
Sec. 3. The Commissioner of Agriculture
shall be the chief of the Department of Agri-
culture, and he shall perform such duties as
are now required of the Secretary of Agri-
culture Except that he shall not be a member
OF the Cabinet), and he shall perform such
other duties as may hereinafter be assigned to
him by law. He shall have supervision-ever
the production of all agricultural products
and such other industries AS usually come in
connection with agriculture, so far as it NAV
be wise to engage in such upon Government
industrial reservation.
Sec. l. The Commissioner OF Manufactures
shall be chief OF the Department OF Manufac-
lures, and he shall have supervision of the con-
stru elton of machinery and all articles to be
manufactured upon any Government indus
dustrlal reSerY alton.
Sec. 5. The Commissioner of Commerce shall
be the chief of the Department of Commerce,
and he shall have supervision of all imports
into and exports from any and all Government
industrial Reservations; and he shall have
supervision over the exchange of goods be-
tween the several reservations and fix the
relative values of articles
Sec. 6. No individual, company or corpora
ton shall be permitted to trade or transact
any business with any person living on a
Government industrial reservation exeept
such transaction be done through, or by the
consent of, the Commercial Department fAny
person who trades, buys or sells In violation
OF this section shall be punished by fine or i'm
prisonment, or both. The fine shall not be less
than $40 or more than $1,000 for each offense.
and the Imprisonment in Il common prison
where the offender shall work for his or her
own support, shall not exceed one year for
each offense.)
Sec. z. The four Commissioners shall each
furnish bond for the faithful performance of
duty, to be approved by the Secretary of Indus
tries.
Sec. 8. The Commercial Department shall
have charge OF all statistics relating to labor
and production.
Sec. 9. The Commissioners of Public Improve
ments shall be the chief of the Department
OF Pubic Improvements, and he she'll have
supervision of the construction of public build
ings and other improvements on indu strial
reservations, and the construction and man.
agement OF steamships, railroads. telegraph
and telephone lines.
See. 10. The Secretary of Industries shall
appoint the first four Commissioners to be
associated with him in the Bureau of Indus
tries, and they shall be so appointed that he
ana they shall each represent different States
OF the Union, and they shall hold Office for one,
two, three or four years. so that their terms
Shail expire one each year on the last day OF
June. All subsequent Commi ssioners of the
bureau shall hold the Office for four years, un-
less appointed to fill an unexpired term.
Inc Buresu OF Industries shall select three
industrial commissioners for each State and
Territory OF the United States, and these Com
mlssioners must have been residing in and
qualified electors OF the State they are to serve
IN, Tor at least three years preceding their
selection, and one must have been a farmer at
least ten years; one practical mechanic at
ieast ten years; and one practical book
10 their appointment. The Commissioners
shall make the reservation their home, and so
iar as practicable have personal supervision of
the reservation in their State or Territory, and
see that il is conducted in harmony with gen
eral laws.
The bill provides for the esta hlisbment
OF an industrial reservation in each State.
to be secured by the Government. 1t pro-
vldes that buildings shall be erected there
on at the expense of the Government. Any
person who has attained his majority and
Is OF good IL oral character may be ad-
mltted to residence therein.
l.. e: Beers student of the University
of California, gave his experience in
tramping from the southern part OF the
State to Berkeley. ''Why should we call
the institution at Palo Alto Stanford Uni
versity ?" he exclaimed. why not call i
Socialist University? The socialists built
1t. All men who workfor others are social
lists"
Nj. b. Morse read paper on Govern
ment's Right of Eminent Domain"
John II. Burke will address the Ameri-
can socialists ou Thursday evening. His
theme will be the Central and Southern
Pacific Railroads"