New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-04


perpetrated are those of promoters and organizers
ff shf in
What the pub haSe hight o espes in S
of service and taxation. There is no reason what
its own acts i has created a burden of charges
un b h Which It saggers The extrayagant man
pays taxes on the house. and the corporation
Juggling TRANSACTIONS in the issue Of stocks and
bonds has just little right to consideration. But
chasers and publicity by, essening the possibility
When a trust becomes a monopoly the State has
an immediate right to interfere. Care should be
business that are essentally private but the
ercise the right to Inspect f to examine Thoroughly
all the workings of great corporations Just as is
OF the public demand it, it should publish the re-
suits OF its examination Then II there are inordiI
give the public the benefit in lowered prices and il
evident that publicity IS the one sure and ADEQUATE
other remedies but what these others are we can
only md out by publicity the result of nvestiga
complete.
LABOR
call the attention of the Legislature to the
ports OF the State Board Of Mediation and Arbi-
tration. Of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics
and of the State Factory Inspector. During the
last year very valuable labor measures have been
enacted into laws. and they well enforced 1
am happy to say that in speaking of labor legisla-
promise. Additional legislation will undoubtedly
from time to time become necessary. but many
statute books. AS experience shows their defects.
these will be remeded. A stringent eight hour labor
Whole S e''' 'eeN '''''o'eO' ms "'' '''''9
In nothing do we need to exercise cooler judg-
than In labor legislation Such legislation is
ute alike from the an na
our duty to protect the weaker wage workers from
fraud But we must beware above all things of
that ln1udiclous ana III CONSIDERED Denevolence
70 ''' discourage industry and thrift ultimately
IT neheF of BENEFIT TO the ndi
yidnal nor to society needlessly to handicap su-
SCISSOR to the level of work and gain suited for his
less able and energetic rivals
There have been large number of strikes for
increased wages during the last year The fact
for an increase. is due to the prosperons condition
Of the present excellent Board Of Mediation and
Arbitration have been in almost constant demand.
number of CONTROVERSIES amicabiy adjusted directly
and indirectly through its influence has been
ton. The work of mediation-that is, of settling
IS even more important and successful than that of
RIPPLE a0 n after the strike is once on This
would compel parties TO labor disputes to notify
lockouts anu
The ne experiment zadn Of Rubshing quarterly bulletin
feentyd and the bulletin should be continued and
fine by statute the questions that may legally be
asked OF ma9ufactureTs by this Bureau Abuses
offices IN the larger cities. which are now allowed
shment lying With the It OF would
be well to require the keeper of any employment
Minnesota and other States This license Should be
the business Would thus % be resed to rspo
sible parties and kept under the control Of the
The measures. suggested In my message of last
year and carried into effect by legislation, increas
ing the number of factory inspectors and requiring
license for all shops and rooms where garments
greatly increased the efeiehcy Of the Factory In
Re bc To1 e e bas M s snds tho
sWeatshnoR law went into effect in September to
scsncS interfering With swestshops may
mention that 50 far under its provisions 1912
91s cases represent the sweatshops which would
for the way it has been enforced ior inns Id" ana
I shall not ask for any increase of the number of
the power be given to the Governor and to the
SHARED insTpetOr 70 name wnSeEea necessary u
ton or aid the Department at special times Such
OF the Department without imposing added burdens
I urge that the Legislature give particular atten-
ton to the need of reform in the laws governing
mission of 1894 declared that in its opinion, the
Tenement House laws needed TO be revised as often
as once In five years: and 1 confident that the
improvements in building materials and construc-
aton' all demand further modification of existing
laws. Probably the best course to follow would be
70 appoint commission to present revised code
of Tenement House laws
Owing to defects in the Drug Clerks bill pre-
scented last year, 1 was unable to sign it. I am
however. In hearty sympathy with the objects
may be prese eI1t this year and shall be glad to
The liability of employers to their employees is
now IN the laws of most of the
ployers ought not to be burdened to such an ex-
tent as to endanger ordinary business transactions
a hSSe sb emRoyes fPgfged in dangereHs
taken to guard their rights
NATIONAL GUARD AND NAVAL MILITIA.
I call attention to the report of the Adiutant
General on the National Guard and Naval Militia
of the State. The code has worked great i'm
provement. In some matters of organization not
ably in reference to the detail of line officers to
o the fo Nadns f G S % the
the Organization of the United States Army
ganizaton of the Guard and an immense amount
Of work had to be done to re-establish it upon an
has never been more efficient than at present II
Is 70 be hoped that in comparatively short time
the Natlonal Government i'll be in q position 70
arm the Guard with the rifle used in the Regular
During the last year the Guard has been called
upon 10 furnish NETWORKS quota of officers for
All of the officers thus recommended were men
t Mio nad secved IN the Spanish war. In making
volunteer regiments sent into the service by New
tb oe1 liver were directed to submit the nominations of
me tnTee pest men In each of their regiments for
the volunteer appointments, the recommendations
gence and demonstrated ability to command In
addition. recommendations were sought from other
the various candidates were rit H sHe Iecords OF
1 ne report sent TO the Secretary of War
solely upon the records of the officers no atten-
ever those of military fitness Most OF tbS
thus recommended appointed bv the Presi-
the year hundreds Of men into the Rer1IIar
ana ana volunteer army gathered for service in the
During the summer of 1899 the first steps have
in the ed Resm ms sase troops et practical lea work
Imp at Peeksk and from that point were given