Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-04
Sec. Hammond QuerlOd Regarding
Cooperation, Manual Training
AND THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
broadening Influence Of Pubiic Edu-
cstion-So Convict Labor IN Itah
Except UPon Convict Ground.

Congressman Bell and Mr.. Kennedy
nro asslduouHly prosecuting their IN
vostlgation. and gathering FUND Of
data and knowledge looking into the
relations u the employer and employed
In the mines. that h going TO be- Of IN
catimable benefit TO the working classes
OF this country. The gentlemen WIZ
complete their examination In this city
tomorrow with hearlng the testimony
OF W. q. Sharp Of the Pleasant valley
Coal company. and after mnklng an end
OF all their Investigations, they Will re-
port TO the Industrial committee at
washington. This morning they inter-
roKated james T. Hammond. secretary
Of state. Mr.. non began the session by
asking.
mfr. Hammond. as secretary q state.
do the motnllferoua mines come uhdpr
your SUPERVISION
mo. sir 49,.
Tho next few minutes were taken up
In the discussion OF the eight hour law
I'm your judgment, what u the erect
OF the eight-hour law on the employ
''The effect IL good: It enables thom TO
do more efficient work
"And what eject has the law on the
II think they coneedo that they can
get more work out OF their employee
under this law than the twolNe'houf
"Is there any law regarding The om-
ployment OF childrenF'
"'rherc &c."
"Hayo you any law regarding convict
iabor2"
1--WE have. No conylcts can be ems
uioyod only on convict ground
"rherc IL quite "a tendency % CO.
operate IN THIS state, " there not'
"only on certain lines
what are thcyi'
"Irrigntiun ~ one
"HaVe you ever mlnedT'
do you know the conditions OF the
mining lawn1'
Are the mining men generally Hau''
I'VE have had no complaint"
RESTRICTION NEEDED.
"Havo you any personal complaint
60 mako OF the national laws on in'h-
Eyes; l think the number OF claims
allowed an Individual or "A corporation
"To what should It be limitcdT'
"ro NJ least lfty yards
MI lNNlfnhNh MhANA AANN A""fH'N
man who had laid a claim Ia certain
place, from locating "a claim elheWh'ir,
The restriction should be only In one
Are tho laboring people Of Utah gem
orally organiser
Il think not"
Have thoy any reason why they
ehould not organize here as 10 o'heF
'Nono that know o."
us there law ON your statutes reg
ulntinF screens Ia your coal mlhNHt
"po they have company boarding
houses generally at your minest'
Have you a Sunday law, and II so
"Its general tone IL that no uuntcca-
uary labor can be- done on sunday
"ist his law generally cnforcgdt'
Eyes, SIR"
MANUAL TRAINING TAUGHT.
"Haye you any institution IN Utah
IN which manual training lH taughtf'
"Yea, sir; the Agricultural college ia
Us there q tendency for couaolida-
tion Of interest since you became aecre-
tary Of slater
''Yes, In the smelling interest"
Mr.. Hammond explained the public
school system, including the compul-
sorry law and its workings.
is tho law easily entorccd3'
DO the children generally attend the
public schOolsH"
yes, sir"
20 you think the public schools are
equal TO other achools2'
~ do"
what enoct do you think this gene
oral education viii have ON the future
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